Farewell, My Queen (2012)

Original title

Les Adieux à la reine

Directed by

Benoît Jacquot

Genre

drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 325 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young servant reads books aloud to Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. The film follows her perspective as the royal household falls apart.

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What happens

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 who reads aloud to the queen. The film stars Diane Kruger as the Queen, Léa Seydoux, and Virginie Ledoyen. It opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 and has subsequently been screened at other festivals. It was released on 21 March 2012 in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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