Synopsis
Tells about the last days of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before their execution
The name comes from the famous phrase “après moi, le déluge”, attributed to Louis XV, King of France.
It is said that he uttered it at the end of his reign, referring to the chaos that would follow his death
The phrase reflects a fatalistic attitude to the problems that befell France, for example, to those that culminated in the French Revolution during the reign of his successor, Louis XVI.
The film depicts the months spent by the French royal family in captivity during the trial of Louis XVI
It consists of three acts, each of which is characterized by a special directing style: the first act is detached and elegant, the second is dynamic and dramatic, and the third is more introspective, reflecting the fall of royalty from divine figures to victims.
Definitely worth a look
Well made and superbly acted, the film offers thought-provoking material about the tension between nature and reason, the hypocrisy of all ideologies, and the unchanging nature of the human condition, even in the most extraordinary of circumstances.