{"id":13934,"date":"2012-03-16T17:59:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=13934"},"modified":"2014-06-16T22:21:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T20:21:16","slug":"welcome-to-versailles-the-dream-of-a-french-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/welcome-to-versailles-the-dream-of-a-french-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Versailles: The Dream of a French King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<strong>Filmed in the spectacular staterooms, bedrooms and gardens of Versailles itself, this beautifully photographed drama-documentary brings the reign of one of Europe&#8217;s greatest and most flamboyant monarchs triumphantly to life, with the help of interviews with the world&#8217;s leading experts on his reign. Samuel Theis delights as the Sun King who wants to create a dwelling that will reflect his God given right to rule France. A grandiose yet sensitive portrait of Louis XIV, visionary monarch, and his masterpiece, Versailles, Europe&#8217;s most splendid palace.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00lv83z\"><strong>The BBC&#8217;s &#8220;Versailles: The Dream of a King&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzzZVLelXDg\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzzZVLelXDg<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>Premi\u00e8re partie<\/em> (First Part)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Parts <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jecpccNgfCA\">2<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h0TnxYYLTNw\">3<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fPVmSVyxLH8\">4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a selective list of memorable vocabulary to be retained from this documentary:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/le-roi-soleil-etre-a-la-hauteur-to-measure-up\/\">Le Roi Soleil<\/a><\/em>:<\/strong> The Sun King<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Mar<\/em><strong><em>\u00e9cage<\/em>: <\/strong><\/strong>Swamp<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;Le <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/learn-french-time-in-no-time\/\">temps <\/a>vous est compt\u00e9<\/em>&#8220;:<\/strong> Your time is running out<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ma\u00eetresse<\/em>: <\/strong>Mistress<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A century later, the French were furious with Louis XVI because he didn&#8217;t have mistresses!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Des cours de <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/je-danse-i-dance\/\">danse<\/a>:<\/strong><\/em> Dancing lessons<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Ch\u00e2teau<\/strong><\/em>: Castle<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Palais<\/strong><\/em>: Palace<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/allons-faire-du-camping-en-france-lets-go-camping-in-france\/\">Paysage<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: Landscape<\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/la-fete-des-doigts-verts-green-thumbs-celebration\/\">Jardinier<\/a><\/strong><\/em>: Gardener<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong><em>Nous n&#8217;en voulons pas d&#8217;autres<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;: &#8220;We want no other&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Couvent<\/strong><\/em>: Convent<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><em><strong>L&#8217;Enveloppe<\/strong><\/em><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><em><strong> de Versailles<\/strong><\/em>: The &#8220;Envelop&#8221; of Versailles<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La Sainte Croix<\/strong><\/em>: The Holy Cross<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<em><strong>Nous apprecions grandement votre art<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;: &#8220;We highly appreciate your art&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-very-catchy-bric-a-brac-mish-mash-of-french-vocabulary\/\">Fourre-tout<\/a><\/em><\/strong>: Carry-all<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Cul-de-sac:<\/strong><\/em> Dead-end<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Perruque<\/strong><\/em>: Wig<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La mode<\/strong><\/em>: Fashion<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>D\u00e9shabill\u00e9<\/strong><\/em>: Negligee (credited to Madame de Montespan)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La lev\u00e9e du Roi<\/strong><\/em>: The royal formality of getting up of bed<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La couch\u00e9e du Roi<\/strong><\/em>: The royal formality of getting into bed<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La Galerie des glaces<\/strong><\/em>: The Hall of Mirrors<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Le Grand Canal<\/strong><\/em>: The Great Canal<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>R\u00e9demption<\/strong><\/em>: Salvation<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>La chasse<\/strong><\/em>: Hunting<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong><em>On dit que&#8230;<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;: &#8220;It is said that&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Chirurgien<\/strong><\/em>: Surgeon<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Guerre de Succession d&#8217;Espagne<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Une des merveilles du monde<\/em>:<\/strong> One of the wonders of the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The cast of historical personalities to remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Louis le Vau: <\/strong>Known as the greatest architect of his age<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se d&#8217;Autriche:<\/strong> <em>La reine <\/em>(The Queen) known in English as &#8220;Maria-Theresa of Spain&#8221;, with whom the King had a politically vital marriage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Louise de la Valli\u00e8re:<\/strong> Louis XIV&#8217;s first official mistress, his &#8220;young man&#8217;s crush&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Madame de Montespan<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>For long the King&#8217;s favorite mistress<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anne of Austria<\/strong>: The King&#8217;s mother<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre<\/strong>: The King&#8217;s landscape architect and his main gardener<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/1st-part-jean-baptiste-lully-and-the-baptism-of-lopera-francais-italian-godfather-style\/\">Jean-Baptiste Lully<\/a><\/strong>: The &#8220;Godfather&#8221; of French Opera<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jean-Baptiste Colbert<\/strong>: One of the greatest finance ministers of all times<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jules Hardouin Mansart<\/strong>: Le Vau&#8217;s replacement architect<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charles Le Brun<\/strong>:\u00a0Declared by the King as &#8220;the greatest French artist of all time&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>La Machine de Marly: <\/strong>The impressive machine that supplied the water to Versailles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Madame de Maintenon<\/strong>: The second wife of the King<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Filmed in the spectacular staterooms, bedrooms and gardens of Versailles itself, this beautifully photographed drama-documentary brings the reign of one of Europe&#8217;s greatest and most flamboyant monarchs triumphantly to life, with the help of interviews with the world&#8217;s leading experts on his reign. 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