Les adieux à la reine (original title)
100 min
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Writers: Benoît Jacquot (scenario), Gilles Taurand (scenario), Chantal Thomas (novel)
Stars: Diane Kruger, Léa Seydoux, Virginie Ledoyen Country: France | Spain
Country: France | Spain
Language: French | English | German | Italian
Farewell, My Queen (French: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the Prix Femina in 2002. It gives a fictional account of the last days of Marie Antoinette in power seen through the eyes of Sidonie Laborde, a young servant who reads aloud to the queen. The film stars Diane Kruger as the Queen, Léa Seydoux, and Virginie Ledoyen.
It opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 and has subsequently been screened at other festivals. Its release date was 21 March 2012 in France.(Wikipedia)
Rating: 94% (Rotten Tomatoes)
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