The Flood (French: Le Déluge) is a 2024 historical drama film directed by Gianluca Jodice from a screenplay written by Jodice and Filippo Gravino. The film stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign.[1]
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| French | Le Déluge |
| Directed by | Gianluca Jodice[1] |
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| Cinematography | Daniele Ciprì |
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| Distributed by | Memento Distribution |
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Running time | 101 minutes[3] |
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| Language | French |
Premise
editIn 1792, Louis XVI has been imprisoned in the Tour du Temple with his wife Marie Antoinette and their children ahead of their upcoming trial.[4]
Cast
edit- Guillaume Canet as Louis XVI
- Mélanie Laurent as Marie Antoinette
- Aurore Broutin
- Hugo Dillon
- Tom Hudson
- Roxane Duran
- Anouk Darwin Homewood
- Vidal Arzoni
- Fabrizio Rongione
Production
editFilming lasted six weeks in Turin and Rome, concluding in May 2023.[1]
Release
editThe Flood was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2024.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Scarpa, Vittoria. "Filming wraps on The Flood, starring Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b ""Le Déluge" by Gianluca Jodice is the opening film at Locarno77". Film Commission Torino Piedmonte. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Flood". Unifrance. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Flood". Goodfellas. Retrieved 30 July 2024.