Marie Antoinette (2006)

Director:

Sofia Coppola

Writer (WGA):

Sofia Coppola (written by)

Release Date:

20 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Tagline:

Let Them Eat Cake

Plot:

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. 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.

Plot Keywords:

Loss Of Virginity | Mother Daughter Relationship | Bathtub | Motherhood | 1770s

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Kirsten Dunst	...	Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman	...	Louis XVI
Judy Davis	...	Comtesse de Noailles
Rip Torn	...	Louis XV
Rose Byrne	...	Duchesse de Polignac
Asia Argento	...	Comtesse du Barry
Molly Shannon	...	Aunt Victoire
Shirley Henderson	...	Aunt Sophie
Danny Huston	...	Emperor Joseph
Marianne Faithfull	...	Maria Teresa
Mary Nighy	...	Princesse Lamballe
Sebastian Armesto	...	Comte de Provence
Jamie Dornan	...	Count Fersen
Aurore Clément	...	Duchesse de Char
Guillaume Gallienne	...	Vergennes

Also Known As:

Marie Antoinette (France)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

Japan | France | USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Ireland:12A | France:U | Finland:S | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | UK:12A | Philippines:R-13 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Italy:T | Australia:PG | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:G (Québec) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Chateau de Millemont, Millemont, Yvelines, France

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Sofia Coppola based the look of Count Axel von Fersen (Jamie Dornan) on 1980s pop singer Adam Ant.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: After Marie Antoinette asks to be excused, she runs along a hallway topped with chandeliers composed of light bulbs and not candles. In fact, in several scenes, the candle lights do not flicker, an obvious sign that bulbs were used instead.

Quotes:

Duchesse de Polignac: Oh, good! The chickens are out!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

All Cats are Grey

Sometimes beautiful but BORING!

Sometimes beautiful,but historically unfullfilling and BORING! I'm supposed to write 10 lines, but there isn't enough to write 10 lines about. We couldn't wait for this movie to be over...however we did rush home to research Marie to flesh out the many voids left by the movie. What happened to her kids? Where was the French army? Etc. Character development was minimal and the pace was agonizing...perhaps to make you feel the same way she did, but never the less. I selected this movie and had to make it up to my husband by agreeing to go see a war movie with him. A movie need to be more than visually appealing. And even that wasn't a given. There were moments of very annoying jumpy, hand held camera work. I'm done with you Sophia Coppola.