Marie Antoinette

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Marie Antoinette
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PG13,2hrs 2min
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October 20, 2006
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Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Writer and director Sofia Coppola puts a new spin on the life and times of one of Europe's most infamous monarchs in this lavish historical drama which fuses a contemporary sensibility with painstaking recreations of the look of the 18th century. Born to Austrian nobility, Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) is only 14 years old when she's pledged to marry Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman), the 15-year-old king of France, in an alliance that has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with love. ... Full Synopsis
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By Christy Lemire, Associated Press
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"The movie is a blast — until the last half hour or so, that is, when [director Sofia] Coppola finally injects some historical context ..." Full Review
Perry Seibert
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As she did in her masterful Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola creates an involving sense of physical place in her period biopic Marie Antoinette. The first hour of this film plays well, in large part ... Full Review
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Marie Antoinette
Comtesse de Noailles, La Comtesse de Noailles
Louis XV, King Louis XV
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