It follows the final days of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before they are executed
The title comes from the famous phrase “après moi, le déluge,” attributed to King Louis XV of France.
He is said to have uttered it at the end of his reign, referring to the chaos that would follow his death
The phrase reflects a fatalistic view of the challenges that would befall France, such as those that culminated in the French Revolution under his successor, Louis XVI.
The film depicts the months that the French royal family spent in captivity during the trial of Louis XVI
It is divided into three acts, each with its own distinctive directing style: the first act is detached and elegant, the second is dynamic and dramatic, and the third is more introspective, reflecting the royal family’s descent from divine figures to victims.
It is definitely worth watching
A beautifully crafted and brilliantly acted film that 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 circumstances.
