The film depicts the months spent by the French royal family in captivity during the trial of Louis XVI. It is structured in three acts, each characterized by a distinct directorial 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 royals from divine figures to victims. Well-crafted and superbly acted, the film offers thought-provoking material on the tension between nature and reason, the hypocrisy of all ideologies, and the unchanging nature of the human condition, even in the most extraordinary circumstances. Definitely worth watching.
