- Le Roi Danse
Infobox Film
name = Le roi danse
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director =Gérard Corbiau
producer =
writer =Marcel Beaulieu Andrée Corbiau
Gérard CorbiauÈve de Castro Didier Decoin
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starring =Benoît Magimel Enrico Lo Verso
music =
cinematography =Gérard Simon
editing =Philippe Ravoet Ludo Troch
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released = flagicon|France6 December ,2000
flagicon|Belgium6 December ,2000
flagicon|Germany8 February ,2001
flagicon|USA30 March ,2001
flagicon|UK5 July ,2002
runtime = 115 mins
country =France /Germany /Belgium
language = french
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imdb_id = 0244173The King Is Dancing (Le Roi Danse) (2000) is a film by Belgian filmmaker
Gérard Corbiau based onPhilippe Beaussant 's biography ofJean-Baptiste Lully , "Lully ou le musicien du soleil" (1992).Set in 17th Century France, "The King Is Dancing" depicts the life of
Jean-Baptiste Lully and his relationship with KingLouis XIV of France . Directed byGérard Corbiau , this lavish costume drama depicts the rise of the Sun King through the eyes of Jean-Baptiste Lully. The rise of King Louis and his growing influence in the court are shown through the elaborate dance routines and the maturing of Louis from a pawn of his mother to the full glory of the Sun King.External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/06/21/the_king_is_dancing_2002_review.shtml BBC Review of the King is Dancing]
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