---
title: 'Le Roi danse (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gérard Corbiau'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-roi-danse-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244173/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le Roi danse (2000)

2000 · 108 min · Drama, History, Music · Germany, France, Belgium

Original title: Le roi danse

## Synopsis

The King Dances is a 2000 costume drama film co-written and directed by Gérard Corbiau based on Philippe Beaussant's biography of Jean-Baptiste Lully, Lully ou le musicien du soleil (1992). The film, presenting libertine Lully as a natural ally of the early Enlightenment figure Louis XIV of France in his conflicts with the Catholic establishment, focuses on Lully's personal relationship with the King, as well as his camaraderie with Molière and rivalry with Robert Cambert.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gérard Corbiau](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-corbiau)
- **Screenplay:** [Gérard Corbiau](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-corbiau), [Philippe Beaussant](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-beaussant), [Didier Decoin](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-decoin), [Ève de Castro](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-de-castro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean-Baptiste Lully](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-baptiste-lully)
- **Editor:** [Philippe Ravoet](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-ravoet)

## Cast

- [Pierre Devilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-devilder) as un médecin du roi
- [Pierre Gérald](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-gerald) as Jean-Baptiste Boësset
- [Jacques François](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-francois) as Jean de Cambefort
- [Pierre Londiche](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-londiche) as Ambassador
- [Mario Radeses](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-radeses) as Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange
- [Gérard Boucaron](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-boucaron) as Clergyman
- [Colette Emmanuelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/colette-emmanuelle) as Anne of Austria
- [Boris Terral](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-terral) as Jean-Baptiste Lully
- [Michel Alexandre](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-alexandre) as Louis Le Vau
- [Guy Pion](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pion) as Lully's doctor
- [Claire Keim](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-keim) as Julie
- [Idwig Stéphane](https://cinepixo.com/people/idwig-stephane) as Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
- [Serge Feuillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-feuillard) as Cardinal Mazarin
- [Michael Kleiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kleiner) as Michel Baron
- [Carole Dechantre](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-dechantre) as Singer

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-roi-danse-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q669232); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.