Philippe d'Orléans
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(English title Let Joy Reign Supreme) is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence centring on the Breton Pontcallec Conspiracy.
Mar 26, 1975 · Let Joy Reign Supreme: Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. With Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal. A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
Let Joy Reign Supreme. The ironically titled second feature by Bertrand Tavernier is an extraordinarily detailed, thrillingly alive evocation of eighteenth-century France during the regency of Philippe d’Orléans (Philippe Noiret), who ruled on behalf of the young Louis XV following the death of his great-grandfather, Louis XIV.
He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion lead by a Breton squire (Pontallec) and of the famine to become archbishop...
Synopsis by Karl Williams. The second of director Bernard Tavernier's first three critically acclaimed films, this historical costume drama was the winner of four Cesars. Philippe Noiret stars as Philippe d'Orleans, regent to nine-year-old King Louis XV in 1719, four years after the death of the regent's grandfather, Louis XIV.
Comedy. France 1719. Philippe II Duke of Orléans is the regent for the young Louis XV a sophisticated, gentle libertine, he endeavours to keep his subjects cultured and happy - mainly to...
His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion lead by a Breton squire named Pontallec and of the famine to become archbishop. — Yepok.
