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Marie Antoinette (2006)
Kirsten Dunst portrays the young Austrian princess, who, as a teenager, becomes Queen of France. Jason Schwartzman portrays her indifferent husband Louis XVI. Other members of the ensemble, portraying various members of the elitist court of Versailles include Rip Torn (in the role of King Louis XV), Judy Davis (as the Comtesse de Noailles), Steve Coogan (as Mercy), Asia Argento (playing the Comtesse du Barry), Marianne Faithful (Maria-Teresa), Aurore Clement (Duchesse de Chartres), Molly Shannon (Aunt Victoire) and Shirley Henderson (Aunt Sophie). (read more)
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Marie Antoinette Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (3/9/2008) |
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Having had the privilege of seeing Versailles first hand, I was expecting a sumptuous feast and was not disappointed. Winning an Oscar for costumes, I cannot understand why it was not also a winner for art direction and makeup, but it did go up against Pan's Labyrinth.
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, it was an...
(complete Marie Antoinette review by B Movie Ben)
| Marie Antoinette Movie Review by Zara (1/25/2007) |
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Told as if Marie Antoinette were like the Paris Hilton of her time (although director Sofia Coppola will try to tell you she was shooting for Princess Diana), with new wave music, this was supposed to have been a movie where we discovered that poor Marie didn't utter those words about the cake.
History has proven that she...
(complete Marie Antoinette review by Zara)
This is not the story of who Marie Antoinette was, but rather who she might have been.
It does not claim to be a history, instead Sofia Coppola re-imagines the court of Versailles during the French Revolution through the eyes of a child of the 1980's. Both time periods are remembered as those of excess and decadence...
(complete Marie Antoinette review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| Marie Antoinette Movie Review by Jesse (12/16/2006) |
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This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. It has killer cinematography, costume design, art direction and makeup. It should be recognized in all of those categories come Oscar time. As for the story, it was nothing special, but I am glad Ms. Coppola wrote it like this. I think it would have been too cliché...
(complete Marie Antoinette review by Jesse)
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