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Marie Antoinette (Original title)
Date: 2005 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, France, Japan

Directed by: Sofia Coppola

Production company billing: ©2005. I Want Candy, LLC Columbia Pictures presents in association with Pricel and Tohokushinsha An American Zoetrope production [end] Production Support La Commission du Film France (Frédéric Brillion, Patrick Lamassoure), La Commission du Film Île-de-France (Olivier René-Veillon, Stéphane Martinet), Préfécture de Paris - Bureau des obligations (Capitaine Barnaud), Ville de Paris - Mission Cinéma (Catherine Walrafen, Françoise Simet) From American Zoetrope Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS In Colour Author: I Want Candy, LLC Based on the book 'Marie Antoinette: The Journey' by Antonia Fraser
Synopsis: Budget reported as 40M Euros (Première, June 2005).Synopsis: Portrait of Marie-Antoinette as a naive teenager, lost in the rigid etiquette and court intrigues of Versailles in the late eighteenth century, and who unwittingly became a convenient scapegoat for a society on the verge of revolution.
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (32)
In: CineAction! n75 2008  Pages: 54-57
Title: The Voice of Marianne Faithfull: On Sofia Coppola's Marie...Author: USUDA, Kohei Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Antoinette". Part of a whole issue on art cinema, this article looks at the use of voice in Sofia Coppola's films, particularly that of Marianne Faithfull in MARIE ANTOINETTE.

In: Empire n211 January 2007  Page: 202
Title: At Home: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: BEARDSWORTH, Liz Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n213 March 2007  Pages: 126-127
Title: At Home/DVD New: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinéaste v32 n2 Spring 2007  Pages: 32-35
Title: Marie Antoinette and the Ghosts of the French RevolutionAuthor: ZEVIN, Alexander Article type: ArticleLanguage: English

In: Film Review n676 November 2006  Page: 102
Title: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: HAYNES, Lórien Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1569 27 Oct 2006  Page: 37
Title: Prestige pictureAuthor: KAY, Jeremy Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Looks at the US opening weekend box-office performance of Th e PRESTIGE, The DEPARTED, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, MARIE ANTOIN ETTE, and RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.

In: Premiere v20 n2 October 2006  Page: 40,42
Title: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: KENNY, Glenn Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Comment v42 n5 Sep/Oct 2006  Pages: 24-26
Title: Pretty vacant: The radical frivolity of Sofia Coppola's...Author: LEE, Nathan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Title ends: '...Marie Antoinette'.

In: Empire n207 September 2006  Pages: 73-89
Title: Biggest ever previewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief previews of films expected to be released September 2006 to summer 2007.

In: Screen International n1552 16 Jun 2006  Page: 26
Title: Having their cake...Author: MITCHELL, Robert Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Three weeks after being shown at the 2006 Cannes Film Festi- val, The DA VINCI CODE, MARIE ANTOINETTE, Il CAIMANO and BUENOS AIRES, 1977 have all had success at the box office.

In: Screen International n1552 16 Jun 2006  Page: 7
Title: In royal serviceAuthor: GOODRIDGE, Mike Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Producer Ross Katz discusses the particular challenges of re -alising Sofia Coppola's vision for MARIE-ANTOINETTE, which included shooting in France and gaining permission to shoot in Versailles itself.

In: Vanity Fair n555 November 2006  Pages: 142,144-146
Title: Sofia's choiceAuthor: FRASER, Antonia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Historian Antonia Fraser writes about the experience of having her biography of Marie Antoinette turned into a feature film by director Sofia Coppola.

In: Film Review n677 December 2006  Page: 125
Title: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: CAMERON-WILSON, James Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere v20 n1 September 2006  Page: 32
Title: Take one first look: Reality checkAuthor: C.L. Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Brief insight into the work of dance expert Corinne Devaux on MARIE ANTOINETTE.

In: Premiere v20 n1 September 2006  Pages: 64-73,76,78,80,82
Title: Ultimate Fall Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief preview of films due to be released during Autumn 2006

In: Premiere n348 February 2006  Page: 17
Title: Événements 2006: Marie-AntoinetteArticle type: PreviewLanguage: French

In: Screen International n1551 9 Jun 2006  Page: 28
Title: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: HUNTER, Allan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v59th May 2006  Pages: 42-43
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - v59th May 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits include production/distributor/sales contact details Brief script excerpt.

In: American Cinematographer v87 n10 October 2006  Pages: 64-70,72-73
Title: A lonely throneAuthor: HEURING, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Cinematographer Lance Acord describes his working relationsh ip with Sofia Coppola and the creative and technical challen ges they faced when working together on MARIE ANTOINETTE (20 06).

In: Sight and Sound v16 n11 November 2006  Pages: 36-40
Title: Portrait of a lady: Sofia CoppolaAuthor: COOK, Pam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analyses Sofia Coppola's persona and creative style, achieve d with gusto in her portrayal of MARIE ANTOINETTE, where fas hion and design are used in such ways as to capture the mood of the period and feelings of ambivalence toward the queen

In: Sight and Sound v16 n11 November 2006  Page: 69
Title: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: MCGILL, Hannah Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Vanity Fair n553 September 2006  Pages: 182-185,236-239
Title: Something about SofiaAuthor: PERETZ, Evgenia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Sofia Coppola.

In: Variety 29 May 2006  Page: 31, 41
Title: Sofia's choice is a modernist 'Marie`.Author: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Empire n209 November 2006  Pages: 150-151
Title: Q&A: Sofia CoppolaAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Sofia Coppola briefly discusses her ideas for the film MARIE ANTOINETTE and her career to date.

In: Empire n209 November 2006  Page: 28
Title: In cinemas: Marie AntoinetteAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinema Scope n27 Summer 2006  Page: 80
Title: Cannes: Marie-Antoinette: let them eat whateverAuthor: NELSON, Rob Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere v19 n5 February 2006  Page: 66
Title: 2006: Movie PreviewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English

In: Premiere n352 June 2006  Pages: 56-57
Title: Marie-AntoinetteAuthor: DELORME, Gérard Article type: ReviewLanguage: French

In: Little White Lies n8 Oct/Nov 2006  Pages: 3-[63]
Title: The Marie Antoinette issueArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Special issue containing a small amount of material on Sofia Coppola's MARIE ANTOINETTE, and a selection of other items related to or inspired by the film.

In: Cineforum n456 July 2006  Page: 38
Title: [Cineforum - n456 July 2006: no known title]Author: m.f.[FADDA, Michele] Article type: ReviewLanguage: Italian
Description: Reviewed at the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival.

In: Premiere n340 June 2005  Pages: 76-80
Title: Marie Antoinette VS Da Vinci CodeAuthor: DROUET, Jean-Baptiste Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Background to the making of MARIE ANTOINETTE and DA VINCI CODE: sources, shooting locations, film-makers (Ron Howard and Sofia Coppola), budgets, casting, problems, costumes and decor, and released dates.

In: Screen International n1495 1 Apr 2005  Pages: 12-13
Title: We'll always have ParisAuthor: TARTAGLIONE, Nancy Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Reports that filming in France is costly but offers access to world-class talent, referring to Sofia Coppola's MARIE- ANTOINETTE. Looks at Luc Besson's studio complex project, Cinema City, and qualifying as a French co-production.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (8)
Title: Sofia Coppola: the politics of visual pleasure
Author: Rogers, Anna Backman  Pages: x, 177 pages

Title: stillness of solitude: romanticism and contemporary American independent film
Author: Devereaux, Michelle  Pages: ix, 214 pages

Title: Genre, authorship and contemporary women filmmakers
Author: Paszkiewicz, Katarzyna  Pages: ix, 294 pages

Title: biopic in contemporary film culture
Author: Brown, Tom  Pages: xii, 309 pages

Title: Film trilogies: new critical approaches
Author: PERKINS, Claire  Pages: xiv, 250 pages

Title: Feminism at the movies: understanding gender in contemporary popular cinema
Author: RADNER, Hilary  Pages: ix, 310 p.

Title: Fashion in film
Author: Munich, Adrienne  Pages: x, 360 pages

Title: Marie Antoinette
Author: COPPOLA, Sofia  Pages: [134] p.