Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours, and those of his two successors, are followed in more detail to the start of the Revolution, after which the story is brought rapidly up to date. A huge cast plays mainly historical persons who appear briefly.
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
