Let Joy Reign Supreme

Que la fête commence
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Directed byBertrand Tavernier
Written byJean Aurenche
Bertrand Tavernier
Produced byMichelle de Broca
Yves Robert
StarringPhilippe Noiret
Jean-Pierre Marielle
CinematographyPierre-William Glenn
Edited byArmand Psenny
Music byPhilippe II, Duke of Orléans
Production
companies
Fildebroc Productions
Franco London Films
Productions de la Gueville
Union des Producteurs de Films
Distributed byCinema International Corporation
Release date
  • 23 March 1975 (1975-03-23)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$8.4 million

Que la fête commence... (English title Let Joy Reign Supreme) is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence centring on the Breton Pontcallec Conspiracy.

It won the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Prix Méliès, and the César Award for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation and Best Production Design, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music.