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
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
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)
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