Marie Antoinette (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Sofia Coppola |
| Produced by | Sofia Coppola Ross Katz Francis Ford Coppola |
| Screenplay by | Sofia Coppola |
| Based on |
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser |
| Starring |
Kirsten Dunst Jason Schwartzman Judy Davis Rip Torn Rose Byrne Asia Argento Molly Shannon Shirley Henderson Danny Huston Steve Coogan |
| Cinematography | Lance Acord |
| Edited by | Sarah Flack |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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123 minutes |
| Country | United States France Japan |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $60,917,189 |
| Academy Awards record | |
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| 1. Best Costume Design, Milena Canonero | |
Marie Antoinette is a 2006 historical comedy-drama film, written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst. It is based on the life of queen Marie Antoinette in the years leading up to the French Revolution. It won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. It was released in the United States on October 20, 2006, by Columbia Pictures.
Fourteen-year-old Madame Antoine (Kirsten Dunst) is the beautiful, charming, and naive archduchess of Austria, youngest of Empress Maria Theresa's (Marianne Faithfull) daughters. In 1770, the only one left unmarried among her sisters, she is sent by her mother to marry the Dauphin of France, the future Louis XVI of France (Jason Schwartzman), to seal an alliance between the two rival countries. Marie Antoinette travels to France, relinquishing all connections with her home country, including her pet Pug "Mops", and meets the King Louis XV of France (Rip Torn) and her future husband, Louis Auguste. The two arrive at the Palace of Versailles, which was built by the King's great-grandfather. They are married at once, and are encouraged to produce an heir to the throne as soon as possible; but the next day it is reported to the king that "nothing happened" on the wedding night.
As time passes, Marie Antoinette finds life at the court of Versailles stifling. Her husband's courtiers disdain her as a foreigner, and blame her for not producing an heir, although the fault really lies with her husband, for the marriage remains unconsummated for an inordinate amount of time. The French court is rife with gossip, and Marie Antoinette consistently ruffles feathers by defying its ritualistic formality. Marie Antoinette also refuses to meet or speak with Jeanne Bécu, Madame du Barry (Asia Argento), the mistress of Louis XV. Over the years, Maria Theresa continues to write to her daughter, giving advice on how to impress and seduce the Dauphin. Unfortunately, Marie's attempts to have sex with her husband fail and the marriage remains childless. Marie spends most of her time buying extravagant clothes and gambling. After a masquerade ball, Marie and Louis XVI return to find that the King has smallpox; he orders du Barry to leave Versailles, and soon dies. Louis XVI is crowned King of France, with Marie as Queen.
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