Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kirsten Dunst | ... | Marie Antoinette | |
Jason Schwartzman | ... | Louis XVI | |
Steve Coogan | ... | Ambassador Mercy | |
Judy Davis | ... | Comtesse de Noailles | |
Clara Brajtman | ... | Austrian Girlfriend #1 (as Clara Brajman) | |
Rip Torn | ... | Louis XV | |
Mélodie Berenfeld | ... | Austrian Girlfriend #2 | |
Asia Argento | ... | Comtesse du Barry | |
Molly Shannon | ... | Aunt Victoire | |
Sebastian Armesto | ... | Comte Louis de Provence | |
Shirley Henderson | ... | Aunt Sophie | |
Al Weaver | ... | Comte Charles d'Artois | |
Marianne Faithfull | ... | Empress Maria Theresa | |
Jean-Christophe Bouvet | ... | Duc de Choiseul | |
Io Bottoms | ... | Lady in Waiting |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Marie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. Written by Scrltrose83
i know some people have said that it is entirely eye candy (and what amazing eye candy at that) but it actually does an artful adaptation of the book, which i read before seeing the film. it includes many of the important, beautiful, and sad parts of the book without getting bogged down with all the particulars and names like many of the period movies do. the soundtrack is great, a clever blend of 18th century and modern...the parts are well acted and the American accents rarely detract. If you want a historical account of her life, read the book...if you want Versailles and Marie Antoinette brought to life in a heart-breakingly beautiful fashion, go see this film...it is truly one of the most visually stunning movies i have ever seen.