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Marie Antoinette

Year:
Duration:
123 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | History
IMDB rate:
6.4
Director:
Sofia Coppola
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 12 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2006-10-20
Filming Locations: Paris, France
Earnings
Budget: $40,000,000
Opening Weekend: $5,361,050 (USA) (22 October 2006)
Gross: $15,962,471 (USA) (3 December 2006)
Cast
Actor
Character
Asia Argento
Asia Argento
Marie Antoinette
Mary Nighy
Mary Nighy
Marie Antoinette
Jamie Dornan
Jamie Dornan
Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst
Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman
Louis XVI
Judy Davis
Comtesse de Noailles
Rip Torn
Louis XV
Rose Byrne
Duchesse de Polignac
Molly Shannon
Aunt Victoire
Shirley Henderson
Aunt Sophie
Danny Huston
Emperor Joseph II
Marianne Faithfull
Empress Maria Theresa
Sebastian Armesto
Comte Louis de Provence
Aurore Clément
Duchesse de Char
Guillaume Gallienne
Vergennes
James Lance
Léonard
Al Weaver
Comte Charles d'Artois
Steve Coogan
Ambassador Mercy
Clara Brajtman
Austrian Girlfriend #1 (as Clara Brajman)
Mélodie Berenfeld
Austrian Girlfriend #2
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Duc de Choiseul
Io Bottoms
Lady in Waiting
André Oumansky
Cardinal de la Roche Aymon
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
Comtesse de Cavazzoni
Jean-Paul Scarpitta
Baron Scarpitta
Lucien Rolland
Archbishop (as René Lucien Rolland)
Clémentine Poidatz
Comtesse de Provence
Camille Micelli
Grand Chambellan
Paul Fortune
Duc Fortune
Alexia Landeau
Comtesse de la Londe
Joe Sheridan
Catty Courtier
Katrine Boorman
The English Duchess
Sarah Adler
Comtesse d'Artois
Jean-Marc Stehlé
Doctor Lassonne
Paul Jasmin
Baron Jasmin
Francis Leplay
Doctor Delivery Provence
Mathieu Amalric
Man at Masked Ball
Carlo Brandt
Palace Gardener
Raphaël Neal
Garden Page
John Arnold
Minister of Finances
Scali Delpeyrat
Doctor Delivery M-A
Chloé Van Barthold
Elisabeth
Phoenix
Petit Trianon Musicians
Lauriane Mascaro
Marie Therese - 2 Years
Gaëlle Bona
Girl at Petit Trianon
William Doherty
Councilman
Florrie Betts
Marie Therese - 6 years
Dominic Gould
Count
Jago Betts
Dauphin - 2 Years
Axel Küng
Dauphin - 2 Years
Driss Hugo-Kalff
Dauphin - 2 Years
Fabrice Scott
King's Messenger
Alain Doutey
Chief Valet
Bo Barrett
Page
Joseph Malerba
Queen's Guard
Laurent Cotillard
King's Minister
Susan Graham
Orphée et Eurydice Soloist (scenes deleted)
Xavier Bonastre
King's Secretary (uncredited)
Daniel Delfosse
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Sabine Glaser
Court Member (uncredited)
Manon Grosset
Une petite fille de la cour (uncredited)
Charles Hurez
Du Barry's boy (uncredited)
Philippe Héliès
King's Aide de Camp (uncredited)
Laurent Koffel
Friend of the king / court member (uncredited)
Johann Lorillon
Garde suisse (uncredited)
François-Xavier Noah
Leonard's assistant (uncredited)
Jeanne Raimbault
Petite noblesse woman (uncredited)
Paddy Sherlock
Garde Suisse (uncredited)
David Walliams
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Even though the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles was in restoration - until spring 2007 - Sofia Coppola was allowed to film there a ball scene for the wedding of Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI.
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The blue and gold robe a la Francaise Shirley Henderson wears as Aunt Sophie was previously worn by Geraldine Somerville as Lady Emily in Aristocrats (1999) (during the scene of Lord Kildare having dinner at Richmond House). The same gown also appeared previously in Doctor Who (2005) on Sophia Myles in the final ballroom scene of Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace (2006).
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When Marie-Antoinette is going through her shoes while preparing for a big party you see a pair of blue Converse All Star 1923 Chuck Taylor basketball shoes for about one and a half seconds. While these shoes were definitely not in existence at the time of Marie-Antoinette, their inclusion in the film was intentional, to portray Marie-Antoinette as a typical teenage girl despite the time she lived in.
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Goofs
Several times throughout the film, chandeliers can be seen clearly with electric light bulbs that weren't present in the 18th century. This is because Versailles was 'renovated' in the early 20th century and the candles were replaced with lamps. Therefore the crew had no control over this.
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In two "sunrise" scenes, the sun is seen "rising" at the bottom of the palace gardens, which in fact lie to the west (WNW) of the palace.
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Several times throughout the movie, Marie Antoinette is seen trying on shoes that distinguish between the left and right foot. Shoes were not made as left and right until 1850, over 50 years after she left Versailles.
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Quotes
Maria Teresa: [in her letter to Marie Antoinette] Remember you represent the future and nothing is certain about your place there until the final physical act to crown the Franco-Austrian alliance is performed.
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Duchesse de Char: [to her husband about an invitation from the queen] How can we be expected to live in a place if are not certain about our position?
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Marie-Antoinette: [her dog, Mops, is taken away] Mops!
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Faq
Q
Why did Sofia Coppola choose to base the film specifically on Antonia Fraser's book?
A
Fraser's book is one of the few largely sympathetic portrayals of Marie Antoinette, depicting her as a naive but basically good individual who allowed excess to go to her head, as opposed to the callous, detached hedonist she is usually portrayed as. Coppola wanted to depict Antoinette as a person first and a historical figure second.
Q
Why was Marie Antoinette the only one who wanted to clap at the opera? (and why the second time we see her clapping, no one else would?)
A
Applause was not the custom at court performances. However, her popularity led others to clap along with her to please her; the silence indicated the increase of general disapproval. Another reason might be that in Marie's country (Austria), music was not as strictly regulated, much the same as court life was not. Her brother, Emperor Josef, was Mozart's patron. Though he probably did not attend Mozart's "vaudeville" performances for the common people, where clapping was encouraged, no doubt he and others at court knew about them. The German opera "The Magic Flute" was first performed at the people's theater, not at court. Marie might have wanted to show appreciation as ordinary people did in Austria.
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Photos from cast
Asia Argento Tom Hardy Mary Nighy Jamie Dornan Céline Sallette
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