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Product Description ------------------- Written and directed by Academy Award® winner Sofia Cla (2003, Best Writing, Lost In Translation), Marie Antoinette is an electrifying yet retelling of the turbulent life of history’s favorite villainess. Kirsten Dunst portrays the ill-ed child princess who married France’s young and indifferent King Louis XVI (Jason Schwartzman). Feeling isolated in a royal court rife with scandal and intrigue, Marie Antoinette defied both royalty and commoners by living like a rock star, which served only to seal her e. .com ---- While much was made of the fact that Marie Antoinette elicited boos at Cannes, the many favorable reviews attracted less attention. Inspired by Antonia Fraser's biography, Sofia Cla fashions a portrait that's just as dreamy as The Virgin Suicides, her first literary adaptation, and the O-winning Lost in Translation. Set to a soundtrack of post-punk (a conceit that adds more interest than resonance), the teenaged Marie (Kirsten Dunst, quite good) may be shallow, but she's rarely unsympathetic. The story begins in the late-18th century as the Austrian Archduchess agrees to marry Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman). After bidding adieu to her mother, Maria Theresa (Marianne Faithfull), she travels to France, where King Louis XV (Rip Torn) sets the rules--and the list is endless (Judy Davis' Comtesse de Noailles is the primary enforcer). As for the Dauphin, he's just a boy, really, with more interest in his key collection than their marriage bed. Should Marie produce an heir, it might be enough to sustain her--since life is nothing but an endless shopping spree--but clouds gather on the horizon as an impoverished populace rises up against their extravagant leaders. Cla merely suggests what happens next, although history paints a darker picture. Filmed in and around the Chateau of Versailles, Marie Antoinette is a riot of rustling gowns, sparkling jewels, and Manolo Blahnik-designed shoes. To say that style trumps substance does its maker a disservice, but the look of the thing does leave the deepest impression. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Extras from Marie Antoinette (click for larger image) Featurette: On the filming of Marie Antoinette: high bandwidth ( http://64.70.2.111/public/5af4bf2f-0e01-0000-0080-d5e05c288784.MARIEANT_ftte_hi.mov/ ) Film Clip: "The Introduction" high bandwidth ( http://64.70.2.111/public/6593ce2f-0e01-0000-0080-d5e05c288784.MARIEANT_clip01_hi.mov ) Film Clip: "The Royal " high bandwidth ( http://64.70.2.111/public/5c24d42f-0e01-0000-0080-d5e05c288784.MARIEANT_clip02_hi.mov ) Stills from Marie Antoinette (click for larger image) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/m.antoinette/MA2lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/m.antoinette/MA4lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/m.antoinette/MA3lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/m.antoinette/MA5lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/mantoinette/MA6lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/mantoinette/MA7lrg.jpg ) Beyond Marie Antoinette at .com The Book, Marie Antoinette: The Journey ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/0307277747/ref=d_ap_ma_1 ) More Period Pieces With A Twist ( /gp/feature.html/?docId=1000020461 ) The Films of Kirsten Dunst ( /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/421584/ref=d_ap_ma_3 )