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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.
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
Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen (French title: Les Adieux à la reine) is based on a historical fiction novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas. Both the book and the film follow the isolated, insular life of Sidonie (Agathe-Sidonie in the book) Laborde, an official reader to Marie Antoinette.
Jul 12, 2012 · Farewell, My Queen takes place in Versailles as the French Revolution approaches. But it focuses on Marie Antoinette's servant more than on the aristocracy. Critic Mark Jenkins says that...
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.
- Benoît Jacquot
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 transcends its gaudy period trappings to offer an affecting historical drama built on timeless - and timely - themes. Read Critics Reviews
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