Marie Antoinette Queen of France (1955)
- Original title
- Marie-Antoinette, reine de France
- Directed by
- Jean Delannoy
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the life of Marie Antoinette from her arrival in France to her execution. It focuses on the political and personal challenges she faced as queen.
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What happens
Marie Antoinette Queen of France (French: Marie-Antoinette reine de France and also known as Shadow of the Guillotine) is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Richard Todd. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Jean Delannoy) at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot in England and French versions. Richard Todd says Nancy Mitford wrote the English language script. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Todd recalled "Delannois’ style of direction bothered me. He was most meticulous and had worked out every move and gesture himself prior to rehearsal. This I found inhibiting: I didn’t always feel it natural to move exactly where and when he had done, or to gesticulate as he had in his very Gallic and excitable way. I know that Michéle frequently had the same difficulty; most often we played the scenes our own way in the English version, but tried to follow his instructions in the French one. He was a renowned director and a patient, charming man, but not easy for me to work with." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Une aventure secrète de Marie-Antoinette (1910)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.