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Marie Antoinette

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
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The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, a... Read allThe retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

IMDb RATING
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110K
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1,449
525
  • Director
    • Sofia Coppola
  • Writer
    • Sofia Coppola
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Jason Schwartzman
    • Rip Torn
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  • Director
    • Sofia Coppola
  • Writer
    • Sofia Coppola
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Jason Schwartzman
    • Rip Torn
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    • 712User reviews
    • 254Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 19 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Marie Antoinetteas Marie Antoinette
    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Louis XVIas Louis XVI
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Louis XVas Louis XV
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Ambassador Mercyas Ambassador Mercy
    Judy Davis
    Judy Davis
    • Comtesse de Noaillesas Comtesse de Noailles
    Clara Brajtman
    Clara Brajtman
    • Austrian Girlfriend #1as Austrian Girlfriend #1
    • (as Clara Brajman)
    Mélodie Berenfeld
    Mélodie Berenfeld
    • Austrian Girlfriend #2as Austrian Girlfriend #2
    Asia Argento
    Asia Argento
    • Comtesse du Barryas Comtesse du Barry
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Aunt Victoireas Aunt Victoire
    Sebastian Armesto
    Sebastian Armesto
    • Comte Louis de Provenceas Comte Louis de Provence
    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Aunt Sophieas Aunt Sophie
    Al Weaver
    Al Weaver
    • Comte Charles d'Artoisas Comte Charles d'Artois
    Marianne Faithfull
    Marianne Faithfull
    • Empress Maria Theresaas Empress Maria Theresa
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    Jean-Christophe Bouvet
    • Duc de Choiseulas Duc de Choiseul
    Io Bottoms
    Io Bottoms
    • Lady in Waitingas Lady in Waiting
    Aurore Clément
    Aurore Clément
    • Duchesse de Charas Duchesse de Char
    Céline Sallette
    Céline Sallette
    • Lady in Waitingas Lady in Waiting
    André Oumansky
    André Oumansky
    • Cardinal de la Roche Aymonas Cardinal de la Roche Aymon
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      • Sofia Coppola
    • Writer
      • Sofia Coppola
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    Storyline

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    "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. —Scrltrose83
    • female rear nudity
    • french revolution
    • nudity
    • public nudity
    • title directed by female
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      • Let Them Eat Cake
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      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      There is a scene towards the end of the movie shows many princes and princesses of the blood saying farewell to the Queen before fleeing the country, including her two favorite companions, the Duchesse de Polignac and the Princesse de Lamballe. The real Duchesse de Polignac did take refuge in Switzerland. Princesse de Lamballe did initially leave the royal family for safety in England, but returned later at the request of Marie Antoinette after she and her family were caught trying to escape. She remained with the royal family until her own arrest. After refusing to sign an oath renouncing the monarchy, she was mutilated and beheaded, and her head was mounted on a pike and paraded past the prison window of the doomed Queen.
    • Goofs
      When Marie Antoinette is first presented to the French royal family, Aunt Victoire is holding a pekingese. This breed was unknown in Europe until a hundred years later when British forces successfully invaded China in the Second Opium War and five pekingese belonging to the Chinese Emperor's aunt, who had committed suicide as the British troops advanced on the Forbidden City while the rest of the Imperial family fled, were brought back to Britain, where one was presented to Queen Victoria, who named it Looty.
    • Quotes

      Marie-Antoinette: [to her first-born, a daughter] Oh, you were not what was desired, but that makes you no less dear to me. A boy would have been the Son of France, but you, Marie Thérèse, shall be mine.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Prestige/Flicka/Marie Antoinette/A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Natural's Not In It
      Written by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham, Andy Gill (as Andrew Gill) & Jon King

      Performed by Gang of Four

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

      And Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

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    Sofia Coppola's Soap Opera
    Sophia Coppola really seems to know how to ruin a potentially great movie concept. Marie Antoinette is a fascinating figure in European history and one would expect the movie to account for at least a few interesting things that happened when she came to France to live with the prince. What we see is another sugarcoated Hollywood movie which is pretty much exactly like those teen highschool movies where rich young girls gossip, obsess with fashion and popularity etc. The only difference here are the costumes and the fact that not all the women in this movie are as young.

    To top it off, the soundtrack...well, let me first put it this way, as a stand alone compilation, it's terrific to listen to but the way the modern tunes and songs have been incorporated in the sequences looks ill fit. It looks like a the characters have gone to a current day costume party rather than a movie of the period. Moreover, Coppola fails to draw the body language and nuances of the French culture from her actors. Not once does one get the impression that this is a story about France. As a result of bad direction and terrible writing, the performances of the actors suffer even though Kirsten Dunst does the best she could with the given material.

    The director portrays Antoinette as naive and frivolous. There is no mention of her historical accomplishments or failures. Now it isn't an easy task to convincingly tell the story of a historical figure in two hours but Coppola focuses the entire two hours on Antoinette being fascinated by her riches and partying around. A competent director and writer could have done so much more with the storytelling. In the current case, only near the very end things start to move along but here too the story speeds up at such a superfast pace that the ending is extremely abrupt and contrived.

    'Marie Antoinette' is like a bad birthday present that is wrapped beautifully but once unwrapped, the gift itself is far from satisfactory.
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    • May 22, 2010

    FAQ2

    • Why did Sofia Coppola choose to base the film specifically on Antonia Fraser's book?
    • Why was Marie Antoinette the only one who wanted to clap at the opera? (and why the second time we see her clapping, no one else would?)

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
      • French
    • Also known as
      • María Antonieta
    • Filming locations
      • Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Pricel
      • Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,962,471
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,361,050
      • Oct 22, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,917,189
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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