Que la fête commence
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Que la fête commence... (English title Let Joy Reign Supreme) is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier
and starring Philippe Noiret
. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence
centring on the Breton Pontcallec Conspiracy
.
It won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Prix Méliès, and the César Award for Best Director
, Best Supporting Actor
, Best Writing
and Best Production Design
, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music.
is the regent for the young Louis XV. He is sophisticated, gentle, a liberal and a libertine. He endeavours to keep his subjects cultured and happy to stop the peasants from rising up, but he knows he has no real royal authority. To assist him, d'Orléans enlists the aid of an atheistic and venal priest named Guillaume Dubois
, who is as much of a libertine as Philippe, and unfortunately does not care for anyone except himself. Philippe becomes distraught after his daughter, with whom he has been accused of committing incest, dies. Meanwhile, a rebellion led by a Breton squire named Pontcallec occurs. Philippe's natural idealism is further shaken when he is forced to execute Pontcallec's band of revolutionaries. Dubois, however, tries to take advantage of the revolt and subsequent famine to become archbishop. It becomes apparent that true joy will only be found when the peasants successfully overthrow the aristocrats who have held them down for so long.
The movie provides a description of 18th century court life, and features the music of the real Philippe d'Orléans.
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen...
and starring Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret was a French film actor.-Biography:Noiret's father was in the clothes trade. Philippe was an indifferent scholar and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study...
. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence
Régence
The Régence is the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and the land was governed by a Regent, Philippe d'Orléans, the nephew of Louis XIV of France....
centring on the Breton Pontcallec Conspiracy
Pontcallec Conspiracy
The Pontcallec conspiracy was a rebellion that arose from an anti-tax movement in Brittany between 1718 and 1720. This was at the beginning of the Régence , when France was controlled by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans during the childhood of Louis XV...
.
It won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
The French Syndicate of Cinema Critics has awarded 4 prizes - the Prix Méliès annually since 1946 to the best French film of the year. The Prix Léon Moussinac, awarded to the Best Foreign Film category was added in 1967...
Prix Méliès, and the César Award for Best Director
César Award for Best Director
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Director .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
, Best Supporting Actor
César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:...
, Best Writing
César Award for Best Writing
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Writing .-1975–1979:*1975: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche: Que la fête commence...
and Best Production Design
César Award for Best Production Design
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Production Design .-Winners and nominees:*1976: Pierre Guffroy: Que la fête commence*1977: Alexandre Trauner: Monsieur Klein...
, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music.
Plot
In France in 1719, Philippe II, Duke of OrléansPhilippe II, Duke of Orléans
Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...
is the regent for the young Louis XV. He is sophisticated, gentle, a liberal and a libertine. He endeavours to keep his subjects cultured and happy to stop the peasants from rising up, but he knows he has no real royal authority. To assist him, d'Orléans enlists the aid of an atheistic and venal priest named Guillaume Dubois
Guillaume Dubois
Guillaume Dubois was a French cardinal and statesman.-Early years:Dubois, the third of the four great Cardinal-Ministers , was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in Limousin...
, who is as much of a libertine as Philippe, and unfortunately does not care for anyone except himself. Philippe becomes distraught after his daughter, with whom he has been accused of committing incest, dies. Meanwhile, a rebellion led by a Breton squire named Pontcallec occurs. Philippe's natural idealism is further shaken when he is forced to execute Pontcallec's band of revolutionaries. Dubois, however, tries to take advantage of the revolt and subsequent famine to become archbishop. It becomes apparent that true joy will only be found when the peasants successfully overthrow the aristocrats who have held them down for so long.
The movie provides a description of 18th century court life, and features the music of the real Philippe d'Orléans.
Cast
- Philippe Noiret - Philippe d'Orléans
- Jean RochefortJean RochefortJean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National...
- L'abbé Dubois - Jean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre MarielleJean-Pierre Marielle is a French actor. He has played in more than a hundred movies in which he brought life to a very large diversity of roles, from the banal citizen , to the serial killer , to the World War II hero , to the compromised spy , to the has-been actor Jean-Pierre Marielle (born...
- Le marquis de Pontcallec - Christine PascalChristine PascalChristine Pascal was a French actress, writer and director.-Biography:Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's Les Guichets du Louvre , and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul...
- Emilie - Alfred AdamAlfred AdamAlfred Adam was a French character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles.-Partial filmography:*La Kermesse Héroïque *Au service du Tsar *La Glu *Carnet de Bal...
- Villeroi - Jean-Roger CaussimonJean-Roger CaussimonJean-Roger Caussimon was a French singer-songwriter and film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1945 and 1985 but is better known for having worked with poet-singer Léo Ferré.- Discography :...
- Le cardinal - Gérard Desarthe - Duke of Bourbon
- Michel Beaune - Le capitaine La Griollais
- Monique Chaumette - La gouvernante de Pontcallec
- François DyrekFrançois DyrekFrançois Dyrek was a French actor. He appeared in 141 films and television shows between 1964 and 1999.-Selected filmography:* Let Joy Reign Supreme * Les Ambassadeurs...
- Montlouis - Jean-Paul Farré - Le père Burdo
- Nicole GarciaNicole GarciaNicole Garcia is a French actress, film director and writer. Her film Selon Charlie was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Actress:*1968: Des garçons et des filles directed by Étienne Périer...
- La Fillon - Raymond Girard - Chirac
- Jacques HillingJacques HillingJacques Hilling was a French film actor. He appeared in 95 films between 1949 and 1975.-Selected filmography:* Return to Life * The Red Rose * La Putain respectueuse...
- L'abbé Gratellard - Bernard La Jarrige - Amaury de Lambilly
- Michel BlancMichel BlancMichel Blanc is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs...
- Le valet de chambre de Louis XV - Christian ClavierChristian ClavierChristian Clavier is a French actor. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier.-Biography:After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris —he started his acting career with the...
- Le valet de l'auberge / Pickpocket - Thierry LhermitteThierry LhermitteThierry Lhermitte is a French actor, known for his comedic roles. He was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, and Michel Blanc...
- Count of Horn
Awards and nominations
- César Awards (France)
- Won: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Jean Rochefort)
- Won: Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
- Won: Best Production Design (Pierre Guffroy)
- Won: Best Writing (Jean Aurenche and Bertrand Tavernier)
- Nominated: Best Actress – Supporting Role (Christine Pascal)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Music (Philippe d'Orléans and Antoine Duhamel)
- French Syndicate of Cinema CriticsFrench Syndicate of Cinema CriticsThe French Syndicate of Cinema Critics has awarded 4 prizes - the Prix Méliès annually since 1946 to the best French film of the year. The Prix Léon Moussinac, awarded to the Best Foreign Film category was added in 1967...
(France)- Won: Best Film (Bertrand Tavernier)