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Farewell, My Queen (French: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the Prix Femina in 2002. It gives a fictional account of the last days of Marie Antoinette in power seen through the eyes of Sidonie Laborde, a young servant ...
Mar 21, 2012 · Farewell, My Queen: Directed by Benoît Jacquot. With Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie Lvovsky. A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Benoît Jacquot
- 2012-03-21
Jun 8, 2012 · Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, the film stars Lea Seydoux as one of Marie's ladies-in-waiting, seemingly an innocent but quietly working her way...
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Farewell, My Queen transcends its gaudy period trappings to offer an affecting historical drama built on timeless - and timely - themes. Read Critics Reviews
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- Benoît Jacquot
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- Léa Seydoux
Farewell, My Queen marks the return of acclaimed director Benoît Jacquot and brilliantly captures the chaos that engulfed the court of Marie Antoinette before the outbreak of...
Jul 17, 2012 · "Farewell, My Queen" begins early in the day of July 14, 1789, at the royal palace of Versailles. It was not yet a date fraught with destiny. In the rat-swarming servants' quarters, a young woman named Sidonie Laborde slaps at mosquito bites, hurries through her toilet, and runs toward her appointment with Marie Antoinette.
Jul 12, 2012 · Benoît Jacquot’s look at three days in the life and lies of a doomed monarch presents Marie Antoinette, Versailles and the fall of the Bastille, from the perspective of servants.
