The Flood (2024 film)

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]

The Flood
French	Le Déluge
Directed by	Gianluca Jodice[1]
Screenplay by	Gianluca Jodice Filippo Gravino
Produced by	Matteo Rovere Andrea Paris Yann Zenou
Starring	Guillaume Canet Mélanie Laurent
Cinematography	Daniele Ciprì
Production companies	Ascent Film Quad
Distributed by	Memento Distribution
Release date	7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) (Switzerland)[2]
Running time	101 minutes[3]
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

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
• Hugo Dillon
• Tom Hudson
• Roxane Duran
• Anouk Darwin Homewood
• Vidal Arzoni
• Fabrizio Rongione

Production

Filming lasted six weeks in Turin and Rome, concluding in May 2023.^[1]

Release

The Flood was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2024.^[2]

References

1. Scarpa, Vittoria. "Filming wraps on The Flood, starring Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. ""Le Déluge" by Gianluca Jodice is the opening film at Locarno77". Film Commission Torino Piedmonte. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
3. "The Flood". Unifrance. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. "The Flood". Goodfellas. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

External links

• The Flood at IMDb