Writing

Philippe Erlanger

Born — Died

1903-07-11 — 1987-11-23

Place of birth

Paris, France

Known for

Writing

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Philippe Erlanger (1903–1987) was one of the major figures of French cultural diplomacy in the twentieth century. Born in Paris into an artistic family, he grew up in an environment where music, literature, and theatre played a central role. After studying literature, law, and political science, he turned toward international cultural action, a field that was still young but rapidly developing. In the 1930s, he became a key member of the French Association for Artistic Action, where he organized exhibitions, theatre tours, and cultural exchanges across Europe. As a keen observer of the rise of authoritarian regimes, he witnessed the politicization of the Venice Film Festival and began imagi…

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Reflets de Cannes

1954

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Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Superintendant who has been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power and overplays his hand by offering a bribe to Louis' mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed.

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France poster

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As Louis XV lies on his deathbed, the Dauphine of France, Marie-Antoinette, seduces a Swedish officer, Axel de Fersen, which pains her husband, Louis XVI, who will know how to be generous when he learns of this deception.

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France

1956

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