Today we had a “sidebar” in Music Theory about double-dotted notes, the French Overture, and Jean Batiste Lully. The prof. mentioned a movie Le Roi Danse. It is in French. I found parts of it with English subtitles, and the whole thing dubbed in Spanish. It’s a glorious spectacle. Here’s the whole film in Spanish — note that you must sign into Youtube and vouch that you are over 18.
Here is a clip with subtitles in English. Lully gains the young king’s favor by giving him some golden high-heeled dancing shoes. The scene with Louis — surrounded with sparklers– emerging through a hole in the stage makes me think of something from a Lady Gaga concert.
And finally, here is an article that talks about how the film distorts history. I wondered about that. I love Amadeus and Immortal Beloved but I know that those films are both loose adaptations.