Nicolas Fouquet to visit him only once, in 1679. The former minister bore his imprisonment with fortitude and composed several translations and devotionals in prison. According to official records, Fouquet died in Pinerolo on 23 March 1680. A year after his death, his remains were moved from Pinerolo to the family crypt in the Église Sainte-Marie-des-Anges in Paris. Fouquet's story is often entwined with that of the Man in the Iron Mask, who is often identified as the true king or even as an identical twin brother of Louis XIV. As such, he is a pivotal character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) was successful financially, benefiting greatly from Leonardo DiCaprio's post-"Titanic" boost in popularity. The film currently holds a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews. It holds a 48% rating on Metacritic, based on 18 reviews. DiCaprio won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple for his interactions as twins in the film. Music for this film was written by English composer Nick Glennie-Smith. Figure skater Alexei Yagudin became a gold medalist skating to this music in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He won with the program "The Man in the Iron Mask", based on the movie soundtrack. The