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It follows the final days of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before their execution The title comes from the famous phrase "afrès moi, le déluge", attributed to Louis XV, the King of France.

He is said to have uttered it towards the end of his reign, referring to the chaos that would follow his death

The phrase reflects a fatalistic attitude towards the challenges that would befall France, such as those that culminated in the French Revolution under his successor Louis XVI.

The film depicts the months the French royal family spends in captivity during the trial of Louis XVI

It is structured into three acts, each characterized by a different directing style: the first act is detached and elegant, the second is dynamic and dramatic, while the third is more introspective, reflecting the descent of the royal family from divine figures to victims.

It is definitely worth watching

Well-crafted and superbly acted, the film offers food for thought about the tension between nature and reason, the hypocrisy of all ideologies, and the unchanging nature of the human condition, even under the most extraordinary circumstances.