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Marie Antoinette (2006)

Marie Antoinette (2006)
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Writer and director Sofia Coppola puts a new spin on the life and times of one of Europe's most infamous monarchs in this lavish historical drama which fuses a contemporary sensibility with painstaking recreations of the look of the 18th century. Born to Austrian nobility, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) is only 14 years old when she's pledged to marry Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman), the 15-year-old king of France, in an alliance that has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with love. Sent to France and literally stripped of her former life, Marie weds Louis, but to the consternation of the royal court, he seems either unwilling or unable to consummate the marriage while their advisors clamor for an heir to the throne. Young and more than a bit out of step with the new life that's been thrust upon her, Marie gives herself over to the pleasures of life in Versailles, knowing and caring little of the political intrigue that surrounds her. In time, Marie's trusted older brother, Joseph (Danny Huston), is brought in to coach Louis on the finer points of marital relations, and before long the couple is finally blessed with a child. However, as Marie tends to her children in the gilded cage of her palace and enjoys an affair with a Swedish nobleman, political power plays are throwing France into chaos, and the growing ranks of the poor rebel against the royals and their life of privilege. Also starring Rip Torn, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, and Asia Argento, Marie Antoinette was given a controversial reception when it premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, (more)
Director(s):
Sofia Coppola
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
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Synopsis of Marie Antoinette

Writer and director Sofia Coppola puts a new spin on the life and times of one of Europe's most infamous monarchs in this lavish historical drama which fuses a contemporary sensibility with painstaking recreations of the look of the 18th century. Born to Austrian nobility, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) is only 14 years old when she's pledged to marry Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman), the 15-year-old king of France, in an alliance that has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with love. Sent to France and literally stripped of her former life, Marie weds Louis, but to the consternation of the royal court, he seems either unwilling or unable to consummate the marriage while their advisors clamor for an heir to the throne. Young and more than a bit out of step with the new life that's been thrust upon her, Marie gives herself over to the pleasures of life in Versailles, knowing and caring little of the political intrigue that surrounds her. In time, Marie's trusted older brother, Joseph (Danny Huston), is brought in to coach Louis on the finer points of marital relations, and before long the couple is finally blessed with a child. However, as Marie tends to her children in the gilded cage of her palace and enjoys an affair with a Swedish nobleman, political power plays are throwing France into chaos, and the growing ranks of the poor rebel against the royals and their life of privilege. Also starring Rip Torn, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, and Asia Argento, Marie Antoinette was given a controversial reception when it premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
123 mins

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Director(s):
Sofia Coppola
Writer(s):
Sofia Coppola
Producer(s):
Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Sexual Situations, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Brief Nudity)
Marie Antoinette Awards:
  • 2006 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Costume Design
  • 2006 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Art Direction
  • 2006 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Production Design
  • 2006 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Costume Design
  • 2006 - Washington D.C. Film Critics Association - Best Art Direction
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Gulirano S.

It was one of the worst movie I have ever seen. I was very disppointed when I realised that Sofia Coppola shot this film. It was simply stupid, very boring. Do Not Recommend!

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Gary G.

Ah Marie, doting wife, loving mother, gracious queen. I think that's supposed to be dripping with sarcasm, but Dunst does not do sarcasm. Fantastic costumes and sets. Schwartzman is a robot (that's a bad thing for this movie).

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Susan G.

The movie was unwatchable because someone had the half-baked idea of blasting modern background music in a movie that boasts "painstaking recreations of the look of the 18th century". The music was distracting, inappropriate, and annoying - it spoiled the whole movie experience which might have been better with different music.

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