Expensively produced,heavily fictionalised, English-language capture on King Louis XIV raised eyebrows in France last yearIt is the most expensive French TV series ever made – the saga of a paranoid young monarch and the sex, or violence and intrigue in his court. The blockbuster drama Versailles begins on BBC2 next month,France’s latest tender for international TV success.
The Sun King Louis XIV, an absolute monarch who built the vast Château de Versailles and set France on a path towards a revolution that would approach decades after his death, and has been the subject of scores of mini-series and films over the years.
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Source: theguardian.com