I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
I expected this to be so much more, but felt quite underwhelmed afterwards. Many interesting aspects, but never realised in my eyes.
Coppola again delivers a wonderfully beautiful film, full of quiet guestures, sparse dialogue, rich costumes, and a kick ass 80s pop soundtrack. Like those she's made before Coppola brings a femiminity to a film, that celebrates youth, beauty with a very contemporary take on history.
Awesome film. More thought-provoking, elegant stuff from Sofia Coppola - she must be one of the most interesting directors of this generation of young directors. Totally riveting, fresh & stylish.
I agree - one of the better films of recent times. It stirs your emotions and keeps you wanting to know more, unlike the norm of spelling things out like your a moron. I think its a movie about youth - and the responsibilities placed on the youth. Brilliant soundtrack too.
a waste of time that deservrs any boo's that it gets. It's over-long and desparate short on story. I love the post-punk music from Siouxsie and Adam Ant, but it takes a good hour for it to arrive, and when it does, you can't help feel it's there to distract from a film that's already lost it's way.
Marie Antoinette is gorgeous, giddy, gilded filmmaking...
Marie Antoinette gives a wide berth to the conventions of period dramas, especially their time-capsule remove, and instead tries to mainline the singular personal experience of the arch-villainess of French history (and freedom history, for that matter). The result is a startlingly original and beautiful pop reverie that comes very close to being transcendent...
The use of music from artists such as Bow Wow Wow, The Cure and The Strokes at times comes across as inspired, and at other times as jarring and out of place. This pretty much sums up the film. At times it works, at times it doesn't. Marie Antoinette is not driven by story; there are periods where nothing happens. Instead, Coppola has presented a visual feast for those who are happy to look dreamily at clothes, shoes and decors for a couple of hours...
1/2 But Coppola sees more in Marie than an Old World Paris Hilton. By tossing in American slang, rock music (New Order and Bow Wow Wow) and eclectic acting styles, she's crashing through the barriers of centuries and stuffy Hollywood biopics to give us a palpable sense of Marie moving through the temptations of flesh and spirit before history boxed her in. With lyrical intelligence and scrappy wit, Coppola creates a luscious world to get lost in. It's a pleasure...
But with "Marie Antoinette," Coppola offers only a handsome style piece in its place, lacking in wit or real significance...
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 21st Dec 2006.
Release date: December 21st 2006.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
