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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.
Jul 17, 2012 · The queen (Diane Kruger) reclines in her private chamber, closely guarded over by her lady-in-waiting, Madame Campan (Noemie Lvovsky). She has apparently spent the night with Gabrielle de Polignac ( Virginie Ledoyen ), said to be her lover.
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
Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, the film stars Lea Seydoux as one of Marie Antoinette's ladies-in-waiting, seemingly an innocent but quietly working her way into her mistress's special favors, until history tosses her fate onto a decidedly different path (in the final days before the full-scale outbreak of the Revolution).
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- Virginie Ledoyen
- Benoit Jacquot
Jul 12, 2012 · Unlike Sophia Coppola's trivial Marie Antoinette, this movie doesn't portray its title character as innocent and misunderstood. Kruger's queen is an aristocrat of her time, absolutely...
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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- Drama, History
- R
Jul 12, 2012 · “Farewell, My Queen” is rated R. (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.) The movie has brief nudity and modest sexual groping, but it does not have the profanity or...
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