Sofia Coppola
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Sofia looks sweet. But MA was apparently booed at the screening. Early reviews were pretty bad.
(Source: Yahoo! News)
CANNES, France (AFP) - "Marie Antoinette", the long-awaited movie from Oscar-winning US director
Sofia Coppola, was booed winning the worst critics' reception since the start of the Cannes film fest.
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Sumptuously filmed in the Versailles palace, and backed by a rollicking rock n'roll sound track, the movie's heft is light years from the beautifully understated "Lost in Translation" which won Coppola an Oscar in 2004 for best original screenplay.
The 40-million-dollar movie stars
Kirsten Dunst as the young Austrian princess, who arrives at the French court at just 14, for her marriage to the dauphin who later becomes Louis XVI on the death of his father.
Marie Antoinette is quickly lost and stifled by the court's rigid etiquette, and the couple's ignorance of sex means the marriage is not consummated for seven years, causing concern in both the French and Austrian courts desperate for an heir to secure the alliance.
To relieve the boredom, she gives vent to her natural exuberance, delighting in fabulous clothes, opulent balls and reams of luscious cakes.
But the film is as fluffy and light as a meringue, and attempts to redeem Marie Antoinette as she matures and becomes a mother, including having her read French philosopher Rousseau, come over as vacuous.
Jason Schwartzman, who plays Louis XVI, is also like a nervous rabbit caught in the glare of the camera.
At the end, as Marie Antoinette and Louis are seen leaving Versailles after the storming of the palace, the film received some applause but that was drowned out by the boos.
"It's a bit of a Barbie Antoinette," said Sophie Torlotin from the French radio RFI, who said overall she had liked the film. "It's a beautiful object, but I was not touched."
Jean Luc Wachthausen, heading up the team from the French daily Figaro, said: "We would have liked a more polished script, it lacks a bit of depth. It's a beautiful film, but not statisfying."
Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded in 1793, has become a by-word for the excesses of the Versailles Court, and has gone down in history as largely frivolous, weak and self-indulgent.
Historians say however there appears to be no real evidence that she actually ever said of the starving peasants "Let them eat cake".
"I wasn't making a political movie about the French Revolution," Coppola told a press conference here. "I thought she was an interesting character, ... and I've always been interested in 18th century France."
Told about the hostile reaction, Coppola admitted that it was disappointing but said: "I think it's better to get a reaction that people either really like it or don't like it, than a mediocre response
(Source: Yahoo! News)
CANNES, France (AFP) - "Marie Antoinette", the long-awaited movie from Oscar-winning US director
Sofia Coppola, was booed winning the worst critics' reception since the start of the Cannes film fest.
ADVERTISEMENT
Sumptuously filmed in the Versailles palace, and backed by a rollicking rock n'roll sound track, the movie's heft is light years from the beautifully understated "Lost in Translation" which won Coppola an Oscar in 2004 for best original screenplay.
The 40-million-dollar movie stars
Kirsten Dunst as the young Austrian princess, who arrives at the French court at just 14, for her marriage to the dauphin who later becomes Louis XVI on the death of his father.
Marie Antoinette is quickly lost and stifled by the court's rigid etiquette, and the couple's ignorance of sex means the marriage is not consummated for seven years, causing concern in both the French and Austrian courts desperate for an heir to secure the alliance.
To relieve the boredom, she gives vent to her natural exuberance, delighting in fabulous clothes, opulent balls and reams of luscious cakes.
But the film is as fluffy and light as a meringue, and attempts to redeem Marie Antoinette as she matures and becomes a mother, including having her read French philosopher Rousseau, come over as vacuous.
Jason Schwartzman, who plays Louis XVI, is also like a nervous rabbit caught in the glare of the camera.
At the end, as Marie Antoinette and Louis are seen leaving Versailles after the storming of the palace, the film received some applause but that was drowned out by the boos.
"It's a bit of a Barbie Antoinette," said Sophie Torlotin from the French radio RFI, who said overall she had liked the film. "It's a beautiful object, but I was not touched."
Jean Luc Wachthausen, heading up the team from the French daily Figaro, said: "We would have liked a more polished script, it lacks a bit of depth. It's a beautiful film, but not statisfying."
Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded in 1793, has become a by-word for the excesses of the Versailles Court, and has gone down in history as largely frivolous, weak and self-indulgent.
Historians say however there appears to be no real evidence that she actually ever said of the starving peasants "Let them eat cake".
"I wasn't making a political movie about the French Revolution," Coppola told a press conference here. "I thought she was an interesting character, ... and I've always been interested in 18th century France."
Told about the hostile reaction, Coppola admitted that it was disappointing but said: "I think it's better to get a reaction that people either really like it or don't like it, than a mediocre response
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So is she pregnant and just hiding it well?
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i love that black lace dress
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sofia looks soooo beautiful!
didnt michelle williams wear the same lace-y dress but in purple for the globes? that dress looks so familar.
didnt michelle williams wear the same lace-y dress but in purple for the globes? that dress looks so familar.
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HQ from LIT's DVD launch with Scarlett and Anna Faris
HQ from LIT's DVD launch with Scarlett and Anna Faris
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marcjacobslove said:
Yes, that dress looks exactly like a black shorter version of Michelle's GG dress. Anyone know the designer?
