Let Joy Reign Supreme

Let Joy Reign Supreme

114 mins | Drama, War, History | March 23, 1975

France, 1719. Louis 14th died four years ago, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion lead by a Breton squire (Pontallec) and of the famine to become archbishop... Description of the life of the court in this period of transition where the French Revolution smoulders.

Let Joy Reign Supreme

114 mins | Drama, War, History | March 23, 1975

Let Joy Reign Supreme
France, 1719. Louis 14th died four years ago, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion lead by a Breton squire (Pontallec) and of the famine to become archbishop... Description of the life of the court in this period of transition where the French Revolution smoulders.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Fildebroc, Universal Pictures France, Les Productions de la Guéville
Original title Que la fête commence !
Directors Bertrand Tavernier
Writers Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Philippe Noiret

as Philip of Orléans

Jean Rochefort

as Father Dubois

Jean-Pierre Marielle

as The Marquis de Pontcallec

Marina Vlady

as The Marchioness of Parabère

Christine Pascal

as Emilie

Alfred Adam

as François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy

Jean-Roger Caussimon

as The Cardinal

Gérard Desarthe

as The Duke of Bourbon

Michel Beaune

as Captain La Griolais

Monique Chaumette

as The Governess of Pontcallec

François Dyrek

as Montlouis

Jean-Paul Farré

as Father Burdo

Nicole Garcia

as The girl

Raymond Girard

as Chirac

Jacques Hilling

as Father Gratellard

Bernard Lajarrige

as Amaury de Lambilly

热拉尔·朱尼奥

as A man on foot

Thierry Lhermitte

as The Earl of Horn

Christian Clavier

as The servant of the inn

Michel Blanc

as The valet

Monique Lejeune

as Madame de Sabran

Brigitte Roüan

as The prostitute