Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
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Compared to the inescapable doom of Virgin Suicides and the soporific stylishness of Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette comes across as pure confectioner's sugar. Like her father's version of Dracula, the film is all about sets, costumes, and music-- not actors. This is not to say that Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman don't admirably convey the awkwardness of having to perform socially (and sexually!) in front of the entire French court. What are most memorable and enjoyable in this arty biopic, however, are the anachronistic New Wave soundtrack (The Cure, New Order, Bow Wow Wow), Lance Acord's beautiful location shooting around Versailles, and the ostentatious costume designs of Milena Canonero. This might not prove to be great cinema by most standards, but it's certainly cool cinema. With Rip Torn, Marianne Faithfull, Steve Coogan, Molly Shannon , Sofia Coppola---Japan/France/USA---2006---123 mins.

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  | Hallie#1

Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette has as bad of a reputation as the queen herself. The film was ridiculed for it's meager script and lack of focus, but the quiet, scattered style produces an ethereal quality that Coppola was smart not to ditch in lieu of a verbose and historical biography. The offbeat music produces a collision of styles that forces the viewer to think about the film analytically, and the resulting internal conversation is more interesting than any European history course. Marie Antoinette is smart, funny, and tragic--everything a perfect movie should be.

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