Product Description
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Written and directed by Academy Award® winner Sofia
Cla (2003, Best Writing, Lost In Translation), Marie
Antoinette is an electrifying yet retelling of the
turbulent life of history’s favorite villainess. Kirsten Dunst
portrays the ill-ed child princess who married France’s young
and indifferent King Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman). Feeling
isolated in a royal court rife with scandal and intrigue, Marie
Antoinette defied both royalty and commoners by living like a
rock star, which served only to seal her e.
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While much was made of the fact that Marie Antoinette elicited
boos at Cannes, the many favorable reviews attracted less
attention. Inspired by Antonia Fraser's biography, Sofia Cla
fashions a portrait that's just as dreamy as The Virgin Suicides,
her first literary adaptation, and the O-winning Lost in
Translation. Set to a soundtrack of post-punk (a conceit that
adds more interest than resonance), the teenaged Marie (Kirsten
Dunst, quite good) may be shallow, but she's rarely
unsympathetic. The story begins in the late-18th century as the
Austrian Archduchess agrees to marry Louis-Auguste (Jason
Schwartzman). After bidding adieu to her mother, Maria Theresa
(Marianne Faithfull), she travels to France, where King Louis XV
(Rip Torn) sets the rules--and the list is endless (Judy Davis'
Comtesse de Noailles is the primary enforcer). As for the
Dauphin, he's just a boy, really, with more interest in his key
collection than their marriage bed. Should Marie produce an heir,
it might be enough to sustain her--since life is nothing but an
endless shopping spree--but clouds gather on the horizon as an
impoverished populace rises up against their extravagant leaders.
Cla merely suggests what happens next, although history
paints a darker picture. Filmed in and around the Chateau of
Versailles, Marie Antoinette is a riot of rustling gowns,
sparkling jewels, and Manolo Blahnik-designed shoes. To say that
style trumps substance does its maker a disservice, but the look
of the thing does leave the deepest impression. --Kathleen C.
Fennessy
Extras from Marie Antoinette (click for larger image)
Featurette:
On the filming of Marie Antoinette:
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Film Clip:
"The Introduction"
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Beyond Marie Antoinette at .com
The Book, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (
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The Films of Kirsten Dunst (
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