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Fouquet, l'homme au masque de fer
King Louis XIV has taken umbrage at his Superintendent of Finances' ostentatious display of wealth and power. When he surprises Nicolas Fouquet courting his mistress Louise de la Vallière, he grasps the opportunity to get rid of his rival. He has him arrested and imprisoned in the Château de Vincennes, under the guard of Saint-Mars, Fouquet's arch-enemy, with restraining order. Louise visits him despite the prohibition of visit, which will have dire consequences for the prisoner. Fouquet is indeed taken to a repellent underground cell where he is applied an iron mask...
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