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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2927 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2007-02-13
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, French
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 123 minutes

Amazon.com

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

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Customer Reviews

the life of debauchery
I can honestly, say that I loved this movie! Absolutely adore it! Now, I've been to movies that were bad. I walked out on Hustle & Flow, barely made it through the remake of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (but still loves Johnny Depp), fell asleep on Jerry Maguire but since have found an appreciation for it on cable television. I can't think of a single movie that I've ever booed, though. Written off, yes? But booing? I thought that was reserved for baseball games.

I loved that Kirsten Dunst was selected to play Marie Antoinette and that the director, Sophia Coppola decided to take a somewhat campy directive with this movie. Marie Antoinette is fun, naive, realistic, a blast and a little cheesy all at the same time. We all know her story from history class but we don't know her story before she was famously beheaded, before she said, 'let them eat cake!' That's what this movie is about and I loved it. Also, here is a list of some of my favorite lines from the movie:

"Who is she?/That woman is here to give the king pleasure."

"Snubbing the king's favorite in your position, is extremely unwise."

"Snubbing the king's favorite is publicly criticizing the king's behavior/Not a good idea. Not with your marriage exactly on solid ground."

"There are a lot of people at Versailles today."

"Those are my last words to that woman."

"Well, she is an Austrian spy and I can't imagine that's very warm in the bedroom."

"I hear she's frigid."

"When will give us an heir?"

"It's barren. What do you expect?"

"Yes, my sweet."

"Your majesty, you have the alliance to consider."

"Where will I be if there's a rupture between our two families? Am I to be Austrian
or the dauphine of France?"

"What do you have for breakfast?/Hot chocolate./Hmm?/HOT CHOCOLATE."

"Look at how fat the Marquis has gotten. I hope he doesn't break the chair." (No, Camille,
he doesn't. Maybe the chair isn't sturdy enough!)

"This is Dmitri. Isn't he divine?/Have you ever been with a Russian? They're so bossy."

Now, go see the movie! I loved it but please, promise me one thing: If you don't enjoy it as much as I did, please don't boo at the end. lol!

Technicolor Costuming & Set Design
I loved the costuming, make-up, set design, & cinematography as a whole as it was all very well done throughout the entire movie.

The acting was so-so.... The rock music sucked in this movie as it didn't go with this period piece at all.

The storyline was understated throughout this movie only touching lightly on various important themes/topics involving Marie Antoinette and her life, while vaguely touching upon her role and placement in France as Queen.

The only reason I gave this movie the high marks, I have is due to the positive features I mentioned at the start of this review. Otherwise this version about the life of Marie Antoinette sucked.

Beautiful
This movie was beautifully made.
The costumery was outstanding, and the directing was exsquisite.

However, I feel as though one must like to think in order to enjoy this movie. There is very little dialog, so one must be open and observant to the characters emotions.

Great movie.