The Flood (2024 film)
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| French | Le Déluge |
| Directed by | Gianluca Jodice[1] |
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| Cinematography | Daniele Ciprì |
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| Distributed by | Memento Distribution |
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Running time | 101 minutes[3] |
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| Language | French |
The Flood (French: Le Déluge) is a 2024 historical drama film directed by Gianluca Jodice from a screenplay written by Jodice and Filippo Gravino. The film stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign.[1]
Premise
In 1792, Louis XVI has been imprisoned in the Tour du Temple with his wife Marie Antoinette and their children ahead of their upcoming trial.[4]
Cast
- Guillaume Canet as Louis XVI
- Mélanie Laurent as Marie Antoinette
- Aurore Broutin as Madame Elisabeth
- Hugo Dillon as Henri
- Tom Hudson as Manuel
- Roxane Duran as Madame de Lamballe
- Anouk Darwin Homewood as Marie Thérèse
- Vidal Arzoni as Le Dauphin Louis-Charles de France
- Fabrizio Rongione as Cléry
- Christoph Perez as Maximilien de Robespierre
Production
Filming lasted six weeks in Turin and Rome, concluding in May 2023.[1] Paolo Sorrentino served as executive producer.[5][6]
Release
The Flood was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2024.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Scarpa, Vittoria. "Filming wraps on The Flood, starring Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b ""Le Déluge" by Gianluca Jodice is the opening film at Locarno77". Film Commission Torino Piedmonte. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Flood". Unifrance. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Flood". Goodfellas. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Turrini, Davide (22 November 2024). "La Deluge: il film reazionario e affascinante (prodotto da Sorrentino) sui rivoluzionari che tagliano la testa al re di Francia". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Carzaniga, Mattia (19 November 2024). "Attorno a noi 'Le déluge'. Gianluca Jodice: «Viviamo tempi idioti, anche il cinema rifiuta la complessità»". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2025.