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.
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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.
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. Paolo Sorrentino served as executive producer.
Release
The Flood was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2024.