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Am I the only one who adores this film?

posted 14 years ago by tigerbos
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I really don't understand why this film isn't rated higher on this site. Granted more men are members of IMDb and a lot of guys don't care for period pieces but women have ranked it low as well.
This is a brave and beautiful film. Of course it's not exactly historically accurate but I cannot help but feel the cinematagraphy, costumes and luscious looking pastries are mouth watering. I love the pastel colours! This stands as one of my most favorite period pieces. Doesn't anyone else like this film?

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[–] prncscee 14 years ago

I adore this movie as well, it is one of my all-time favorites and definitely a favorite period piece!! :) I agree, I think it is beautifully shot and everything is just very pretty throughout the movie, love it!

[–] stephencheevers 14 years ago

i thinks a far better film then the very over rated Lost in translation

[–] ketone_of_sexiness 14 years ago

this film makes my personal hall of fame

[–] WanderingNightSpirit 14 years ago

I adore it very much!

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[–] shadowpause 14 years ago

Naw, I've been obsessed with this movie since I was 15. I love every single thing about it.

[–] Emma_Christine_Ashley 14 years ago

I love it too! I wrote a uni essay on it and post-modernism. I love the way Coppola made it into something that wasn't the same old thing and showed a different side to the Queen.

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[–] cookiela2001 13 years ago

<< I love the way Coppola made it into something that wasn't the same old thing and showed a different side to the Queen. >>

I agree. The film is at least CREATIVE. (The old, "classic" MGM version is virtually an embalmed corpse.)

I do wish this version built to a stronger climax, but I like everything that comes before, anyway. (Except for the fact that the movie doesn't take a strong stand on WHAT the hell is going on with Louis' impotence, which is such a key factor to the story. That could certainly have been explored better, too, to put the whole situation in better perspective for us.)

[–] haneaux 14 years ago

No, I absolutely adore this film. So what if there are historical inaccuracies? Coppola wasn't setting out to create a perfectly factual account of Marie-Antoinette's life, merely a highly-stylized take on some of her experiences, and one has to fully realize and accept this prior to viewing it, which I'm sure many didn't. That said, I think this film is utterly beautiful, poignant, and heartbreaking. The soundtrack is surprisingly fitting, the cinematography is to die for, and the costumes and sets are marvelous. I love it to pieces.

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[–] denniskriz 12 years ago

Are you/we sure there were historical inaccuracies in the film (or at least large ones)? It seems to me that Sofia Coppola did her homework.

Above all, I think she points out the obvious: Marie Antoinette was FOURTEEN when she was married off and 19 when she became queen. She was still only 34 when the French Revolution took place and she was 38 (not in the film) when put to death.

HOW COULD ONE BE SO YOUNG AND YET BE SO HATED? I would imagine that more than a few teenagers today would "bring down a Monarchy or two" by rolling their eyes and saying the dreaded words, "This is ridiculous" when faced with such stultifying stupidity that existed at Versailles.

I too really liked this movie, though actually only went back to see it after seeing Farewell My Queen.

I do think that Sofia Coppola was simply a few years ahead of her time (and perhaps actually so was Marie Antoinette).

[–] lexiever-1 14 years ago

I LOVE this movie. The pastries and the costumes are to die for. I swear I would give up my jeans forever to wear dresses like that.

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[–] CollideWithDestiny 14 years ago

I like it more and more each time I watch it. It really is a brave film indeed. And it's visually stunning. There are some amazing shots in this movie. I really love Marie Antoinette's birthday scene.

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[–] aphroditediamondglamour 14 years ago

Oh, I love it! It's so beautiful! Sofia portrayed her in an absolutely gorgeous way.

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[–] rabbyt1 14 years ago

I also loved it :) I watch it anytime I see it on TV.

[–] Borowczyk76 14 years ago

I must say I loved this film and find it practically on-par with Lost In Translation (which I adored). I don't understand all the hate about this lovely film. I couldn't help but thinking after the film how this film is the EXACT POLAR OPPOSITE of Alain Cavalier's Thérèse, both thematically and stylistically. Where as one concentrates on the character's punitive and austere lifestyle, the other concentrates on it's opulence and lushness. Stylistically, they both meet at the extreme care they put into details in costumes and settings (one is extremely minimalist while the other is incredibly lavish). Loved both films. Both take many liberties historically speaking, but I find that they both speak tons about these legendary figures.My only wish would have been to include a mention of the necklaces incident which pretty much ignited the Revolution.

[–] RedGoldDragon23 14 years ago

There's something about it that I love: the creative license Coppola took with it by giving it a modern twist that expressed the similarities between people then and now.