Marie Antoinette | 
 enlarge | Director: Sofia Coppola
Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 123
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD15910D
UPC: 043396159105
EAN: 0043396159105
ASIN: B000M06KJ8
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2006
Release Date: February 13, 2007
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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:
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Film Clip: "The Introduction"
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Film Clip: "The Royal Treatment"
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Product Description
The vibrant retelling of the classic story of marie antoinette the naive austrian princess who is thrown into the scandal-ridden world of the french aristocracy when she is betrothed to king louis xvi. While still a teenager marie antoinette conquers her fears and becomes frances iconic queen. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/22/2008 Starring: Kirsten Dunst Rip Torn Run time: 123 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Sofia Coppola
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 Enjoyable New Perspective of Historical Figure December 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While many have bemoaned the use of trendy 'today' music to serve as a background to the drama of Marie Antoinette's life in this adaption, I found it quite refreshing (except for the song that plays when Marie returns to Versailles following the masked ball in Paris--I'm sorry, but that singer's voice annoys me to no end). I also found Kirsten Dunst quite refreshing as well, perfectly conveying the wide-eyed ingenue princess upon her arrival to Versailles and later, the queen resigned to her fate at the hands of people I believe she cared for second only to her beloved Austrians. Go into this movie with an open mind and enjoy the colorful sights and sounds, but believe me when I say there is a message here under all the candy coating and that is bad PR can kill a person's reputation and in Marie's case, killed her physically as well.
 candy sugar girly movie December 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a total girl movie. I love it. It is eye candy and ear candy too if you like the soundtrack (right up my alley). The costumes are fantastic, the sets are gorgeous, and the story is sweet. Kirsten Dunst is perfect for this role. It really peaked my interest about a woman in history who actually was a very interesting figure.
Bubblegum look at Marie Antoinette December 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a bubblegum representation of Marie Antoinette. It reminds me of Clueless actually. So if you enjoyed Clueless, you will like this. It is not meant to be completely historically accurate. It's main purpose is to entertain and that it does.
And for the record, I'd like to point out that Marie Antoinette NEVER EVER said "Let them eat cake" which the movie actually touches on. In the film they have her reading propaganda where it stated she said that and she laughes saying she never did. It was wrongly attributed to her a long time ago and the attribution stuck but it was never her that said that.
I think the people who would best enjoy this movie are people who enjoyed Clueless or Legally Blonde (those types of bubblegum movies) and people who are history buffs since it does have some actual history in this.
I really enjoyed this movie because I didn't expect much from the beginning. I was highly entertained and it brought some of what Marie Antoinette's life was like to modern viewers. Had this movie be done completely like what it was back in her time, modern viewers would have been bored and unable to relate at all to this teenage girl who becomes Dauphine and then Queen of France.
Beautiful November 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this movie for the set, costumes, and soundtrack. The story is not dramatic or an account that I would take as actual. I love the candy color sets and the excessiveness of it all. Tres Bien!
 Strange November 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a fan of Sophia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst. This was not their best work. The movie started off great, offering a glimpse into the shaltered life of a child bride, and the awkwardness of arranged royal marriages. The production value is incredible, with elaborate sets and costumes. But after the birth of the first child, the movie runs out of steam, and by the end, the moviemakers don't even bother about aging the characters. It seems that the exhaustive attantion to detail in the beginning of the film leaves no room for that or even historical accuracy towards the end. A bit disappointing.
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