Marie Antoinette
starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne
directed by: Sofia Coppola
directed by: Sofia Coppola
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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396159105
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 2354
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2006
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Product Description:
Academy Award® winner Sofia Coppola directs an electrifying yet intimate re-telling of the turbulent life of history's favorite villainess, Marie Antoinette. Kirsten Dunst portrays the ill-fated child princess who married France's young and indifferent King Louis XVI Jason Schwartzman. Feeling isolated in a royal court rife with scandal and intrigue, Marie Antoinette defied both royalty and commoner by living like a rock star, which served only to seal her fate.
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While much was made of the fact that Marie Antoinette elicited boos at Cannes, the many favorable reviews attracted less attention. Inspired by Antonia Fraser's biography, Sofia Coppola fashions a portrait that's just as dreamy as The Virgin Suicides, her first literary adaptation, and the Oscar-winning Lost in Translation. Set to a soundtrack of post-punk (a conceit that adds more interest than resonance), the teenaged Marie (Kirsten Dunst, quite good) may be shallow, but she's rarely unsympathetic. The story begins in the late-18th century as the Austrian Archduchess agrees to marry Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman). After bidding adieu to her mother, Maria Theresa (Marianne Faithfull), she travels to France, where King Louis XV (Rip Torn) sets the rules--and the list is endless (Judy Davis' Comtesse de Noailles is the primary enforcer). As for the Dauphin, he's just a boy, really, with more interest in his key collection than their marriage bed. Should Marie produce an heir, it might be enough to sustain her--since life is nothing but an endless shopping spree--but clouds gather on the horizon as an impoverished populace rises up against their extravagant leaders. Coppola merely suggests what happens next, although history paints a darker picture. Filmed in and around the Chateau of Versailles, Marie Antoinette is a riot of rustling gowns, sparkling jewels, and Manolo Blahnik-designed shoes. To say that style trumps substance does its maker a disservice, but the look of the thing does leave the deepest impression. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Extras from Marie Antoinette (click for larger image)
 Featurette: On the filming of Marie Antoinette: high bandwidth |  Film Clip: 'The Introduction' high bandwidth |  Film Clip: 'The Royal Treatment' high bandwidth |
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Beyond Marie Antoinette at Amazon.com
 The Book, Marie Antoinette: The Journey |  More Period Pieces With A Twist |  The Films of Kirsten Dunst |
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- BeautifulI love this movie for the set, costumes, and soundtrack. The story is not dramatic or an account that ... Read More
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- StrangeI am a fan of Sophia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst. This was not their best work. The movie started off great, ... Read More
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- POINTLESS !This movie was a waste! Why is it that everyone had a foreign accent except the main character - who sounded ... Read More
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- the life of debaucheryI can honestly, say that I loved this movie! Absolutely adore it! Now, I've been to movies that were bad. I walked ... Read More
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- Technicolor Costuming & Set DesignI loved the costuming, make-up, set design, & cinematography as a whole as it was all very well done throughout ... Read More
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