Au plaisir de Dieu
Over several generations, the story of an aristocratic French family spanning the 20th Century, from the two World Wars to the social and political upheavals of May 1968. Facing adversity, old Duke Sosthène tries to keep traditions alive.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Released
- 1977
- Country
- France
Details
Release year: 1977
Storyline
Over several generations, the story of an aristocratic French family spanning the 20th Century, from the two World Wars to the social and political upheavals of May 1968. Facing adversity, old Duke Sosthène tries to keep traditions alive.
Top credits
Jacques Dumesnil — Duc Sosthène de Plessis-Vaudreuil- France Lambiotte — Gabrielle de Plessis-Vaudreuil
Hervé Jolly — Jules fils
Marc Michel — Pierre
Did you know
• The Château de Saint-Fargeau, where the mini-series was shot, used to belong to Jean d'Ormesson's mother's family. There, he spent many years during his childhood and the castle inspired his novel 'Au plaisir de Dieu', and eventually the mini-series.
• According to Jean d'Ormesson, Burt Lancaster was first approached to play the duc de Plessis-Vaudreuil, then Laurence Olivier, then Jean Gabin before the part went to much lesser known Jacques Dumesnil whose performance proved none the less to be a huge contribution to the success of the series.
Episodes
6 episodes – 1 seasons
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
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