Marie Antoinette

The Movie

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette

In 2006, Writer and director Sophia Coppola (Lost In Translation) decided to create a more updated retelling of the queen's life, based a biography by Antonia Fraser. The film, starring Kirsten Dunst (Bring It On, The Virgin Suicides) as the ill-fated queen and Jason Schwartzman(Slackers, I Heart Huckabees) as Louis XVI, is set to a rock/pop soundtrack including the 80's hit, "I Want Candy". Filmed in Versailles, the film is rich with extravagant costumes and props.

Jason Schwartzman as Louis XVI and Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette

Quotes:

Louis XVI: Ooooh! Your feet are like icicles!

Marie-Antoinette: So, I hear you make keys for a hobby?
Louis XVI: Yes.
Marie-Antoinette: ...And do you enjoy making keys?
Louis XVI: Obviously.

Marie-Antoinette: This is ridiculous.
Comtesse de Nobile's: This, Madame, is Versailles.

Cast:

Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman - Louis XVI
Judy Davis - Comtesse de Noailles
Rip Torn - Louis XV
Rose Byrne - Duchesse de Polignac
Asia Argento - Contesse du Barry
Molly Shannon - Aunt Victoire
Shirley Henderson - Aunt Sophie
Danny Huston - Emperor Joseph
Marianne Faithfull - Maria Teresa
Mary Nighy - Princesse Lamballe
Sebastian Armesto - Comte de Provence
Jamie Dornan - Count Fersen
Aurore Clément - Duchesse de Char
Guillaume Gallienne - Vergennes
James Lance - Leonard
Al Weaver - Comte d'Artois

 

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette
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