JEAN DE LA FONTAINE

A fable as amusing and whimsical as La Fontaine's own classics, Jean de La Fontaine traces the young poet's confrontation with Colbert, financial administrator for Louis XIV's Kingdom of France.

In 1661, Colbert gets his rival Fouquet arrested, a powerful advisor of the young king. Unlike other artists, La Fontaine confirms his support for Fouquet and even when penniless, stands by his convictions, writing the Fables, which protest against a despotic government in the height of its decline.
Daniel Vigne's drama is a spectacle of classic dimensions unveiling La Fontaine as a free spirit and a great lover of life.

France 2007 – Drama [100 mins]
Director: Daniel Vigne
With: Lorant Deutsch, Phillipe Torreton

Rating: (MA15+)

Session

FILMS

PARIS
13m2
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN
ANNA M
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE
IN MOM'S HEAD
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
ODETTE TOULEMONDE
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (M)
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER

DOCUMENTARIES

ANIMALS IN LOVE
IN ANOTHER PLACE
LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL (PG)
LET'S SAY...

FAMILY

AZUR & ASMAR
BIG CITY
THE RED BALLOON + WHITE MANE

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