She died, during the reign of the citizen king louis philippe, after painting an apotheosis of marie antoinette, writing and dictating her memoirs, which took her a good 12 years. Her film, marie antoinette is partly based on an antonia fraser biography of the queen that takes a particularly sympathetic tack, much like manolos, on the subject. I love marie antoinette, the movie if not the longdead queen, and i think sofia coppolas 2006 is vastly underrated especially as a liveaction lookbook for palace interiors. The movie is visually stunning for its pastel cinematography and equally pastely french patisserie, but it is filled with. Families who see this movie should talk about what marie antoinette wanted and why. Marie antoinette, directed by sofia coppola film the. Marie antoinette 1938 games with the count youtube. Marie antoinette 1938 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Oct, 2006 there is shopping in sofia coppolas buoyant, passionately sympathetic dreambio marie antoinette which plays the new york film festival friday night, and opens in new york and other cities on. Sympathetic biopic of the 18thcentury queen of france, marie antoinette, who met her death on the guillotine during the french revolution.
May 25, 2006 her movie is sympathetic towards marie antoinette, even making her notorious milkmaid fantasies at le petit trianon look rather charming. Her relationship with louis xvith and her personality in the movie do not match with historical accounts, but, in a way, this is done on purpose. Costume confection marie antoinette is empty at the core. She was born an archduchess of austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of empress maria theresa and francis i, holy roman emperor. Frasers book is one of the few largely sympathetic portrayals of marie antoinette, depicting her as a naive but basically good individual who allowed excess to go to her head, as opposed to the callous, detached hedonist she is usually portrayed as.
In the movie, the hungry peasants and restless city dwellers who ultimately. In 1781, marie gave birth to louis joseph, who became his fathers heir, a role known as the dauphin. Oct 19, 2006 ten things that occurred to me while watching marie antoinette. About the production continued just as coppola envisioned kirsten dunst as marie antoinette, she had a similar picture in her mind of jason schwartzman as king louis xvi, known as frances most awkward, timid and reluctant monarch. Ive seen about 10 films as part of my study of 1938 oscarnominated movies, and marie antoinette, starring norma shearer, is by far the best of the lot. Marie antoinette 2006 frequently asked questions imdb.
The movie premiered, appropriately enough, in france, where it was booed, along with slight applause. Despite the lush costuming, sumptuous cinematography, and provocative soundtrack, the effort to paint marie in a sympathetic light as a modern girl. See more ideas about movies, girly movies and marie antoinette movie. Sofia coppolas marie antoinette is based on lady antonia frasers book which portrays a sympathetic account of the 18thcentury queen whose role in the french revolution is often debated.
Marie antoinettes soundtrack perfectly scores adolescence. This is sofia coppolas third film centering on the loneliness of being female and surrounded by a world that knows how to use you but not how to value and understand you. Marie antoinette, directed by sofia coppola film the guardian. The movie also does a fine job of making marie antoinette a sympathetic character and not some out of touch bimbo, which i appreciate. Marie antoinette compares favorably to the new world and, more so, to the lost citytwo tales of edens stripped of their fruit. The tuileries, 20th june 1792 late september sunlight filters onto the blue velvet. The movie premiered, appropriately enough, in france, where it was booed. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of versailles. It is so focused on marie antoinette that it fails to paint a bigger picture for the viewer. Marie antoinette is a 1938 american historical drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Coppola wanted to depict antoinette as a person first and a historical figure second.
Based on the excellent and sympathetic biography by antonia fraser. Shot entirely in france, much on location at the palace of versailles, the film is visually stunning, bringing together a cast that includes kirsten. May 27, 2017 and the films undeniably sympathetic look at marie antoinette goes contrary to a fierce cultural bias against the queen that, according to the excellent recent pbs documentary, also called. Gilded moldings, tremendously ornate wallpaper, formal gardens.
To be fair, not everyone hated sofia coppolas marie antoinette. Movie buff blahnik started his homework by studying original 18thcentury shoes in paris. Marie antoinette sofia coppola movies the new york times. Sep, 2006 without losing sight of the dire inequities in 18th century france, the film paints a surprising portrait in which marie antoinette emerges as a sympathetic and, in the end, courageous figure. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the. Oct 10, 2019 the portrayal had to be sympathetic in order to feature and to give norma shearer the best possible audience reaction. The movie takes the same sympathetic view of marie antoinettes life as was presented in frasers biography. May 17, 2017 marie antoinette 1938 games with the count watch marie antoinette now. This unconventional costume drama charts the rise a young queen and her luxuriously confining lifestyle, which ultimately led to her undoing.
Ive seen about 10 films as part of my study of 1938 oscarnominated movies, and marie antoinette, starring norma shearer, is. The costumes were done by italian designer milena canonero, who won the oscar for best achievement in costume design for the movie at the 2007 academy awards. Sep 23, 2019 the entrance to french azilum near towanda, pennsylvania. And the films undeniably sympathetic look at marie antoinette goes. The journey by antonia fraser, sofia coppolas marie antoinette is a powerful and sympathetic film of the tragic life of frances iconic and misunderstood eighteenthcentury queen. It is a highschool movie transplanted to versailles. Marie antoinette is a 2006 historical drama film written and directed by sofia coppola and starring kirsten dunst.
May 17, 2017 the films sympathetic take on the fall of the house of bourbon is sweetened thanks to the sensitive portrayals found in the superb supporting cast with a young robert morleys louis xvi. The muchmaligned queen gets a sympathetic treatment with harpsichord accompaniment. Sofia coppolas 2006 film marie antoinette was thought to be an. Oct 22, 2006 the question, then, might be less a matter of what to make of marie antoinette, than of why the makeover, and why now. Sofia coppolas marie antoinette at 10 movie mezzanine. The miseenscene in the film marie antoinette directed.
Ultimately, it makes for a baffling and historically. Marie antoinette has been a subject for both biographers and novelists. Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie antoinette. A woman lies nude on a bed her bare limbs and abdomen are visible, and her breasts are hidden by a hand fan, and a man enters the room, they kiss, he removes his shirt we see. This sympathy can rankle history buffs and coppola naysayers, both of whom would argue that marie. Oct 15, 2006 families who see this movie should talk about what marie antoinette wanted and why. Marie antoinette, queen of france, is best remembered for her legendary extravagance and for. Marie antoinette 2006 crossing the border into france. Yet if you read one book about marie antoinette also the subject of a movie starring kirsten dunst. Marie antoinette the movie puts them in tandem, pairing the material excess of versailles with the sonic exactitude of the strokes and new order. Without losing sight of the dire inequities in 18th century france, the film paints a surprising portrait in which marie antoinette emerges as a sympathetic and, in the end, courageous figure. Marie antoinette the person stands in the face of everything these music movements are. Like all popular girls in movies, marie antoinette gets punished for.
Marie antoinette 2006 directed by sofia coppola is a dramacomedy, that is centered on the life of the notorious queen of france, in the years leading up to the french revolution. The retelling of frances iconic but illfated queen, marie antoinette. Oh, and your very own private palace in addition to the main one. The film focuses on antoinette point of view throughout all her adventures and difficulties.
Wallpaper has its place, especially when its sympathetic to your dress. The two bestknown movie portrayals of marie antoinette have been in the 1938 film marie antoinette. Given the extensive traditions of the court, what could she and louis have done to prevent the revolution. Coppola has stated that the style for shooting was heavily influenced by the films of stanley kubrick, terrence malick, and milos forman, as well as by ken russells lisztomania. The punkish titles and soundtrack and the luscious pastel color palette depict the girl queen as a product of her times, living up to official expectations while also rebelling in whatever small ways she. Edmund burke, on the death of marie antoinette, 1793. Sofia coppolas marie antoinette was greeted with lusty boos and.
It was released in the united states on 20 october 2006, by columbia pictures. This may, of course, be a faithful representation of the real marie antoinette, too shallow a figure even in antonia frasers sympathetic 2001. Van dyke, in which the norma shearer played the queen, and the 2006 film marie antoinette, directed by sofia coppola and starring kirsten dunst. Mar 23, 2012 the movie also does a fine job of making marie antoinette a sympathetic character and not some out of touch bimbo, which i appreciate. Marie antoinette general discussions tcm message boards. Shot entirely in france, much on location at the palace of versailles, the film is visually stunning, bringing together a cast that includes kirsten dunst. This may, of course, be a faithful representation of the real marie antoinette, too shallow a figure even in antonia frasers sympathetic 2001 biography, on which coppolas film is based to. So her decision to make marie antoinette the star of her latest film has. In defense of sofia coppolas marie antoinette vulture. The real situation with the real marie antoinette is complicated and more and more difficult for modernday people to understand who do not really comprehend the ancien regime or absolute monarchy in their lifetime. Few monarchical movies have been as heavily publicized in advance as sofia coppolas marie antoinette.
Cannes, france, may 24 though no one called for the filmmakers head, marie antoinette, sofia coppolas sympathetic. The journey by british author, lady antonia fraser, marie antoinette is a sympathetic account of the private life of the last queen of france before the revolution. A thoughtful, sometimesplayful retelling of the story of marie antoinette, sofia coppolas film focuses on the doomed queens adolescence. If you could predict the shallowness of the movie that might be made by a director who collaborated with the new york times style magazine on a shoppers guide to paris, marie antoinette. Andy garcias ode to his bygone cuba had no room in its limited imagination for the countrys impoverished masses, but that was because garcia only understood what was taken away from his family.
Ten things that occurred to me while watching marie antoinette. The two bestknown movie portrayals of marie antoinette have been in the 1938 film marie antoinette, directed by w. The movie takes the same sympathetic view of marie antoinette s life as was presented in frasers biography. Yet if you read one book about marie antoinette also the subject of a movie starring kirsten dunst this fall, let it be sena jeter naslunds. Her movie is sympathetic towards marie antoinette, even making her notorious milkmaid fantasies at le petit trianon look rather charming. Marie antoinette, sofia coppolas sympathetic account of the life and. Coppola has stated that the style for shooting was.
Manolo blahnik, candycolored shoes for sofia coppolas movie. Theres actually a moment in this movie when marie antoinette and her friends pick out upholstery fabric. Based on the awardwinning biography marie antoinette. With kirsten dunst, jason schwartzman, rip torn, judy davis. Oct 22, 2006 all fancy costumes and chocolatebox images, marie antoinette traces the career of the eponymous queen from her arrival in france in 1877 at the age of 14 to marry the future louis xvi up to the. The question, then, might be less a matter of what to make of marie antoinette, than of why the makeover, and why now. Coppola sticks her neck out with sympathetic portrait of marie. Despite the lush costuming, sumptuous cinematography, and provocative soundtrack, the effort to paint marie in a sympathetic light as a modern girl doomed by her circumstances fails not only. There is shopping in sofia coppolas buoyant, passionately sympathetic dreambio marie antoinette which plays the new york film festival friday night, and opens in new york and other cities on. It shows coppola once again able to draw notes from actresses who are rarely required to sound them. Kirsten dunst funny nude scene marie antoinette youtube. Sofia coppolas marie antoinette 2006 features my favorite costumes in any movie ive seen so far.
Marie antoinette, and 14 things i learned about home design. By the time the film opened at cannes, marie antoinette mania had reached such a fevered pitch that the french news media which had helped to generate it seemed stunned that the movie. All told, french azilum was designed to accommodate hundreds of refugees from france. May 11, 2016 sofia coppolas marie antoinette isnt actually meant to be historically accurate. Biographer antonia fraser is very sympathetic toward the.
It is based on the life of queen marie antoinette in the years leading up to the french revolution. Marie antoinette doesnt appear to be an overly objective book, the tone of it is very involved and i guess thats what makes it so readable. The journey by antonia fraser, sofia coppolas marie antoinette is a powerful and sympathetic film of the tragic life of. And the films undeniably sympathetic look at marie antoinette goes contrary to a fierce cultural bias against the queen that, according to the. Fraser paints a very sympathetic portrait of marie antoinette, who at some point in. Of all the victimizers in history, why are we suddenly flooded with these new.
Marie antoinette 175593 emerges in frasers sympathetic portrait as a goodhearted girl woefully undereducated and poorly prepared for the dynastic political intrigues into which she was thrust at age 14, when her mother, empress maria theresa, married her off to the future louis xvi to further austrias interests in france. And the films undeniably sympathetic look at marie antoinette goes contrary to a fierce cultural bias against the queen that, according to the excellent recent pbs documentary, also called. Cannes, france, may 24 though no one called for the filmmakers head, marie antoinette, sofia coppolas sympathetic account of the life and hardpartying. The two best known movie portrayals of marie antoinette have been in the 1938 film marie antoinette. This sympathy can rankle history buffs and coppola naysayers, both of. Sofia coppolas 2006 film marie antoinette was thought to be an anachronistic, apolitical look at the life and death of the infamous french queen. How historically accurate is kirsten dunsts marie antoinette. For months ahead of the films general release in october 2006, articles in the international press discussed both the movie and the title character. I have it on dvd distributed by france 2 you can buy it on. Sofia coppolas marie antoinette was greeted with lusty boos and smatterings of applause after its first press screening at the cannes film festival. One of the most talkedabout films at this years cannes film festival has. Marie antoinette 1938 games with the count watch marie antoinette now.
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