One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King (French: Un peuple et son roi) is a 2018 French film written and directed by Pierre Schoeller.[3] It stars, among others, Adèle Haenel and Gaspard Ulliel, and shows the French Revolution in Paris from the storming of the Bastille to the execution of the King. [4]

One Nation, One King
Film poster
FrenchUn peuple et son roi
Directed byPierre Schoeller
Written byPierre Schoeller
StarringGaspard Ulliel
Adèle Haenel
Laurent Lafitte
Release date
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (Venice)[1][2]
Running time
121 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It competed at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[5]

Plot

The film is a historical fresco dealing with the French Revolution, especially the first years of the period (1789-1793), and notably focusing on the role and the perception of the contemporaries of King Louis XVI in the tumult which engulfed France at the end of the société d'Ancien Régime.[6] The film looks at a number of historic figures of the time, such as Robespierre, Marat, Desmoulins and even Danton, in the Estates General, the National Constituent Assembly, and finally the National Convention.

Cast

Release and reception

The film premiered in competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. It was the opening film of the 8th Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran,[7] and showed at the 2018 23rd Busan International film Festival.[8]

As of June 2020, the film holds a 33% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on nine reviews with an average rating of 4.5 out of 10.[9]

Accolades

References
  1. "'One Nation, One King': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Film Review: 'One Nation, One King'". 31 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Un peuple et son roi de Pierre Schoeller - (2017) - Drame, Drame sentimental". Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via www.telerama.fr.
  4. "« Un peuple et son roi » : la Révolution comme un torrent de paroles et de sang". September 26, 2018 – via Le Monde.
  5. https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/culture/2018/09/27/31006-20180927ARTFIG00145--un-peuple-et-son-roi-le-film-donne-une-vision-unilaterale-de-la-revolution.php
  6. "Un peuple et son roi - La Revolution vue par une famille d'artisans - Herodote.net". www.herodote.net. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. Geneston, Aurore. "7e Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran : Hommage à Jean Rochefort, avant-premières et "Popeye" parmi nous". e_tribune.
  8. https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history23_02.asp?mode=view&idx=36890&piff_code=2018
  9. "One Nation, One King (Un peuple et son roi) (2018)". Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  10. "La révolution des César n'est pas qu'une affaire de famille". France Culture.
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