The Rise and Fall of Versailles (2009) is a good documentary with good costumes, a combination that is fairly rare.
Part 1: Louis XIV – The Dream of the King (1660-1715)
Part 2: Louis LX – The Palace of Pleasure
Part 3: Louis XVI – Countdown to Revolution
All in all, this was a good little documentary about the kings and queens that built and inhabited the Palace of Versailles. I definitely recommend it for the history, as well as the eye candy!
Can you identify any of the recycled costumes in The Rise and Fall of Versailles (2009)? Tell us in the comments!
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I’m not going to lie, Costume Drama dripping with jewellery is some of my very favourite – even if all that glitter makes my palms itch and my fingers quiver.
I don’t THINK any of my ancestors were pirates, but since some of them were military men it wouldn’t surprise me if the thrill of possible plunder were a hereditary reflex.
I didn’t know I wanted articles on documentaries until this post, thanks!
I think that I have the documentary. I didn’t like that the focus on the palace was weaker in the part about Louis XV.