La putain du roi (1990)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Axel Corti

Writers:

Axel Corti (writer)
Frederic Raphael (writer)
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Release Date:

14 November 1990 (France)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War

Plot Keywords:

Obsessive Love | Hunt | King | Female Nudity | 18th Century

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Timothy Dalton	...	Le Roi Vittorio Amadeo
Valeria Golino	...	Jeanne de Luynes
Stéphane Freiss	...	Le Comte di Verua
Robin Renucci	...	Charles de Luynes
Margaret Tyzack	...	La Comtesse douairière
Eleanor David	...	La Reine
Paul Crauchet	...	Le Duc de Luynes
Amy Werba	...	Heloïse
Franco Valobra	...	Le Duc d'Aoste
Francesca Reggiani	...	Marie Christine
Leonardo Ruta	...	Le Prince Vittorio
Luigi Bonos	...	2nd Priest (as Gigi Bonos)
Elisabeth Kaza	...	Countess Trevie (as Elizabeth Kaza)
Lea Padovani	...	Countess Cumiana
Anna Bonaiuto	...	Countess Longhi
Rosa Di Brigida	...	Emilie (as Rosa di Brigida)
Marne Maitland	...	Count Trevie
William Berger	...	Le Comte Longhi
Robert Spafford	...	William of Nassau
Venantino Venantini	...	Louis d'Aragon
Dominique Marcas	...	Cook
Federico Pacifici	...	1st Courtier
Salvatore Loriga	...	2nd Courtier
Ugo Fangareggi	...	Doctor
Roberto Visconti	...	Huntsman
Milly Corinaldi	...	1st Nun
Paolo Paoloni	...	Longhi's Lackey
Russel Case	...	Officer
Ellen Sterling	...	2nd Nun
Charles Borromel	...	1st Warden
Alex Serra	...	2nd Warden
Sacha Darwin	...	1st Courtesan
Salvatore Bartilotta	...	Elderly Courtier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.	...	Scaglia (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Elisabetta Darida	...	Courtesan
Matteo Dondi	...	Luchino
Arnoldo Foà	...	First Priest
Bettine Milne	...	Servant
Stefano Molinari	...	Steward
Caterina Vertova	...	Countess
Friedrich von Thun	...	Karl von Schwarzenberg
Salvatore Billa	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Axel Corti

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Axel Corti		writer
Frederic Raphael		writer
Jacques Tournier		novel "Jeanne de Luynes, comtesse de Verue"
Daniel Vigne		writer

Produced by
Maurice Bernart	....	producer
Wieland Schulz-Keil	....	producer
Paolo Zaccaria	....	producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
Gernot Roll

Film Editing by
Bryan Oates
Joële Van Effenterre

Casting by
Enrico Marrari

Production Design by
Michèle Abbé-Vannier
Francesco Frigeri

Art Direction by
Atos Mastrogirolamo

Set Decoration by
Lorenzo D'Ambrosio
Jacques Leguillon

Costume Design by
Carlo Diappi

Makeup Department
Ana Bulajic-Crcek	....	assistant makeup artist
Rino Carboni	....	makeup artist
Aldo Signoretti	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	unit production manager
Roberto Cocco	....	production supervisor
Bruno Ricci	....	unit manager
Rudolf Wichmann	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Brandt	....	assistant director
Alain Centonze	....	assistant director
Luc Etienne	....	assistant director
Michel Ferry	....	assistant director
Mauro Sacripante	....	assistant director

Art Department
Maria-Teresa Barbasso	....	set designer

Sound Department
William Flageollet	....	sound
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric LeGarçon	....	assistant adr editor
Jérôme Lévy	....	foley walker
Laurent Lévy	....	foley walker

Special Effects by
Celeste Battistelli	....	special effects

Stunts
Claudio Pacifico	....	stunt performer
David Zamperla	....	stunts
Nazzareno Zamperla	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruno Keller	....	electrician

Other crew
Timothy Grimes	....	additional script
Marcello Lanza	....	assistant accountant
Derek Marlowe	....	additional dialogue
Enrico Pini	....	location manager

Production Companies

• AFC
• Cinecittà
• Cinema & Cinema
• Cofimage
• France 3 (FR 3)
• France 3 Cinéma
• Images Investissements
• Investimage
• Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo
• Radiotelevisione Italiana
• Slav Productions
• Sofinergie 1
• Umbrella Films

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Concorde Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
• Miramax Films (USA) (dubbed)
• Pan Vision (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Planet Media Home Entertainment (????) (Germany) (DVD)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Also Known As:

The King's Whore (UK) (USA)
La puttana del re (Italy)
The King's Mistress

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality.

Runtime:

138 min | France:127 min | Germany:132 min | UK:93 min | USA:115 min | Spain:99 min | Sweden:94 min | Argentina:115 min

Country:

UK | Austria | France | Italy

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 (video rating) | Germany:12 (f) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

AFC

Trivia:

The final feature film of Marne Maitland.

many genres

this movie has hit many of life's little dramas we all have around us. it's just like a friend you haven't seen in a long time that's catching you up on the latest news. it is not overly acted. the other title, 'the king's mistress', is more of a front of the store movie name than it is the back room like the original name, 'the king's whore'. but, i believe, 'whore' is the better of the two titles. they all play realistic parts and it's easy to keep up with. the feelings the actors portray seem quite sincere. the life emotions that are brought to the screen make this one of the most involved movies i've seen in years.

oh, the 'jane eyre' with timothy in it was more of a play an amateur would put on compared to this movie. the 'jane eyre' with george c. scott and orsen wells were both much better versions.