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Vatel

Play trailer Poster for Vatel PG-13,  2001,  1h 57m,  History/ Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 30 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
The year is 1671. King Louis XIV rules at Versailles. In the North of France, Prince de Conde has come up with a plan to get his province out of debt: he'll invite the King to his country château for a weekend of spectacle and merriment. If he can get back in the King's good graces, his region can avoid economic disaster.
Vatel

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Critics Consensus

Visually sumptuous, but unengaging.

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Peter Rainer New York Magazine/Vulture Sep 26, 2002
It's too turgid with its own upholstered pomp. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers Rolling Stone Feb 16, 2001
0.5/5
This putrid dish marks a new low for director Roland Joffe. Go to Full Review
Paul Tatara CNN.com Jan 10, 2001
It's just deadly, deadly dull. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 6, 2005
2/5
Alex Ramirez Cinenganos Feb 20, 2005
3/5
Una cinta digna de verse, y visualmente deliciosa. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Dec 8, 2002
2/4
Period costume dramas are always expected to offer opulent pageantry, but in the case of Vatel, that's all there is. Go to Full Review
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Han R Dec 29, 2007 Between a 4/10 and 5/10, It lacks an understanding of the harmonies and contrasts in the very society he is trying to expose to ridicule. See more
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Roland Joffé

Director

Gérard Depardieu

François Vatel

Uma Thurman

Anne de Montausier

Tim Roth

Le Marquis de Lauzun

Julian Glover

Le Prince de Condé

Julian Sands

Louis XIV

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Vatel

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Movie Info

Synopsis The year is 1671. King Louis XIV rules at Versailles. In the North of France, Prince de Conde has come up with a plan to get his province out of debt: he'll invite the King to his country château for a weekend of spectacle and merriment. If he can get back in the King's good graces, his region can avoid economic disaster.
Director
Roland Joffé
Producer
Alain Goldman, Roland Joffé
Screenwriter
Jeanne Labrune, Tom Stoppard
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Timothy Burrill Prod. Ltd., Légende Entreprises, Gaumont, Le Studio Canal +, Nomad Films, TF1 Films Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
History, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.5K
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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