“The Caprices of the Child King” by Michel Leclerc: the panache of the Grand Siècle

The Whims of the Child King ⭐⭐⭐Very good

By Michel Leclerc | French film, 2:20 a.m. | Comedy

By moving from social comedies, such as The Name of the People, The Class Struggle or The Mixture of Genres, to the swashbuckling film, Michel Leclerc renews himself without losing what makes him stand out: a fantasy that runs through his chiseled lines and impeccable acting direction, a humanist tone and a sharp look at society. This summer of 1651, the Fronde threatened the Palais-Royal, where Queen Anne of Austria (Doria Tillier) and her son (Niels Hamel-Brochen), Dauphin of France who would shortly become Louis XIV at the age of 13, lived.

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