One Nation, One King

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{{Infobox film

| name = One Nation, One King

| image = One Nation, One King poster.jpg

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| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Un peuple et son roi}}

| director = Pierre Schoeller

| producer = Denis Freyd

| writer = Pierre Schoeller

| starring = Gaspard Ulliel
Adèle Haenel
Laurent Lafitte
Louis Garrel

| music = Philippe Schoeller

| cinematography = Julien Hirsch

| editing = Laurence Briaud

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| distributor = StudioCanal

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|09|07|Venice Film Festival|ref1={{Cite web |title=Biennale Cinema 2018 {{!}} Une peuple et son roi |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2018/program-cinema-2018-public/un-peuple-et-son-roi-2018-09-07-19-15 |website=La Biennale di Venezia|date=27 July 2018 }}{{Cite web |last=Matheou |first=Demetrios |date=7 September 2018 |title='One Nation, One King': Venice Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/one-nation-one-king-venice-review/5132418.article |access-date=6 June 2020 |website=Screen International}}|2018|09|26|France|ref2={{Cite web |title=One Nation, One King |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/354482/ |website=Cineuropa}}}}

| runtime = 121 minutes

| country = {{plainlist|

  • France
  • Belgium

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| language = French

| budget = 16,9 million{{Cite web |first=Julia |last=Benarrous |title=Un peuple et son roi: Louis Garrel, Izia Higelin et Laurent Lafitte revivent le 14 juillet 1789 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2018/07/14/03002-20180714ARTFIG00050--un-peuple-et-son-roi-louis-garrel-izia-higelin-et-laurent-lafitte-revivent-le-14-juillet-1789.php |website=Le Figaro |date=14 July 2018 |language=French}}

| gross = $2,4 million{{Cite web |title=One Nation, One King (2018) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7073522/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}

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One Nation, One King ({{langx|fr|Un peuple et son roi}}) is a 2018 French film written and directed by Pierre Schoeller.{{cite web|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/un-peuple-et-son-roi,n5607792.php|title=Un peuple et son roi de Pierre Schoeller - (2017) - Drame, Drame sentimental|access-date=6 June 2020|via=www.telerama.fr}} It stars Adèle Haenel, Gaspard Ulliel, Laurent Lafitte and Louis Garrel, and shows the French Revolution in Paris from the storming of the Bastille to the execution of the King.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2018/09/26/un-peuple-et-son-roi-la-revolution-comme-un-torrent-de-paroles-et-de-sang_5360286_3476.html|title=Un peuple et son roi » : la Révolution comme un torrent de paroles et de sang|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|date=September 26, 2018|language=French}} The film made its world premiere out of competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2018.{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=30 August 2018 |title=Venice-Premiering 'One Nation, One King' Pre-Sells for Studiocanal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/venice-premiering-one-nation-one-king-pre-sells-for-studiocanal-1202921703/ |website=Variety}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/culture/2018/09/27/31006-20180927ARTFIG00145--un-peuple-et-son-roi-le-film-donne-une-vision-unilaterale-de-la-revolution.php|title=Un peuple et son roi : "Le film donne une vision unilatérale de la Révolution"|newspaper=Le Figaro|date=27 September 2018 |language=French}} It was released in France by StudioCanal on 26 September 2018.

Plot

The film is a historical fresco dealing with the French Revolution, especially the first years of the period (1789–1793), and notably focusing on the role and the perception of the contemporaries of King Louis XVI in the tumult which engulfed France at the end of the Ancien Régime.{{cite web|url=https://www.herodote.net/La_Revolution_vue_par_une_famille_d_artisans-article-1744.php|title=Un peuple et son roi - La Revolution vue par une famille d'artisans - Herodote.net|work=www.herodote.net|access-date=6 June 2020}} The film looks at a number of historic figures of the time, such as Robespierre, Marat, Desmoulins and Danton, in the Estates General, the National Constituent Assembly, and finally the National Convention.

Cast

Release and reception

The film premiered out of competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2018.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/one-nation-one-king-review-un-peuple-et-son-roi-1203096461/|title=Film Review: 'One Nation, One King'|website=Variety|date=31 December 2018|access-date=6 June 2020}} It was the opening film of the 8th Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran,{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-tribune.fr/index.php/le-mag/13324-7e-festival-de-l-ecrit-a-l-ecran-hommage-a-jean-rochefort-avant-premieres-et-popeye-parmi-nous|title=7e Festival de l'Ecrit à l'écran : Hommage à Jean Rochefort, avant-premières et "Popeye" parmi nous|first=Aurore|last=Geneston|website=e_tribune|date=6 June 2018 }} and was screened at the 2018 23rd Busan International Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=One Nation, One King |url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history_2_view.asp?pyear=2018&s1=&page=30&m_idx=36890 |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Busan International Film Festival}}

= Accolades =

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