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Farewell, My Queen

Farewell, My Queen

Drama · History · 2012

A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

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Farewell, My Queen

2012 Drama · History 1h 40m

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6.0 / 10

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A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

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Directed by

Benoît Jacquot

Written by

Benoît Jacquot · Gilles Taurand

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Agathe-Sidonie Laborde

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Marie Antoinette

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

La duchesse Gabrielle de Polignac

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Henriette Genest dite Madame Campan

Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois

Le roi Louis XVI

Michel Robin

Michel Robin

Jacob-Nicolas Moreau

Julie-Marie Parmentier

Julie-Marie Parmentier

La servante Honorine Aubert

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Put Farewell, My Queen on trial.

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.