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2006

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Oscar winner Sofia Coppola brings to life a fresh interpretation of the life of France's legendary teenage Queen MARIE ANTOINETTE. Kirsten Dunst plays the naive and beautiful Marie Antoinette, who is betrothed to King Louis XVI at the tender age of 14, entering an opulent French court which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. .. Read more

Starring	Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis
Director	Sofia Coppola
Genres	Drama

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- Is it possible to make a film that evokes both Barry Lyndon and National Lampoons European Vacation?... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
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  - 04 Aug 2009 at 00:49
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  Sumptuous, decadent, delicious.
  
  To enjoy this film I think you have to understand from the outset that it's not a conventional biopic. If you're interested in ... read more »
  
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  - 35 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 26 Oct 2006 at 16:30
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  loved the whole film apart from the ending
  
  i really liked this film and this is why i started reading about the french royalty which i love reading about. i really like reading about Marie Antoinette and... read more »
  
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- - xadelex
  - 4 reviews
  - 20 May 2012 at 14:34
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  loved it!
  
  Lovely film. Sofia Coppola's take on Marie Antoinette is brilliant and fresh. Perfectly melancholy. Kirsten Dunst totally fits her role. Watch!
  
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  - 05 Apr 2012 at 17:48
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  Pointless people .. pointless film
  
  Well, a shambles is probably the best word for it. With no centre and Kirsten unable to hold the piece together as a whole, the film wanders and flaps around ... read more »
  
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- - Platospupil
  - 109 reviews
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 04:19
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  A waste of two hours
  
  'Marie-Antionette' was a real disappointment. The film is undecided on who Marie-Antionette really was, making the character very one dimensional and ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Dec 2011 at 23:56
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  Useless Period Drama
  
  I do like period drama's but this was disappointing. Avoid was a bit over the top and where were the accents going???
  
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  - 14 Sep 2011 at 11:35
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  More than style over substance
  
  I honestly loved this film - no really ....
  
  It is a bit style over substance in places but Sophia Coppola is making a film from a young person's ... read more »
  
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- - japgreenwood
  - 13 reviews
  - 07 Sep 2011 at 15:43
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  Truly terrible
  
  I was expecting to really enjoy this as I love period dramas, but it really dissapoints. It's so american in a cheesy Disney fantasy land style! No real ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Aug 2011 at 22:36
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  Different but boring
  
  Very different to what I was expecting. Visually great with the colourful costumes, sets and what have you. I wanted a history lesson but ended up getting a ... read more »
  
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- - AntFan
  - 2 reviews
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 22:54
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  There's a fly in my champagne
  
  French queen Marie Antoinette is famous for one alleged quip: 'Let them eat cake!' Cake is eaten a-plenty in this sumptuous production, filmed mostly on... read more »
  
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- - Almudena
  - 3 reviews
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 12:05
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  oh lalalala
  
  for all the costumes etc I found this quite dull....slow even! Dunst is a good actress but...I couldnt get her as Marie Antoinette for some reason.....sigh....
  
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- - Kiltedman
  - 89 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 28 Jun 2011 at 08:36
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- - 66
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  Sumptuous, decadent, delicious.
  
  To enjoy this film I think you have to understand from the outset that it's not a conventional biopic. If you're interested in ... read more »
  
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- 378286
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  - BH101
  - 35 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 26 Oct 2006 at 16:30
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  It does what it said on the box
  
  All the reviews I have read of this film in the press alluded to this movie being all about style rather than substance. There is a lot of truth to it. I think ... read more »
  
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- - Mark Brimble
  - Exeter, England
  - 29 Mar 2007 at 00:46
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  Coma inducing drivel
  
  This is one of the worst films I've endured watching. Their is no dialogue. You can count the amount of actual sentences said in the entire film on one hand... read more »
  
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  - Cramlingtion
  - 02 Apr 2007 at 16:40
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  Well I LOVED it!
  
  I HAD to write a review after reading all these reviews here. I went to this film with an open mind. Yes it's light on history, yes ... read more »
  
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- 378609
- - Sarah Jellis
  - Shefford
  - 27 Oct 2006 at 15:47
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  She's, like, so cool
  
  Ever since the swinging sixties, hip history teachers have been trying to breathe life into their subject by relating historic characters to ‘relevant’... read more »
  
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- - PeterSays
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  - Romsey
  - 25 Feb 2007 at 11:26
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  ~Sumptuous, Lavish, Opulent...
  
  Perfect in every little detail. From ~ the location, the sets, the lighting, the costumes, the hair & the make-up to the scenery, the pace, the atmosphere, ... read more »
  
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- - morebees
  - 15 reviews
  - Derby
  - 05 Apr 2007 at 13:53
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  Pretty but dull
  
  The costumes, sets and camera work in this film are stunning, but it was too fluffy. It is typical of Sofia Coppola's previous work and is light on history... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 14 Mar 2007 at 11:18
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  Sex and the City meets Saturday Kitchen
  
  A bunch of twenty-somethings from both sides of the Atlantic wander into a period costume department and play dressing up, eat cake, go shopping for shoes, ... read more »
  
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- - Jane
  - Somerset, England
  - 02 Mar 2007 at 16:53
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  Colourful, Fun & Fantastic Soundtrack
  
  I've just watched Marie-Antoinette, and I loved it. Having just read a lot of the reviews left, I have to say that maybe a lot of the comments are from ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Portsmouth
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 16:37
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  Marie Antoinette
  
  A biopic of the famous young Queen of France (Dunst). The film mainly adresses the early years of her reign and her relationship with inattentive husband Louis... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 23 Jan 2007 at 23:17

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  Oscar winner Sofia Coppola brings to life a fresh interpretation of the life of France's legendary teenage Queen MARIE ANTOINETTE. Kirsten Dunst plays the naive and beautiful Marie Antoinette, who is betrothed to King Louis XVI at the tender age of 14, entering an opulent French court which is ...