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Anyone seen it already? It's easy to see why this movie (will) takes a lot of flak from history buffs and fans of political thrillers, since its approach is very unusual compared to most pictures in the genre. I doesn't attempt to present a comprehensive account of the political going-ons in the time-period (from her marriage with Louis XVI to the French revolution), with the characters almost as pieces of decorum, rather it puts focus straight to how she experienced things: as that of an adolescent unable to deal with responsibilities she was burdened with. The movie doesn't present the main characters (Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI) as particularly good or bad persons, or as masterminds or as idiots, but simply as human beings. It's a beautiful movie and a very refreshing change of tack from most rigid and facts-obsessed historical movies. If you liked Oliver Stone's Nixon and Coppola's previous movie, Lost In Translation, you'll probably like this one too.
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is there nudity?To us, it is the BEAST. -
Yes. No nipples, but some ass. Kirsten Dunst is hot.
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Let them see ass!I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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BAH! Off with their heads!
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Though the concept sounds really good. I'll be sure to check it out (sees Netflix queue at 60)... errr, sometime.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Sounds good
She gave us some nice shots of Scarlet Johanson in Lost in Translation tooI need a foot massageComment
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It really is good, as long you're willing to forget about historical anal-retentiveness for a moment and consider the characters as beings of flesh and blood, with their strengths and weaknesses. Like in "Nixon" (as already mentioned) but featuring in a cocoon environment.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
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Though the concept sounds really good. I'll be sure to check it out (sees Netflix queue at 60)... errr, sometime.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Marie-Antoinette was scum, and any film that despicts her even in a slightly positive light doesn't deserve to get watched."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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Spiff: Unfortunately, Colon is a royalist.
I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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So you prefer a caricature over a real character?I need a foot massageComment
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Of course I prefer the real character: Didn't I just say that Coppola's depiction of Marie-Antoinette was an abomination?Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
So you prefer a caricature over a real character?"I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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I only care about the nudityTo us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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I agree with Spiffor... what is this with putting French people in a good light?!“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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