Saturday, March 31, 2012

LES ADIEUX À LA REINE | BENOÎT JACQUOT, 2012

Bon week~end! 


Hello Lovlies, I hope you are all having a most beautiful 

weekend. I was just catching up on some reading and I ran

 across an article about the new Benoît Jacquot film about
 Marie Antoinette.


 Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas,  Farewell
 
My Queen stars Léa Seydoux {Midnight in Paris} as one of

 Marie’s ladies-in-waiting and Diane Kruger as Marie

 Antoinette {Diane, by the way, is German, was born on July

 15th and her mother's name is Maria-Theresa}

{Photo Daily Briefing}

The story begins just in the days before the Revolution. To be

 exact the first four days of the French Revolution in July 1789.

 It is told from her servants perspective and seems to be a big

 departure from Sofia's modernized {but glorious} version. 

 {Photo Film Society}

 While some scenes explore Marie Antoinette's rumored affair

 with Gabrielle De Polignac, the movie is lavish and full of eye

 candy. 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 






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6 comments:

  1. I think I need to read the book, then see the movie. Thanks for the head's up on this. xx's

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  2. I'm always in my best spot right here with you:)
    XOXO

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  3. Can you imagine dressing like this in daily life!

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  4. I'm so obsessed with Marie-Antoinette, this post is great!

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  5. Looks sumptuous.

    -Brad

    http://anewobserver.wordpress.com/

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  6. I love to see MA movie's done from different points of view. Is this one french? I have seen them where she was sadly misunderstood, and I have seen them where I hated her too! Too bad some good blog PR might have saved her!
    -The Keeper of The Little Red Diary

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