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Movie Description
With a seven-figure budget and veteran director W.S. Van Dyke at the helm, MARIE ANTOINETTE is one of the most opulent period dramas produced in the golden era of Hollywood. The film chronicles the life of the 18th-century queen, following her emotional transformation from childhood as a young Austrian princess to her last days in the court of Louis XVI before the French Revolution. Led by the talents of Norma Shearer as Marie, John Barrymore as Louis XVI, and Tyrone Power as Marie's childhood friend and aspiring lover, Count Axel de Fersen, the film exposes the power plays and chicaneries of the French court, painting the Duke d'Orleans as the villainous source of Marie's public relations tragedy. With the extravagance of the court matched vociferously by the extravagance of the production, a romantic score by Henry Stothart, and a strong performance from Shearer, MARIE ANTOINETTE is a quality period drama.
Synopsis
This is an opulent production of the life of the 18th-century French queen whose most lasting contribution to history has been a supercilious remark about baked goods. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Actress--Norma Shearer.
Film Notes
The film was originally to be directed by Sidney Franklin, who, because of illness, was unable to do so.
Industry Reviews
"...A 150-minute guilty pleasure..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (05/11/1990)
"[Barrymore] is a sarcastic and worldly Louis XV, while the great character actor Joseph Schildkraut plays the perfidious Duke d'Orleans."
New York Times - Dave Kehr (10/24/2006)
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