Movie of the Week: 2006 Marie Antoinette

2006 Marie Antoinette directed by Sofia Coppola is visually a beautiful work of art. A blending of sound and color to give you the sense of decadence and the loneliness of one young woman's short life. It's a loose base interpretation to the years leading up to the French Revolution. 

Kristen Dunst plays the lead and does a wonderful job breathing life to a person that we've only read about. I think the most beautiful point of the film happens when both Dunst and Schwartzman's characters realize that they are way in over their heads and find solidarity in each other.

The film won an Academy Award for best costume design. With most of the film shot at the Palace of Versailles how can this film be anything but beautiful. What sets this film apart for me from other period pieces is the soundtrack. Coppola used New Wave and Post- Punk bands to give this film amodern feel that gives the audience more of a connection to the characters.

Funny that this is the second film in a row that I'm recommending that features the life of a queen. This of course is not historically accurate, it is not a documentary. This is an entertaining interpretation to events in a young woman's life. I've enjoyed this film from the moment I first saw the trailer. I hope that you will find enjoyment in it too.

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