Marie-Antoinette - a new film by Sofia Coppola

[grady]

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I like hearing New Order in a trailer, but this movie, eh...not really doing it for me. Perhaps it has something to do with Jason Schwartzmen playing Louis XVI and Kirsten Dunst playing Marie Antoinette and both of those actors playing those individuals just doesn't work for me.

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So, it's a comedy, right?

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I can imagine some middleaged costumedrama enthustiasts choking when they hear the new order kick in. "Wot, no Kenneth Branagh? Preposterous!"

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The trailer makes a good video for Age of Consent. I would like to see the tracklisting for the soundtrack. I like the logo for the movie also; it would be cool to have on a black t-shirt.

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with Ceremony playing this time.

[grady]

Hmmm....I like the Age of Consent Video...er...trailer a bit more, esp. when seen in a large auditorium with some booming sound but this works too.

So will the whole film be a new order soundtrack?

Here is a bit of information about the film that I came across at a journalist site I frequent. It gives one and idea of what to expect in the film. Note, the person who reported in was not too pleased with the final outcome. We'll know more in a few weeks once Cannes gets underway. It's unfortunate that Darren Arronofsky's new film The Fountain will not be there, but he was miffed that it was not received for competition so he pulled it entirely.

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"I just saw Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette," says a French film critic whose name I should probably keep under wraps. "Empty shell, boring as hell. Don't know if the Cannes jury is gonna buy it, but the average moviegoer will suffer deeply watching gilded 18th-Century types people get bored, eat, drink, and get bored again. Movies about boredom and filling spaces are tricky to film. Coppola did it right with Lost in Translation, but this time she fails completely, in my opinion. You were right about the parallel between Marie Antoinette and the Paris Hilton crowd . It's here. The rock soundtrack works in the beginning, but quickly turns into a gimmick that doesn't hold for two hours."

[m.g.]

The film should be released here on 24th may, I'll probably go the 1st day as I loved her two prior movies (and as this one was mainly shot here, mostly with a french crew... and the shooting made a bit of... *ahem*... noise...)

ps : french film critics are generally shite & the most snobbish in the world, above all with a director whose prior movies were treated like masterpieces... so i wouldn't trust them, specially on this one...

[grady]

Originally Posted by m.g.

The film should be released here on 24th may, I'll probably go the 1st day as I loved her two prior movies (and as this one was mainly shot here, mostly with a french crew... and the shooting made a bit of... *ahem*... noise...)

ps : french film critics are generally shite & the most snobbish in the world, above all with a director whose prior movies were treated like masterpieces... so i wouldn't trust them, specially on this one...

Weren't they allowed to shoot at Versailles?

Oh, I gotcha on the French critic thing. Thats just there way of being nice I think. Applaud you while they're slipping the knife into your back.

I'm envious that you get to see the film on the 24th this month. It won't reach screens here until sometime in the early Fall if we're lucky. Most likely the studio will be pushing the Oscar factor since Sofia won an Oscar for Lost in Translation.

I just wonder if she's using all New Order songs in the film now. That would be kind of cool.

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Originally Posted by grady

I just wonder if she's using all New Order songs in the film now. That would be kind of cool.

song/scene speculation

The Perfect Kiss - during the kissing scene obviously
World - during the end of the movie
Thieves Like Us - Peasant side story

[m.g.]

Originally Posted by grady

Weren't they allowed to shoot at Versailles?

they were, they were... (absolutely not possible to shoot in Versailles if you're not fully prepared/covered/allowed/insured, etc...), but french gov. was very very... mmm... nice with the time allowed & the fees... and apparently Ms. Director was very... "temperamental" with quite everyone most of the time...