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. Filmed in and around the chateau of versailles, marie antoinette is a riot of rustling gowns, sparkling jewels, and manolo blahnikdesigned shoes. Marie antoinette was a young teenager, but norma shearer portrayed her with real style. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end. Shes famous for something she likely never said, let them eat cake but even if she never said that, her spending habits and hardline antireform position in the french revolution probably made the situation in france worse. In may 1770, she set out for france to be married, escorted by 57. But louis weakness forced her to take a more dominant rolefor which the french people. It was directed by sophia cappola, who is also directed virgin suicide 1999 and lost in translation 2002, which won an oscar for the best director. Sophia coppolas marie antoinette is a girly movie about a girly girl, aka the austrianborn dauphine of france, who at a very young age was confronted with the harsh reality of being away from her mother, her country, her family and even her pug. Dec 21, 2006 directed by francis leclerc, yves simoneau.
Behind the scenes of sofia coppolas marieantoinette part 1 duration. Maria antonia josephina johanna habsburg kirsten dunst, princess of austria, is the youngest of empress maria theresas marianne faithfull sixteen children. Ten things that occurred to me while watching marie antoinette. The iconic albeit illfated historical beauty, marie antoinette, has become synonymous with 18th century style over the years. The portrait of the queen plus our full library of documentary features and series.
With karine vanasse, olivier aubin, marie eve beaulieu, danny gilmore. Marie antoinette is a fictional movie based on the life of the queen in the years leading up to the french revolution. Sophia wanted to make us experience what marie antoinettes parties, shopping and dessert binges must have been like, and the anachronistic music as strange as it may seem is perfect to produce that effect in a modern audience. November 2, 1755october 16, 1793 was the queen of france, executed by guillotine during the french revolution. Bridal accessories inspiration marie antoinette part 2. Because of louis xvis irresolution, marieantoinette was to play an increasingly important part in the secret intrigues to liberate the royal family from its virtual captivity in paris. In this entry, the focus is on the accessories featured in the movie specifically the beautiful shoes.
Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie antoinette. The scenes involving marie antoinette on a crazy shopping spree at her notsohumble royal abode is the highlight of this movie for me. Marie antoinette arriving at versailles hq youtube. Extras from marie antoinette click for larger image. Movie is about the real life story of last queen of france. The story of revolution and resistance in 18thcentury france is a complicated one, and no two historians tell the story the same way. Shoes and hand fans in the last post about marie antoinette we looked at the elaborate costumes kirsten dunst wore in the sofia coppola movie.
Marie antoinette is a 1938 american historical drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. The tragic life of marie antoinette, who became queen of france in. Costumes remember how in a previous entry i wondered what a wedding inspired by the palette of the soft jewel tones of this bridal necklace from j. Mar 23, 2012 marie antoinette and louis xvis children. Behind the scenes of the cover shoot for becoming marie antoinette. Nov 14, 2014 the rise and fall of versailles part 1 of 3. A romantic hideaway, marieantoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in vienna. Incase you wonder where ive been, for a month i lived in paris. Marie antoinette shopping scene sofia coppola, 2006 youtube. The tragic life of marie antoinette, who became queen of france in her late teens. Joseph meets louis xvi at the royal zoo and explains to him the mechanics of sexual intercourse in terms of keymaking, as one of the kings.
Movie marie antoinette 2006 song naturals not in it remastered version. This is sofia coppolas third film centering on the loneliness of being female and surrounded by a world that knows how to use you but not how to value and understand you. Kirsten dunst played marie antoinette in 2006 movie based in the baroque era. With karine vanasse, olivier aubin, marieeve beaulieu, danny gilmore. A thoughtful, sometimesplayful retelling of the story of marie antoinette, sofia coppolas film focuses on the doomed queens adolescence.
Here is part 1 of the marie antoinette soundtrack that ive put together. Marie antoinette part 1 marie antoinette marie antoinette cake ladyfingers. The queens hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasants cottage hidden in the versailles gardens. Kirsten dunst pays the part well, though the writers fail to show how the queen. Marie antoinette was a child of only 14 years, delicately beautiful, with grayblue eyes and ashblonde hair. Sep 20, 2006 marie antoinette compares favorably to the new world and, more so, to the lost citytwo tales of edens stripped of their fruit.
The rise and fall of versailles part 1 of 3 youtube. Marie antoinette 2006 official trailer 1 kirsten dunst movie. And this past year, she took home another with the grand budapest hotel 2014. Marie antoinette is a movie about queen of france, marie antoinette, in the 18th century. Most expensive mistakes in all history part 1 duration. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of versailles. The movie tediously moves on to the faltering story where marie antoinette s mother tells her 14yearold daughter that she is going to france to marry louis xvi. Among her body of work we also find a clockwork orange 1971, the shining 1980, cotton club 1984, out of africa 1985and the life aquatic with steve zissou 2004.
Andy garcias ode to his bygone cuba had no room in its limited imagination for the countrys impoverished masses, but that was because garcia only understood what was taken away from his family. When marie antoinette gets to the french border, she has to give up all that she has, including her pet, and change into a completely new french outfit. Marie antoinette was the movie that gave her the awaited third oscar. Movie marieantoinette 2006 song naturals not in it remastered version. It was released in the united states on october 20, 2006, by columbia pictures. With countless adaptations of her life, such as sofia coppolas. Robert morely portrayed timid louis xvi from the ballroom via the boudoir to the guillotine. Access the interactive revolution history map that is part of the global revolution page of the marie antoinette site. This observation leads naturally to another observation.
Ive seen about 10 films as part of my study of 1938 oscarnominated movies, and marie antoinette, starring norma shearer, is by far the best of the lot. Mix fools rush in kevin shields remix marie antoinette soundtrack. Feb 07, 2018 part one of an original historical documentary on the famous queen of france, marie antoinette of the habsburg empire of austria. Divide students into pairs and direct them to part 2 of the. Watch the fabulous life of elisabeth vigee le brun, portraitist of marieantoinette part 1. Sep 10, 2019 marie antoinette was a child of only 14 years, delicately beautiful, with grayblue eyes and ashblonde hair. The punkish titles and soundtrack and the luscious pastel color palette depict the girl queen as a product of her times, living up to official expectations while also rebelling in whatever small ways she.
The retelling of frances iconic but illfated queen, marie antoinette. Mar 18, 2017 marie antoinette, born archduchess of austria, was in line to become queen of france when she married the future louis xvi of france in 1774. The marie antoinette soundtrack collection part 1 youtube. She is most known for supposedly saying let them eat cake, although the french quote translates more precisely as, let them eat brioche, and there.
Marie antoinette 2006 official trailer 1 kirsten dunst movie duration. When the austrianborn marie antoinette is handed off at the tender age of 14 to the french aristocracy in an arranged political marriage to prince louis auguste soon to be king louis xvi, shes stripped of everything and everyone she holds dear. In june 1783, marie antoinettes new pregnancy was announced, but on the night of 12 november, her 28th birthday, she suffered a miscarriage. It is from the amazing 2006 movie of marie antoinette starring kirsten dunst. Marie antoinette is a 2006 historical drama film written and directed by sofia coppola and starring kirsten dunst. Marie antoinette lived at versaille during the rococo period of the century marie antoinette, despite its sumptuous costumes, production design, and appealing cast, seems frivolous and lightweight in comparison. Marie antoinette 1938 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Marie antoinette compares favorably to the new world and, more so, to the lost citytwo tales of edens stripped of their fruit. With kirsten dunst, jason schwartzman, rip torn, judy davis. To say that style trumps substance does its maker a disservice, but the look of the thing does leave the deepest impression. Marie antoinette would likely have been perfectly happy to have played only a ceremonial part as queen. And while i was there i visited the palace of versailles and marie antoinettes private apartment. Part one of an original historical documentary on the famous queen of france, marie antoinette of the habsburg empire of austria.
Oct 06, 2012 marie antoinette is a movie about queen of france, marie antoinette, in the 18th century. She was born an archduchess of austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of empress maria theresa and francis i, holy roman emperor. With norma shearer, tyrone power, john barrymore, robert morley. Marie antoinette 2006 official trailer 1 kirsten dunst. Behind the scenes of sofia coppolas marieantoinette part 1. The universal spider tv movie w english subtitles duration.
In the last post about marie antoinette we looked at the elaborate costumes kirsten dunst wore in the sofia coppola movie. Kirsten dunst, jason schwartzman, rip torn marie antoinette 2006 official trailer 1 kirsten dunst movie the retelling of frances iconic but illfated queen, marie antoinette. Apr 23, 2009 part 1 of marie antoinette with kirsten dunstenjoy. Although there is considerable hollywood panache and romantics, nevertheless this classic movie reenacted how it really happened. Marie antoinette is a post modern revolution youtube. A romantic hideaway, marie antoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in vienna. May 22, 20 here is part 1 of the marie antoinette soundtrack that ive put together.
In may 1770, she set out for france to be married, escorted by 57 carriages, 117. Sep 26, 2006 access the interactive revolution history map that is part of the global revolution page of the marie antoinette site. Scene from sofia coppolas film in which marie antoinette arrives at the palace of versailles. It shows coppola once again able to draw notes from actresses who are rarely required to sound them. Marie antoinette, queen executed in french revolution. Dec 25, 2018 the queens hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasants cottage hidden in the versailles gardens. With michel fau, vahina giocante, sava lolov, alexandra stewart. In fact, its part of what makes this movie so distinct. Curiositystream is home to thousands of awardwinning documentaries. The fabulous life of elisabeth vigee le brun, portraitist of. Oct 19, 2006 ten things that occurred to me while watching marie antoinette.
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