A beautiful film that looks into the sadness that Marie Antoinette must have felt in isolation surrounded by selfish people in decadence. Her own frivolous expenditures in full view in Sofia Coppola's gorgeous cinematography.
You get the feeling that Coppola wants the viewer to understand where Antoinette came from in her own perspective, so that you might better understand how someone could rot away in high fashion, delicacies, and opulence. It's a lovely piece of art film that captures the wealthiest times in France, the disassociated royalty, while also notably attempting to persuade you of Marie's humanity.
A character study within a historical picture, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is a blissful stroll through the garden, but be careful not to stay there too long, lest you give into the luxury. In all, Marie Antoinette is an exquisite narrative and emotional take on a much maligned historical figure treated with the utmost respect and care. Sofia Coppola has never filmed sorrow with such sublime reverence and reason. It's her Virgin Suicides on a much larger scale with a massive budget well spent. I highly recommend Marie Antoinette.
- "The Making of Marie Antoinette" featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Cribs with Louis XVI
