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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
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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- Benoît Jacquot
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- Léa Seydoux
Jul 17, 2012 · “Farewell, My Queen” begins early in the day of July 14, 1789, at the royal palace of Versailles. It was not yet a date fraught with destiny. In the rat-swarming servants’ quarters, a young woman named Sidonie Laborde slaps at mosquito bites, hurries through her toilet, and runs toward her appointment with Marie Antoinette.
Jul 9, 2012 · In Benoît Jacquot’s initially tense, ultimately flaccid period drama—adapted from Chantal Thomas’s historical fiction novel—the fall of much-loathed monarch Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger) is...
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.
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synopsis. Versailles in July 1789. There’s growing disquiet at the court of King Louis XVI: the people are defiant and the country is on the brink of revolution. Behind the scenes at the royal palaces emergency plans are being made.
