Review of Marie Antoinette (2006) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 19 Mar 2009
The one, transfixing virtue of Marie Antoinette is its unembarrassed devotion to the superficial. There is no morality at play here, no agony other than boredom, and, until the last half hour, not a shred of political sense.
The fun dies out of the film--in fact, the film itself expires--when Coppola suddenly starts dragging in discussions of the American Revolution.
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This review of Marie Antoinette (2006) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 19 Mar 2009.
Marie Antoinette has generally received positive reviews.
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