The Palace of Versailles was designed by Louis XIV to be an instrument of power. Today, the Presidents of the French Republic use it as a symbol of national power.
Official visits are commonplace at Versailles, and this documentary invites us to an original tour of the magnificient Palace of Versailles and its gardens: it presents all the facets of the Palace in the footsteps of its famous guests, through archieved images of grandiose receptions. Beyond the tourist monument, it reveals the "governing machine" that has impressed the world, far beyond our borders.

Director: Frédéric Biamonti
111 minutes
Languages: French, English