"Farewell, My Queen another story about Marie-Antoinette this time with a great performance by Diane Kruger as the women herself"
Marie-Antoinette is one of the most hated women in all history and once again she appears on the screen. This film tells the story of Sidonie Laborde (Léa Seydoux) a book reader to the queen of France Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), over the course of three days we see into the running of the palace and how the royals hold complete power until the Bastillle is hit by the rebellion of the time. During these days we see love, loss and trying to please those who are above you by doing anything you can even sacrificing your life for your queen.
Benoît Jacquot is the director behind this film and his direction is well suited to this almost claustrophobic area that is the kingdom of France in 1789 as these royals were hated by the people of France. The story at first seems very simple but as we get to know Sidonie more and see that she does not want to say anything offensive causing her to do things for the queen no normal women in her job would have to do. The costumes and sets are very well suited to the time period and they way they move also is great to see that the crew behind the film took to time and effort that goes into a period piece like this.
Léa Seydoux plays the main women of this tale and she gives a fine performance but she is not allowed to emote which is what the character had to do because she was a lower class worker and that is why even though she is in almost every scene she does not get to stand out as others, also she mostly comforts people feeling pain. Diane Kruger in her short screen time for her entrance to departure owns the screen in part due to the role she plays because it is Marie-Antoinette. There is one scene when she gets to finally show her emotions when they all boil up when she says goodbye to her lover for good. In her final scene we see the true villainies of Marie as she sacrifices her book reader in order to save her lover which is something a normal nice women would do but an evil one would do it.
The film overall as some great production displayed mainly in it'costume but the fact the main character is not interesting is a major problem with the film but it is made better every time Diane is one the screen making the film the better to watch.
MOVIE GRADE: C (MVP: Diane Kruger)
Marie-Antoinette is one of the most hated women in all history and once again she appears on the screen. This film tells the story of Sidonie Laborde (Léa Seydoux) a book reader to the queen of France Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), over the course of three days we see into the running of the palace and how the royals hold complete power until the Bastillle is hit by the rebellion of the time. During these days we see love, loss and trying to please those who are above you by doing anything you can even sacrificing your life for your queen.
Benoît Jacquot is the director behind this film and his direction is well suited to this almost claustrophobic area that is the kingdom of France in 1789 as these royals were hated by the people of France. The story at first seems very simple but as we get to know Sidonie more and see that she does not want to say anything offensive causing her to do things for the queen no normal women in her job would have to do. The costumes and sets are very well suited to the time period and they way they move also is great to see that the crew behind the film took to time and effort that goes into a period piece like this.
Léa Seydoux plays the main women of this tale and she gives a fine performance but she is not allowed to emote which is what the character had to do because she was a lower class worker and that is why even though she is in almost every scene she does not get to stand out as others, also she mostly comforts people feeling pain. Diane Kruger in her short screen time for her entrance to departure owns the screen in part due to the role she plays because it is Marie-Antoinette. There is one scene when she gets to finally show her emotions when they all boil up when she says goodbye to her lover for good. In her final scene we see the true villainies of Marie as she sacrifices her book reader in order to save her lover which is something a normal nice women would do but an evil one would do it.
The film overall as some great production displayed mainly in it'costume but the fact the main character is not interesting is a major problem with the film but it is made better every time Diane is one the screen making the film the better to watch.
MOVIE GRADE: C (MVP: Diane Kruger)