Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette

[Harumi]

^I don't quite see what are the historical inaccuracies people keep referring to. The end of the movie show M-A and her husband fleeing Versailles, which did happened.
Coppola choose to not treat the trial and beheading stuff, which was wise both on an artistic point of view (as it would not have fit with the mood and the purpose of the movie), and on a practical point of view, since this period was so rich in event and so complex it deserves its own full length feature.
Overall I loved the movie, and I am definitely buying the DVD.
However be warned it's pure Coppola. If you think she's just a talentless poseur who spawn boring movies, run, you'll hate it!

 

[Uchina]

^ Very true! It would be a great movie to play at parties on a big screen.

At least she didn't try to act in this movie. Ever see Godfather III?

 

[JenniferEdieRose]

I luvvvved this movie, despite the poor plot and not enough dialogue, although every frame was a beautiful photograph.
Credit goes to rottentomatoes.com imdb.com and photobucket.com

 

[ivypixie]

Gaaah, it hasn't came her yet. In fact I think it wont be at the cinemas here untill 1st December! I'm really looking forward to see it.

 

[fashionista-ta]

i saw it last week and was wondering if anybody noticed the microphone showing many times and the purple converse sneakers when they showed the shoes
was it done on purpose??? although i don t see why it would be!!!

No question the sneaks were intentional ... I don't think I noticed the microphone tho ...

 

[Thefrenchy]

I've seen that movie during my summer holydays and i've really loved it ! Kirsten's so cute and pretty and there are a lot of colors, great scenes, great clothes and great actors and actresses ! One of my favs movies ever ^^

 

[fashionista-ta]

That's a pity, but I'm still really looking forward to this film for two reasons:

1) The script is supposed to be based on Antonia Fraser's biography of Marie-Antoinette, which is fantastic. I just finished reading it last week based on the fact that it was recommended by my French History Professor. It is truly as superbly researched, written and presented as I expected it to be. So I really hope that the script will follow suit (Incidentally, I have a feeling that the dissapointment may be over the fact that Fraser's biography is not a condemnation of Marie-Antoinette. It does not indulge in the popular myths of her stupidity etc and instead tries to portray its subject with historical accuracy. That isn't to say that she excuses Antoinette's excesses, Fraser simply shows her as she was: frivolous, but ultimately not the callously stupid person that people take her to be)

2) From the images I've seen so far, Milena Canonero's costume designs look incredible

Just wanted to note that I thought some of Kirsten's satin costumes looked noticeably cheap and high-school-production costumey ... did you guys think that too?

I thought Kirsten's acting was good, just wished for a bit more information such as the fact she was 14 ... you can tell she's young and a teenager, but 14 is really different from 17, and the movie doesn't tell you that. You also can't tell how old her husband is.

I haven't read the Fraser book, but I seem to recall that MA was more political than she's portrayed in the movie (which is not at all).

I also took it as an object lesson in what can happen when you marry a man with no balls ...

 

[fashionista-ta]

PS Who was Marianne Faithfull in the movie?? I didn't recognize her ...

 

[Harumi]

^The Empress of Austria. M-M's mother.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

I think many people fail to see what the movie "aims" for. In many ways, it isn't supposed to really be an autobiographical piece (even though it is 97% accurate, much more accurate than I thought it would be). Part of my thinks that Sofia was enamoured with the idea of a teenage girl given limetless money and power, and she wanted to do a movie about that in particula. Had we not know from the title, press, or been told, I think many people wouldn't know this movie was about M-A, if based on the movie alone.

As for me personally, I really loved the movie, it was fun and light and airy. My friend said he really "hated the eighties pop music," but I thought it worked well for the mood of the movie, which was fun.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

and Marie Antoinette's kids were too cute .

Was I alone in being highly amused that her daughter was the only person in the movie speaking French? B)

 

[fashionista-ta]

Was I alone in being highly amused that her daughter was the only person in the movie speaking French? B)

There was at least one other ... but I was surprised how little French there was ...

This is the first of Sofia's movies I've seen, and it kinda showed me what she and Marc Jacobs have in common artistically ...

Thanks, Harumi ... no wonder I didn't recognize her

 

[Rosie]

Was I alone in being highly amused that her daughter was the only person in the movie speaking French? B)

nope i was highly amused too. still love the film though, from a visual point of view.

 

[chaneladdict]

I LOVED this movie, but many in the theater did not. At the end, a few yelled "OH COME ON!!" because I think they wanted the obvious ending versus the one we were given. My boyfriend yelled " This isn't Saw III" in response to the hecklers

 

[*Princesse*]

I just saw this movie, and it was incredible. The richness of each shot was just, ah, overpowering, scrumptious, filling. It was just like the pastries, and the dresses (and Jamie Dornan's eyes. . . .) I loved the eighties music, it drew a lot to the comparision's between MA's court and the disco age.

 

[fouroclock]

It;'s not playing in Toronto anymore . People kept promising to see it but never did.

 

[StellaMare]

I saw it last night, finally! I really want to see it again and I will definitely buy it on dvd..
The dialogues should have been longer but what they said was usually funny or interesting. The scenery was obviously beauuutiful. Some scenes I felt were too short, and instead of putting in "Versailles in the morning sun" type of views Sofia should have put more time into the rest.

I loved the masked ball and the scene where she's with Count Fersen.. and the music was perfect.

 

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