While I must admit that Sophia Coppola was the worst thing to grace the screen in The Godfather III, she does make a decent film. The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation were all decent flicks in my opinion. She has a good grasp of music and imagery.
Enter Marie Antoinette, her latest film which Vero and I rented last night. Heck, I don’t know much about history so we watched this to inform ourselves.
Once again, I was amazed with the imagery and the choice of music (switching from old school Baroque music to New Wave and Punk bands) was great. I like it when films incorporate new music into a historical context (think A Knight’s Tale, but not overdone like it was).
What can I say about the film itself pertaining to Marie Antoinette? Well, I read about Marie Antoinette this morning on Wikipedia so I have a better understanding of where she came from and what her story was. The film does a good job of portraying her role within the French monarchy but if you’re looking for some deep historical facts, shy away as the film focusses more on Madame Antoinette as a person, and one who is still young and growing into the woman she would become.
I wouldn’t say that there was a dose of suspense or grand dramatic stories strewn about…it was a simple film portraying the life of a woman who had to give up her entire country and family to go to France and then hang out and do nothing much at all.
If you are interested in Marie Antoinette, then please rent this film!