The first previews for this film surfaced a year ago and since I have been biting at the bit for the release. Today I finally had the pleasure and determined that it was well worth the wait. Taking for granted that this is a beautiful work, it is also wonderfully arranged. Sofia Coppola expertly paces Marie with periods of frenzy punctuated with long moments of silence. This reflective pause found in her past films - Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation - blossoms in this latest work.
As a young girl and newly minted dauphine Marie struggles with the demands of her position to produce an heir, act as diplomat, and ingratiate herself to the French court. These demands prove difficult and in her frustration she indulges in the escapism of luxury. As she ages and the pressures of her reign seem to decrease she audaciously seeks to maintain a private life that may ultimately have led to the downfall of the French monarchy.
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Antonia Franser's Marie Antoinette
PBS Marie Antoinette
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