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Marie Antoinette [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Actors: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzmann, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £0.95 as of 7/9/2010 20:17 BST details You Save: £19.04 (95%) New (42) Used (60) from £0.01 Seller: Richard Thalemann Rating: 74 reviews Sales Rank: 1981 Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Hindi (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Audio Description), Italian (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 118 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822351035 ASIN: B000JU9OKI Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: February 26, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Reviews While much was made of the fact that Marie Antoinette elicited boos at Cannes, the many favorable reviews attracted less attention. Inspired by Antonia Fraser's biography, Sofia Coppola fashions a portrait that's just as dreamy as The Virgin Suicides, her first literary adaptation, and the Oscar-winning Lost in Translation. Set to a soundtrack of post-punk (a conceit that adds more interest than resonance), the teenaged Marie (Kirsten Dunst, quite good) may be shallow, but she's rarely unsympathetic. The story begins in the late-18th century as the Austrian Archduchess agrees to marry Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman). After bidding adieu to her mother, Maria Theresa (Marianne Faithfull), she travels to France, where King Louis XV (Rip Torn) sets the rules--and the list is endless (Judy Davis' Comtesse de Noailles is the primary enforcer). As for the Dauphin, he's just a boy, really, with more interest in his key collection than their marriage bed. Should Marie produce an heir, it might be enough to sustain her--since life is nothing but an endless shopping spree--but clouds gather on the horizon as an impoverished populace rises up against their extravagant leaders. Coppola merely suggests what happens next, although history paints a darker picture. Filmed in and around the Chateau of Versailles, Marie Antoinette is a riot of rustling gowns, sparkling jewels, and Manolo Blahnik-designed shoes. To say that style trumps substance does its maker a disservice, but the look of the thing does leave the deepest impression. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 74 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...15 Next » Utter indulgent perfection!! March 18, 2007 N. Starr (London) 23 out of 26 found this review helpful Marie Antoinette is visually stunning and narratively beautiful. Whilst I can sort of understand the harsh reviews of this film, I cannot help but think that in many ways people are missing the point. Coppola has captured the feeling of extreme decadence and indulgence that surrounded the palace during the reign of Louis XVI. Using sumptuous colours and textures she has created an dream like world, a world that allows you to sample just how fabulous life could be! Kirsten Dunst is stunning in this film. She creates such empathy for her character that I was truly moved by her progression and eventual decline in the film. In a film of few words actions are important and Dunst's ability to convey herself through gesture and movement is magnificent, her transformation from innocent, lost girl to fully-formed temptress Queen is utterly convincing. The supporting characters are equally engaging and wonderful to watch. This film is a visual delight, anyone remotely interested in Sophia Coppola's work will realise that her films aren't plot driven, instead Coppola focuses on producing an atmosphere or a mood and within Marie Antoinette she has indeed done this. The use of modern and classical music on the soundtrack really gave the film a beautifully "indie" edge...I also love the modern references, look out for the beaten up pair of converse sneakers!! Watch this film as if regarding a piece of art, as that it what it is! Will grow on you if you let it August 16, 2007 Squerrimole (Addlestone, Surrey UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Kirsten Dunst is stunning and engaging as always (How is it her smile can light you up and melt you at the same time?), the music is absolutely wonderful, reminding me of my formative years in the early 80's. If you're looking for Lost in Translation II you ain't gonna get it. If you're seduced by the review on the cover into believing it's a schmaltzy chick flick you'll get a shock. It's excellently underplayed for the most part, bowing to the extremely mannered existence in the French Court, where protocol is more important than the sensational emotionalism you'd find in many hollywood films. Marie Antoinette doesn't fit, and it's that tension between her need for warmth, tenderness and joy and the unremitting fettered dryness of her new environment that is so well depicted by the movie. She goes off the rails in a typically teenaged way, giving into the ease and luxury that are so readily available to her. It may not have been Coke and Clubbing and cheap sex but in Coppola's understated way that's the flavour of what you get. Coppola draws back from the brink of wringing our hearts with the almost archetypal Hollywood Moment - the final farewell before Mme Guillotine, which is so easy to overdo and so hard to get right. That the audience knows what awaits her, alongside MA's dawning realisation, gives the ending a longer-lasting impact than wailing and gnashing of teeth. In short this film has only served to enhance my opinion of Sofia Coppola as a writer and director who has her own vision and resists the pull of the accepted in order to follow it. It may take a couple of viewings to get under the gaudy surface of the film but once you do you find what's really valuable underneath. Film Candy! August 14, 2010 Ms. L. J. Braisby (Doncaster, South Yorkshire) Marie Antoinette was probably the first victim of bad Press and Public Scandal. The Film portrays Marie Antoinette as the wonderfully naive, dreamy teenage girl who simply wants to be a girl and Party with her new found group of Friends, even though she's been married off to King Louis XVI and is under some serious pressure to bear a child (all this at the age of 14!) The pressure hits as the Marriage hits a serious block when her Husband is insecure and can't "perform", it seems Louis and Marie don't really connect to fantastically in the first place and this suspicion is verified when Marie finds an awakening in the rather stunning Count Fersen. To top it all off she has married into a Family with plenty of their own Scandal and sauce to even notice Maries attentions focused elsewhere! Marie seems to be facing obstacle and obstacle in this Film, with tragic losses throughout and even becoming Public Enemy No. 1 when the people of France believe she is not showing them any support as a Queen and is simply spending the Country into ruin! Can Marie Antoinette redeem her self and win over her Public? Or will her love for Diamonds, Cake and Clothes make a wreckage of her reputation forever? I really think Sofia Coppola has made something beautiful in this Film, she has captured the period time perfectly and even modified it to make it more enchanting, scandalous and honest than I thought possible! She has made every main Character likeable and has made these teenagers act very similar to how some teenagers would act today, which was an unexpected turn for me personally! Because of the way these teens have been written by Sofia, it feels only natural that they would rebel against the responsibility forced upon them. All this is also well complimented with a great "modern day" Music Score featuring Music by Adam Ant, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure! The DVD overall is great, it has really good Special Features (including a brilliant Making Of... and a great "Cribs" episode with King Louis XVI!) Definitely one for the Girls, simply decadent! To my surprise, I love it! April 7, 2009 Book-addicted (London, UK) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful True, the American accents can be jarring at times and the daring offsetting of the 80's music with this period fairytale telling of Marie Antoinette's slice of history does not always work. If you want a serious and accurate account of the historical Antoinette this is not the place to look. However, to my great surprise I adore this movie despite it's faults and have finally purchased it after renting it several times. For sheer energy, gorgeousness and exuberant girliness (at times) this is a bonbon box of a movie - just beautiful to look at. The costumes, set design and framing of the photography are simply gorgeous; I find it lifts my spirits when I'm in the mood for some 'Legally Blonde' optimism and bounce with added sophistication. The 'I Want Candy' segment alone (which captures perfectly the excitement of a major shopping and self-spoiling extravaganza) is worth the price of the movie in my opinion. Positively edible. Hang the history. Outstanding!! January 1, 2008 S. J. Davies (Oxford, United Kingdom) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful What a great film this is, from the amazing costumes to the great soundtrack, I love this film. The story moves along at a nice controlled pace and the scenery is amazing, to see Versallies in all it's glory must have been a joy to film. Kirsten Dunst is amazing as Marie and shows us just how young and innocent Marie was when she got married. Trust me if you loved Lost In Translation you will love this film,,,, Go get it now for crying out loud!!! 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