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Mood:
- CaptivatingStylized
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Plot:
- IntrigueRise and FallPolitical IntrigueRoyal FamilyRevolutionState AffairsCouplesCouple Relations more...
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Genres:
- DramaHistoricalPeriodHollywood ToneRomance
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Time/Period:
- 18th Century
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Place:
- FrancePalaces Castles and Temples
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Praise:
- Prestigious AwardsVenice Festival Winner
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Style:
- EpicStrong Female Presence
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Based on:
- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Look:
- B&W
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Marie Antoinette, 1938
English
USA
Profile of Marie Antoinette
The mood of Marie Antoinette is captivating and stylized. The plot centers around a revolution, political intrigue, and a royal family. It is a drama, period, and historical movie. Stylistically, Marie Antoinette is epic, has a Hollywood tone, and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Marie Antoinette takes place, at least partly, in a palace, castle, or temple. The setting is France. It happens in the 18th century. Visually, Marie Antoinette is black and white. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie is known for being a Venice Festival winner.
Summary of Marie Antoinette
With a seven-figure budget and veteran director W.S. Van Dyke at the helm, Marie Antoinette is one of the most opulent period dramas produced in the golden era of Hollywood. The film chronicles the life of the 18th-century queen, following her emotional transformation from childhood as a young Austrian princess to her last days in the court of Louis XVI before the French Revolution. Led by the talents of Norma Shearer as Marie, John Barrymore as Louis XVI, and Tyrone Power as Marie's childhood friend and aspiring lover, Count Axel de Fersen, the film exposes the power plays and chicaneries of the French court, painting the Duke d'Orleans as the villainous source of Marie's public relations tragedy. With the extravagance of the court matched vociferously by the extravagance of the production, a romantic score by Henry Stothart, and a strong performance from Shearer, Marie Antoinette is a quality period drama.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 8 July 1938 |
| Runtime: | 149 min |
Cast and Crew
as Marie Antoinette
as Count Axel de Fersen
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