Versailles Rediscovered: the Sun King’s Vanished Palace

Versailles Rediscovered: the Sun King’s Vanished Palace

A digitization initiative is enabling archaeologists, art historians and heritage curators to bring the Palace of Versailles archive collections back to life. The film chronicles the gradual transformation of the modest hunting lodge built by Louis XIII into a dazzling palace that draws millions of visitors three centuries later. Using computer-generated images based on archive material and archaeological finds, it has been possible to reconstruct long-vanished spaces, such as the Small Gallery of Louis XIV, where the Mona Lisa used to hang alongside a Titian Magdalene.

TAC International Film Festival (Etats-Unis)

• BEST SCRIPT
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• BEST ANIMATION & EFFECTS

Arkhaios Film Festival 2019 (United States) 

• Award for best cultural heritage film
• Special Mention for discovery of past cultures gained from archaeological research

Narbonnaise Archaeology Encounters 2019 (France)

• Audience Award