MARIE ANTOINETTE

Year: 2006
USA & UK: Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis, Asia Argento, Marianne Faithfull, Danny Huston, Molly Shannon, Steve Coogan, Rose Byrne, Shirley Henderson, Clara Braiman, Melodie Berenfeld, Sebastian Armesto, Al Weaver, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Io Bottoms, Sallette, Andre Oumansky, Guillaume Gallienne, Aurore Clement, Jean-Paul Scarpitta, Rene Lucien Rolland, Mary Nighy, Clementine Poidatz, Camille Micelli, Paul Fortune, Natasha Fraser-Cavasson, Alexia Landeau, Joe Sheridan, Katrine Boorman, Sarah Adler, Jean-Marc Stehle, Jamie Dornan, Chloe Van Barthold, Paul Jasmin, Francis Leplay, James Lance, Mathieu Amalric, Raphaël Neal, John Arnold, Scali Delpeyrat, Carlo Brandt, Gaëlle Bona, Tom Hardy, William Doherty, Florrie Betts, Lauriane Mascaro, Dominic Gould, Jago Betts, Axel Kung, Fabrice Scott, Alain Doutey, Bo Barrett, Joseph Malerba Phoenix
Director: Sofia Coppola
Country: USA
USA & UK: 123 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo
UK Certificate: 12A contains moderate sex
USA Release Date: 20 October 2006
UK Release Date: 20 October 2006

Synopsis

From the imagination of Oscar winning director and writer Sofia Coppola (LOST IN TRANSLATION) comes a vibrant retelling of the classic story of Marie Antoinette. Starring Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette, the naive teenage Austrian princess, betrothed to King Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman).

Overwhelmed and distraught, Marie Antoinette seeks refuge in the decadence and hedonism of the French aristocracy and in a secret love affair. Whether she is being idealised for her impeccable style or vilified for being unforgivably out of touch with her subjects, reaction to Marie Antoinette has always as extreme as the iconic queen herself.