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Versailles' Dirty Secrets (2016)

Original title: Versailles, le propre et le sale

2016-04-11 · 52m · FR
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The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the contents of their chamber pots from the windows above… Yet during the chateau’s construction, Louis XIV had given thought to commodities, and several public latrines were built as well as a very modern water system. So where did this bad reputation come from?

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Julia BracherDirector, Writer

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Mathieu Da VinhaMathieu Da VinhaHimselfGeorges VigarelloGeorges VigarelloHimselfAnne Forray-CarlierAnne Forray-CarlierHerselfDenis BrunaDenis BrunaHimselfHélène DelalexHélène DelalexHerselfÉvelyne LeverÉvelyne LeverHerselfStéphanie FatoutStéphanie FatoutNarrator (voice)

Keywords

InterviewToiletLouis xivVersaillesFrench historyCosmetics and hygiene

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Genre affinityTv Movie · DocumentaryTheme affinityInterview · Toilet · Louis XivPacingShortDirector preference1520208Actor preference1519908 · 1520203 · 1520204Country preferenceFr

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What is Versailles' Dirty Secrets about?

The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the contents of their chamber pots from the windows above… Yet during the chateau’s construction, Louis XIV had given thought to commodities, and several public latrines were built as well as a very modern water system. So where did this bad reputation come from?

How long is Versailles' Dirty Secrets?

Versailles' Dirty Secrets has a runtime of 52 minutes.