Marie-Antoinette in Film

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A review of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, by Elena Maria Vidal. She did not care for the film...Neither do I.

http://teaattrianon.blogspot.com/2007/05/review-of-marie-antoinette-2006.html

I agree. Here is a review from History and Women:
http://www.historyandwomen.com/2012/07/movie-review-les-adieux-la-reine.html

It confirms my suspicions.

And mine as well. Lucy is a member of this forum and I trust her opinions.

For those interested in factual history, this is probably not the movie for you. To begin with, Sidonie, is a fictional character, and the whole ‘behind the scenes’ of Marie Antoinette’s more than friendly love for la Duchesse de Polignac is the center and all of this movie.

If Sidonie is unlikeable- the same is even truer for Marie Antoinette, played by Diane Kruger. The French queen is portrayed as malignantly as she was in the ‘libelles’ of the time. Her role seems fitting to the rumours concocted about her. Her homosexual preference for la Duchesse is the only focal point of the movie. And, unfortunately, there is nothing charismatic or endearing about this self-serving Marie Antoinette.
http://www.historyandwomen.com/2012/07/movie-review-les-adieux-la-reine.html

What a disappointment.

Came across this blog post by Gareth Russell about M-A on film and why they're duds:
http://garethrussellcidevant.blogspot.com/2012/08/golden-imaginings-why-are-movies-about.html
Repeating myths doesn't help for starters!

I absolutely loved that article. Gareth is so witty and insightful and such a talented writer!

Yes, he is.

Here is Susan's review:
http://sssnewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/movie-farewell-my-queen-les-adieux-a-la-reine/

Wow, I have to share something with all of you! Someone in a Marie-Antoinette Facebook group posted a film with the title Marie-Antoinette in Versailles (1979). The first impressions for me that I found the perfect film about her (after 8 years ), although I haven't watched it so accurate yet. Do you know this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mIZM1r9Dq5k

Good points:
- It recalls the historical documentaries.
- No long lamentations about her sexuality and late pregnancy!
- Louis is not shown as a "bad" or uninteresting character who must be avoided while showing Antoinette's life (or not so objective: THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!!!! Especially in the rowing scene, or after he shows her Trianon... )

OK, I stop it now

EDIT: I found out by the Google research that this is for children. I've never heard about this series... is it something well-known for the English-speaking countries?

Sounds wonderful!