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All those costumes, the wigs, the palaces, the jewels, Norma Shearer acting her heart out, Tyrone Power looking like that, and yet Robert Morley’s empathetic portrayal of King Louis XVI is what I’ll take away from this extraordinarily lavish production. This film is too long but there’s a lot to admire, and Morley is a revelation in his debut as the would-be locksmith turned reluctant royal.
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BBre 8 月 24, 2026
I always hesitated to watch this because of the long runtime and never having seen a particularly glowing review of it, but I felt a responsibility to in the name of honoring Irving Thalberg’s life. This was the last project he worked on, and one of special importance to him, having wrestled it away for wife Norma Shearer from William Randolph Hearst who wanted it for Marion Davies. Thalberg died while this was in its early planning, and Norma Shearer didn’t even want to do it anymore, in fact she wanted to retire, but the studio had invested so much in the film that she was forced to stay. I think this is perhaps her best performance. It took me…
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one thing about an MGM period piece? they’re going to be the most extravagant, over the top productions of all time filled with the best actors. this is genuinely one of the most beautiful movies i’ve ever watched—the production design is so opulent and the costumes??? i mean, adrian is one of the most celebrated costume designers of all time for a reason. but i think what got me the most was norma shearer’s acting. she was soooo insanely perfect in this and no offense to bette davis (i loved jezebel), but in my eyes, norma’s the winner of the best actress award of 1939!! like, why did she have me crying at the end? as if i didn’t know what happened to marie antoinette??? i’ve never had a chance to see her be such an emotional actress before and ughhh it hit
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Norma Shearer stars in the title role in this historical drama exploring each stage of the infamously decadent queen’s life, with Tyrone Power, Robert Morley and John Barrymore making up the supporting cast. This was a passion project many years in the making for Shearer, and really works as a showcase for the star’s range, moving from frivolous young aristocrat to loving mother to browbeaten prisoner in a way that feels consistently believable throughout. She really manages to sell this whole arc her character goes through, bringing an enormous amount of empathy to this portrayal that gets behind some of the common stereotypes and cliches to explore a deceptively multifaceted person underneath. The notorious “let them eat cake” quote that’s…
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This retelling of the life and death of France’s most infamous queen is overlong, plays fast and loose with historical accuracy, and pays short shrift to most of the characters—but Norma Shearer is incredibly charming as Marie Antoinette, and ably portrays both her fun, irresponsible girlishness and the weight of her grief as the world comes crashing down around her. The gowns are absolutely stunning too.
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me in the first half: norma is so cute!! aah me in the second half: *sobs uncontrollably*
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MGM busts the bank on enough sets and costumes to bedazzle twenty studio-made biopics. But this epic is an odd combination of bloated and trivial and as it drags on one can’t help but wonder if it wouldn’t be improved by some Siouxsie & the Banshees.
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Having recently watched Sophia Coppola’s version of this historical saga with disappointment, I set out to see the 1938 original, which garnered four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress and Best Actor. My oh my, what a significantly better picture this is than the 2006 remake. There’s romance, there’s humor, there’s intrigue and tension, there’s gallantry, and even though it was shot in black and white, there are lavish sets and opulent costumes and superb art direction, too. Norma Shearer plays the title role, with John Barrymore as King Louis XV and Robert Morley giving an Oscar-level debut performance as the milksop Louis XVI. Tyrone Power delivers, too, as Count Axel de Fersen, the Queen’s clandestine Swedish lover. The acting…
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The 1938 version of Marie Antoinette is a mind bogglingly lavish and massive costume drama. The sets are enormous, the cast is expansive, the costumes and makeups and props and basically everything on screen is elaborate and detailed. MGM brought the full force of their “prestige” studio to bear and it really shows. Norma Shearer stars in the title role and she’s great. She really inhabits the ill-fated queen. Her husband Irving Thalberg had initiated the project but passed away before filming began, making Shearer’s performance even more impressive. With a two and a half hour runtime this could have been a slog, but the script is engaging and the direction by W.S. Van Dyke is exceptionally accomplished. The camera…
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“You must learn to be worthy of your destiny.” Queen Norma Shearer. All hail (I’m pro-monarchy now). Opens with one of those extended orchestral overtures, so you know this is going to be a real, serious, period piece. Which it is, at 2 ½ hours long, plus an intermission in the middle, but still, it almost feels rushed at times. Understandably, there’s a lot of ground to cover, and we now know that these historical epics often work better as television mini-series’ than feature length films, but this is still a valiant effort and a tour de force in every conceivable “filmic” way: from costuming to direction to sets to sometimes self-serious, theatrical-style acting. As Garbo had her Queen Christina,…
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I liked some of it but some not it just wasn’t for me that much. The ending had me shocked and also all these people were trying to bash the doors open and then a man tried to slap… OH I would have slapped him back twice as hard or something else but anyway cute 30s film.
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finally done watching all of norma’s nominations!!
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siento q no se habla del CLÁSICO q es a la par de gone with the wind. diabólico con una fotografía maravillosa, set design glorioso y COSTUMING fuera de este planeta
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As perucas, vestidos, figurinos, maquiagens, tudo nesse filme é muito lindo e a atuação da Norma Shearer é muito boa. Mas parece meio sem tempero, não sei.
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W.S. Van Dyck cements himself as the premier director of movies about lovers swept up in historical catastrophes. Shearer’s sweetness creates a moving portrait of a less-than-sympathetic personage.
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מישהו ממש ממש צריך לעשות אדפטציה תל אביבית לסיפור הזה, יש לו הכל: בחורה שעברה לתל אביב מהפריפריה ועכשיו מתלהבת מכל דבר (מרי אנטואנט) אשכנזי אוטיסט (לואי ה16) טווינק (הדוכס של אורלינס) ((אני לא זוכרת איך קוראים לו כנראה גם לואי)) ביביסטים זועמים ושהדמויות הראשיות לא חושבות עליהם אבל אז הם הורסים להם את החיים חצי שעה לפני סוף הסרט הזה שהם בוחרים שוב פעם ביבי (ליטרלי כל שאר אוכלוסיית צרפת)
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Ah mas eu daria de tudo pra ver esse filme colorido
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Llambsandroses 6 月 13, 2026
my brother in christ what is this acting. i’d really prefer it if it was french. i could NOT finish it costume and set design did awesome and i found the overture adorable. why can’t filmmakers this be casual anymore? it feels like these days every movie on theatres tries to spike your cortisol
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лучше фильма 2006
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Very long film. Tbh, it was hard to watch to the end, for some reason. However, the costumes are pretty and very well made for the time it was filmed in, I liked the music and characters have they own special charisma that no modern actors have (well, that’s literally the second quarter of the 20th century, no doubt the actors act differently compared to modern days). It’s not like I will re-watch this, but I’d highly recommend to watch it at least once, just for the interesting experience.
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Me gustó más que la versión de Sofia Coppola. Increíble lo suntuosa y gigante que es la producción, con escenas que pueden ser un cuadro; desde los gigantes desfiles hasta el reclamo de la guillotina. Mejor primera parte que segunda (Raro).
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A dazzling production that boggles the eye even in black and white to this day, all of the finest of MGM artistry is on display here for this rather elegant and dramatically arresting portrait. It doesn’t even do too bad of a job with the history here, at least not half as bad as you’d expect Hollywood to make of it. Shearer goes from cloying, to lusty, to motherly and tragic and does a wonderful job. The Antoinette role is…
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Alright, Norma Shearer is among my top 5 favorite actors (male or female) of all time. THIS WOMAN IS REMARKABLE. There’s none like her!
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This lavish MGM historical drama is one of the most visually extravagant films of the 1930s. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Marie Antoinette turns the tragic story of the French queen into a glamorous yet emotionally melancholic epic. Norma Shearer gives a deeply sympathetic performance, portraying Marie as naïve, romantic, and increasingly trapped by politics and public hatred. The costumes and palace recreations are astonishing. MGM spared no expense in recreating Versailles, and every frame radiates luxury. Yet beneath the…
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Whew. That was a ride. Excellently cast.
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norma really surprised me with this performance, ive always known she was capable of great acting but this is really her best one. I am not a fan of marie antoinette as a person, but normas performance was just fantastic. I enjoyed her chemistry with ty power a lot! overall this was a really great movie, totally worth watching!
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Great movie
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Let me be still a moment and understand. When we first met, my heart stood still. I knew then, really. I knew something had happened. Something glorious and terrible and everlasting. But… I thought love came more happily. Perhaps the great loves come with tears.
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Let me be still a moment and understand. When we first met, my heart stood still. I knew then, really. I knew something had happened. Something glorious and terrible and everlasting. But… I thought love came more happily. Perhaps the great loves come with tears.
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You can draw a straight line from Robert Morley’s gentle, dopey performance of King Louis to Jason Schwartzman’s.
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“Everything leads me to thee.” When a film has no color, you’re able to better appreciate the texture & design. Norma Shearer takes my breath away in this. She is one of one and her looks are unreal. This is such a deeply moving film with so much emotion and care put into it. I torture myself with romance and it’s become a poison in my life that’s distorting my perception but I can’t stop.
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Ggabeygotback 5 月 11, 2026
A beautiful film! There is a scene where Marie Antoinette races down a flight of stairs faster than anyone I’ve ever seen race down a flight of stairs, and she does it with unmatched poise and grace.
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norma shearer’s true best work imo
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Last Saturday I claimed that Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette might be the prettiest movie ever made, I stand fucking corrected
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vu cette fois-ci en version colorisée juste magnifique, les costumes, les décors, les dialogues très bien écrits, tout est beau on a l’impression de regarder un conte de fées bien que derrière toute cette beauté, l’histoire reste profondément tragique et c’est ce qui rend le film touchant
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This is an epic and heartbreaking film that tells the story of Marie Antoinette, following her through her arrival in France to her final days. Norma Shearer’s turn as Marie Antoinette is absolutely brilliant; she captures flawlessly every single phase of her life. She’s equally convincing as a carefree and reckless young woman as she is in her somber final days. She really conveys her desperation and melancholy through her eyes, and that makes the final act so much more…
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something Sofia Coppola couldn’t compete with
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don’t know, i like it bcs it has norma shearer
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“- 𝑖 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖’𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦. 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑑. 𝑖 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑖 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢… 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢. ” Madame du Barry glowing as always. Marie antoinette’s charm was captured perfectly. it was trurly an amazing movie!
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“Marie Antoinette” unfolds like a carefully layered text where historiography, biography, and studio-era fantasy bleed into one another until they become indistinguishable. The film carries the imprint of Stefan Zweig’s “Bildnis eines mittleren Charakters” (Portrait of an Average Woman), yet it refuses to leave that concept intact. Zweig’s Marie Antoinette exists within a framework of limitation, shaped by a personality that never quite rises to the demands of history. His analysis has been very influential on the 20th century perception…
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We put this on in the home cinema room the other night, but the runtime was a bit too long and the recliner chairs a bit too comfy, so I fell asleep (classic Courtney move). Don’t let my exhaustion deter you from this film! I actually liked it so much that I made sure to finish what I missed. Great costumes and ornate sets. A strong complement to Sofia Coppola’s film if you’re a fan. Whereas Sofia’s brings the sumptuous artistry and iconic needle drops, this one brings the DRAMA.
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I think it’s been about 40 years since I first watched this depiction of Marie Antoinette and the painful end of her life and that of her husband’s. It has not dated, well told, brilliantly acted and terribly sad.
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I watched this for the first time tonight after rewatching Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) last night. This was better than I thought it’d be and, in my opinion, is a true classic epic. Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power bring gravitas to the film through their performances, and the look of the film feels quite grand. It’s nice to be so pleasantly surprised on a first watch like this.
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18th Century April DAY 6 I have a hard time believing that audiences would be as hostile towards the peasant revolutionaries as this film seems to want us to be this soon after the Great Depression, but perhaps the lavishness of these balls and palaces was simply irresistible. Certainly the movie takes the rococo more-is-more approach to the extreme, and it’s a real shame that it came out only a year or so too early to take advantage of technicolour.…
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it’s a deeply romantic, beautifully crafted film that left me completely enchanted, and I know I’ll return to it again and again. I honestly can’t put into words how much I adore Marie Antoinette. It has become one of my favorite films of all time. I know it isn’t completely faithful to history, but I don’t even mind because the story it tells is so beautiful. I personally enjoyed it so much more than Sofia Coppola’s version. It captures something…
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Perfectly gorgeous and over the top, just such a shame they didn’t produce it in colour.
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Que historia tan trágica y Romántica a la vez :(((
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Siempre me ha gustado la historia de María Antonieta pero me gusta mucho como la retratan en esta versión, se ve más niña y los personajes son muchos más tétricos, me incomoda el delfín, lolazo, todos son como muy maricones pero nadie lo admite
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la película no me ha cambiado la vida pero me dan muchísima tristeza esas historias de familia históricas en esas situaciones. Las guerras son desastres durisimos y el ser humano es un monstruo.
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Oh, Antonieta, sólo eras una niña ilusionada. Quedé fascinada con el diseño de producción, necesito ver contra qué perdió el Oscar esta maravilla artística
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Merece un premio por tremendos vestuarios
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peliculon wacho
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i’m never recovering
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7.5⭐️ A lavish spectacle with extravagant costumes and makeup. Not completely historically accurate, but definitely worth a watch. Also, we should bring back intermission during long movies. A funny, but not inaccurate, review from the time: “Marie Antoinette” is one of the historical-colossals where the pageant is actually secondary to a rather fresh story of love and personal tragedy, tied to history mainly through the costumes and sets. Robert Morley makes a grand figure of the slow and tortured Louis…
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me súper gustó y eso que la ví en TIKTOK, en 5 partes y en ESPAÑOL ESPAÑA. los vestuarios son irrealmente hermosos y la actriz principal es super tierna. Luis es super como me lo imaginaba jajdbw
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A grand spectacle that tries to humanize Louis and Marie but doesn’t quite dig into anything too complex, even if the film makes them three dimensional characters. The cast carries the film, especially when the script gets a little bitchy in the first half.
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“Mama! Oh, Mama! Think of it! I shall be Queen! I shall be Queen of France!” When I first saw Marie Antoinette in 2013/2014, I was blown away by every aspect of it. So much so that, at its height, it was my 15th favorite film. While it has dropped to 94th, that in no way means I lost any love for it. Indeed, Marie Antoinette is as lavish as the real Queen likely was, with an exquisite production, gorgeous…
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古典好莱坞标志性的线性叙事，序幕曲 幕间曲和离场曲。演员表演痕迹很明显，这部电影还是很像百老汇的附加品。制作豪华
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This was really good. It held my attention throughout its considerable runtime. I watched it to see more of Norma Shearer’s work. She has some affectations but she also has this colossal technique or talent or whatever it is. She’s genuinely shattering in key scenes and plays the same woman at radically different points in her life with specificity. She’s honestly an incredible actress more people should check out. Now, in real life I don’t feel more sympathy for Rococo-era…
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“I shall never say goodbye”
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KK. A. Laity 3 月 15, 2026
Affair of the necklace, but no Cagliostro. Shearer’s star headpiece obsesses me. Morley unexpected, insufficient Barrymore but what perfect casting. I realise now that Schildkraut’s space in my mind is evil Danny Kaye (redundant?). Hollywood, who invariably casts American revolutionaries as noble plucky can-do Yankees, also consistently portrays French revolutionaries as boorish peasants in bowl cuts with a penchant for sadistic violence. Betraying the real American truth that equality was never meant for all. No wonder Power longed for meatier roles.
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“I’m afraid we’re little people, Louis… little people with a terribly big task.” El melodrama de los melodramas, el fashion history film de los fashion history films. Despliega toda la vida de la reina casi como una ópera, de Austria a la guillotina, donde todo es hipérbole pero nunca vacío. Artefacto perlé donde lo haya. Empuja la historia sin miedo hacia su máximo exceso y dramatismo, las licencias no son error, son justicia poética. Es el sueño obsesivo de la…
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So far, the only black and white film I would have love to scene in color. The costumes and Adrian deserve 5 stars and post death Oscar.
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Great gowns, beautiful sets! Casting is superb, Norma as a sweet naive Marie, Louis XVI’s inherent awkwardness. And finally a movie that conveys the camp villainry that is Duke de Orleans
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Muy dramática y no me conmueve lo que pasó. El pueblo se moría de hambre.
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Para ser una película de 1938 me sorprendió todos los detalles que hay dentro de la película, el cast es impresionante, toda la película me sentí mal por ella y también por fersen aunque no estuviera confirmado pude sentir todas las emociones entro ellos dos al igual que cuando le quitaron a su hijo a María Antonieta 😭😭😭
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This is WAY better than I would’ve guessed given the cast and the subject matter. Yes, this is about as glossy of a tale of Marie Antoinette as you can possibly imagine (she’s basically getting the Joan of Arc treatment by the end of it), but Shearer is solid, as is Morley, and about the only thing that doesn’t work is the cascade of viperous random supporting stars trying to take her down (and Tyrone Power in a weird love triangle that doesn’t actually work by the end of it).
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I’ve always had a fascination with Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution since I first read the Royal Diaries book about her in grade school (I was a gay and nerdy 8-year-old boy), so I was never going to get bored by this film despite the general reception I’ve read in the years since I first heard about it. Watching it, though, revealed to me the dilemma of telling a truly effective and well-rounded story about Marie Antoinette *and* the French…
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In the early parts of the film Van Dyke places most of the tension of the film around Marie and Louis’ more expressionistic performances pushing against rigidity of blocking and performances by the characters surrounding them. It emphasizes Marie excitement and joy she is unable to repress to the rigid conditions of the society around as well as Louis’ social awkwardness and difficult qualities. Both of these plant the seeds that they aren’t quite in line with the genre world…
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I’ve been searching this movie for years. I truly mean years. I finally found it on a random russian website that nobody knows, but in spanish. I had to translate it with different websites, apps, and AI to make subtitles, and in some cases I had to create a manuscript and read it while watching certain scenes. It really was an odyssey but it was worth it. The costumes are magnificent, no need to say it, norma shearer was the…
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i’m just a slut for historical costume dramas, especially ones about royal scandals and revolutionary times – so the french revolution is perfect for me and any film about it starts at a huge advantage for my personal taste
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Academy Award nominations Best Actress – Norma Shearer Best Supporting Actor – Robert Morley Best Art Direction – Cedric Gibbons Best Music, Original Score – Herbert Stothart
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My grandma was watching this on the turner classic movie channel and i sat down while i was drinking my coffee and ended up enthralled and watching the entire thing. That one shot with Marie walking all the way down the hallway??? The costumes and sets are gorgeous, the acting was wonderful, and I thought that the portrayals of Marie and Louie were very charismatic and likable characters despite their faults, with Louie retaining his dignity and love for his…
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genuinely top notch casting. made me feel sympathy for the monarchy which should not happen
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KKristina 2 月 24, 2026
#counterprogramming
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I’d leave my husband who happens to be the King of France for some random Swedish Count played by Tyrone Power ANY. DAY.
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Love the audacity Babylon seems to aspire to this level Lavish Great costumes I would last a moment in this court – I would have to up my dandy game
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not sure about how historically accurate this is, with the whole count ferson lover thing, but then again that’s also the tragedy that makes this film compelling to watch, as I can’t fault it too much for that. this was actually really enjoyable to watch. it starts slow but ferson’s appearance completes the whole and makes this film more than it would’ve been on its own. is it anti-feminist of me to say that the inclusion of a man makes…
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“What’s your name sir?” “My name is Ben…Ben Franklin” Benjamin Franklin will return in Avengers: Doomsday
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The costuming in this fucking movie so good like honestly beautiful and the sets oh my god. Genuinely probably favorite black and white movie like this was wonderful and humorous and honestly I love a reimagining of a woman who depicted as villain.
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Loved the set designs, the performance from Norma Shearer, and all of the over the top melodramatic scenes. However I also agree with the critique that this is a completely reactionary piece of art, but quite unsurprising from Hollywood
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“One must suffer to be so beautiful.” I cannot believe this is 88 years old. The script, the music, the costume design- it’s all phenomenal. Sparkly fabric in black and white film looks so dreamy. I can’t remember the last time I cried so much at a movie. That one guy saying “Friends, be cool!” to the angry mob made me burst out laughing though, sometimes English sounds so silly.
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oh god. wayyyyyyyyyyyy too long. so not worth anyone’s time. just watch the sofia coppola marie antoinette movie idk lol
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It’s grand, dramatic, and very old-school Hollywood. The costumes and sets are lavish, and the performance leans into tragedy and spectacle. It feels theatrical and heavy, more focused on royal downfall than subtle character depth.
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Está es una increíble representación de su vida, para mí es la mejor película de María Antonieta, me encanta el cine antiguo con su historia. Amé la película simplemente, sonreí, me enojé, lloré y me quedé con ese sentimiento por mucho tiempo, no se merece todo lo que le pasó, apenas era una”adulta” nadie a esa edad es lo suficientemente maduro para reinar un país lool.
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Unmatched scale of early Hollywood at its finest. Norma Shearer was fantastic you can’t help but feel bad for everything she gets wrapped up in
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I thought it was a good movie. It’s not an accurate historical movie but I found it entertaining. It did go hard into trying to get the audience to sympathize with her which is expected for a movie like this. Though it is sad seeing her towards the end I can’t help but think of all the poor people who died due to dire poverty with no one to make sorrowful movies of their untimely deaths. It’s a complicated topic…
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Really makes you appreciate Sofia for knowing where to effectively end this story.
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The worst depiction of Marie Antoinette I’ve ever seen. The costumes were gorgeous, the only positive thing I can say about this film. The acting was so over the top, King Louis acted like a child, inaccuracies (at one point they use a modern day umbrella in a scene).
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AAdelaide 2 月 6, 2026
while I definitely prefer the Sofia Coppola story, Norma Shearer is so charming and the costumes are beautiful
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When this film was made, it cost $2.9 million dollars. That’s the equivalent of $67 million today, which isn’t a lot by modern standards, but it was outrageous then. So expensive that they scrapped plans to film in technicolor and went with black and white. Which is a shame, because even though it still looks great, there was a lot of attention paid to the details of costuming and set design. Many of the costumes survive and are in museums.…
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*A* Rose of Versailles — Rises as a lush romance, Then falls into camp
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when we first met my heart stood still. i knew something had happened—something glorious and terrible and everlasting
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“Good night. Or, if you wish good morning. I shall never say goodbye.” -Marie Antoinette
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they were trying to kill me with an emotional roller coaster as intense as this was like okay 😭
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Subestimei o seu valor por já saber o final e ser uma produção muito antiga. Mas me arrependi severamente, estava completamente errada.Um dos filmes mais bonitos que já assisti. E o final mais comovente do que eu imaginava.
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I cannot wear my crown upon my heart. Norma Shearer is the very picture of elegance and extravagance as Marie Antoinette. It is Shearer’s effortless expertise that makes Marie Antoinette a film to not simply remember but cherish. The way she saunters and sways in shimmering 18th century regalia is masterpiece itself. Poetry in motion! And Tyrone Power makes for an excellent match as Count Fersen—Power’s strength of recital convinced me of their quixotic love with ease. Marie Antoinette is glorious and picturesque—certainly worth rewatching.
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When MGM gave a film everything it had, it really put on a show. Marie Antoinette is the last film produced by the great Irving Thalberg and he made it to showcase his wife Norma Shearer as a prestige actress. Its costumes are immense and endless. The sets detailed to the nines. The black and white cinematography radiant. No detail too small, no cost too large. If you like Golden Age drama, this is about as good as it gets. …
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There are some film images that just burn themselves into your brain, because in them all of cinema’s various wonders come together to create a moment of absolute transcendence. One of those for me, after seeing this film for the first time, is Norma Shearer’s perfectly lit eyes welling up with tears that look like diamonds when they later fall from her face. Most of this film’s Letterboxd reviews talk about the “lavishness” and “opulence” of the production design, and…
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Fantastic costumes.. sent me down a rabbit hole.
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the gowns!!!! the sets!!!! Norma Shearer’s face!!!! Epic and maybe could’ve been trimmed down a bit but what a beauty! Shearer really humanizes Antoinette and much like Dunst made me feel really sad for her by the time she got a sore throat.
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A thoroughly engaging period drama, featuring a terrific Oscar-nominated turn from Norma Shearer as the titular queen of France, in what may be the finest performance of her legendary career!
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Well done classic film from MGM Studios. Norma Shearer was amazing.
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how could you tell my specific historical interest is marie antoinette, she said sarcastically
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they certainly did whatever they wanted with history but it was good anyway!
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They really tried to convince me that the Duke d’Orléans , with his thin ass eyebrows and heart-shaped, instead of round moles, is a heterosexual man
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Absolutely beautiful movie. Full of hope and giddiness for the future and then sadness and doom. The last meal was so sad. I loved how kind Marie was. The dresses! The scene where she met up with Fersen was beautiful.
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The only Marie Antoinette portrayer, Norma Shearer. I loved this version of Marie Antoinette.
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Eerinem 12 月 29, 2025
Again, I enjoyed the first hour-and-a-bit of this (Marie Antoinette coming to France, meeting her future husband, rivalry with Madame du Barry, falling for Axel) more than the second half (extended downfall of the monarchy), so it’s possible that my attention span is to blame, and not the structure of these movies. My favourite thing (for maybe no really good reason) about Marie Antoinette was her penchant for dressing as a shepherdess and playing at proto-cottagecore, and there wasn’t a…
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Fiquei o filme todo admirando a atuação da atriz principal e os magníficos vestidos das madames ♡(ӦｖӦ｡)
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Travesseiro de monarca é balde, mas o filme tem um controle narrativo tão grande que é impossível não comprar o drama dos personagens, principalmente graças a performance inacreditável da Norma Shearer. Assistindo com a única rainha que importa 💙👑
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Eelngelic 12 月 22, 2025
super pretty but the film victimized marie & louis to the point where it began to bother me. i had to start seeing this as a completely fictional, unrelated story
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La trama es muy simple, habla de la llegada y posterior caída de Maria Antonieta, FIN, pero artísticamente, es hermosa, los vestuarios son bellísimos, pero en exceso, recrean muy bien lo que se pensaba era la época, y Norma Shearer es excelente como Maria Antonieta, lo hace excelente, el romance no me atrapo, pero si me gusto, es muy poético pero sin mucho trasfondo
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iludida com a riqueza , te entendo
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this comparison has been run to death so i do apologize but this time i for real actually did feel like a marvel fan getting excited for the cameo of someone called some shit like “the yellow runner” when benjamin franklin showed up for a throwaway line and then left like that was just a little treat for me
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Enjoyable especially in the visuals, the narrative was a bit all over the place though. The casting for Louis XVI was so perfect and he also looks like he cloned off Jonah Hill
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Damn. She let everybody hit it.
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A huge MGM production with lavish costumes and sets. Norma Shearer (Oscar nominated) brings contemporary energy to the role. I was expecting stuffy period costume drama and eventually it does become that as it covers decades of history in a nearly 3 hour runtime. But Norma’s Marie Antoinette feels contemporary like an antecedent to Sofia Coppola’s version. A young woman thrust into bad circumstances and trying to do her best with what she understands her role to be 🍿 📽️
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Marie Antoinette 1938 The French Revolution truly was a great evil that killed many.
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Well, I’m not made of stone. Those costumes, those sets, those massive crowds, it looks beautiful for every frame of its somewhat heavy runtime, and for the early stretch, there’s some occasional fun in its romantic games. Norma Shearer plays Marie as a giddy and naive innocent at play in a grand waking fantasy; she claps and squeals when she finds out she is to be Queen of France, as though it were a trip to Disney World, and she…
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You reap what you sow.
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Ccsuzie 11 月 27, 2025
I’ve always said that I don’t give a fuck about historical accuracy in films(and I still don’t) but like where men really this gay?
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Lovely movie.
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Costumes were decently historically accurate. They kinda fucked up with the bodice on the corsets tho
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Pretty solid film wish it was on Tubi cause I wouldn’t rent it for 3.99 again..
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Gorgeous
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axel and marie’s final moments together were so heartbreaking 😭🔫💔 also duke d’orléans is PURE EVIL !!!!!!
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Can’t wait to do this
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A nearly three-hour-long historical epic filled with strong performances, lavish sets, heavy costumes, and way too much sympathy for the titular Marie Antoinette. It’s a perfect example of the kind of fictionalized romanticism that was demanded by audiences of the time, as it transforms Marie’s disgusting bourgeois attitudes into a narrative about an unfortunate Austrian girl who was forced to marry the fat, gay king and live a life of luxury and passions as her country suffered. Certainly not lauded…
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Norma Shearer, de la jeune princesse autrichienne à la reine de France déchue, illumine de son jeu d’actrice, cette évocation hollywoodienne somptueuse de la vie et du destin de Marie-Antoinette. Comme on peut s’y attendre pour un film des années 1930, tout est romancé et les à peu près historiques ne manquent pas, mais on n’en apprécie pas moins les qualités. Au nombre de celles-ci, l’interprétation bien sûr, les dialogues, ainsi que le lyrisme et la mise en scène de…
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If your looking for historical accuracy stay as far away from Marie Antoinette (1938) as possible. But if you’re interested in 2 and a half hours of unabashed melodrama with Norma Shearer looking fab in outfits divine, you’ve hit pay dirt. The last project husband Irving Thalbeg involved himself with, MGM’s second in command died early on in the planning of this extravaganza. Undeterred, Norma moved forward, determined to haul the behemoth to the silver screen. Receiving her record fifth…
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King Louis xvi: why are things so difficult for us? M. Antoinette: I’m afraid we are just little people, Louis. Little people with a terribly big task. Feels like a bloated vanity project. The history here is dicey and sells Antoinette as a misunderstood victim of the political machinations of the opponents of the crown. She was indeed scapegoated, women made easy targets for all the accusations thrown at her, and foreigners even more so, and if those angles had…
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oh wow, that was a big one. norma shearer is such a tremendous actress, and i’m so happy to watch this as my second movie with her after the women. i am not a lover of marie antoinette by any means, i was raised with the ideals and values of the French Revolution, and i regard the 1793 constitution as the truest most democratic text of law we ever had. but it’s undeniable that marie antoinette is part of france’s…
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norma shearer ateeee and so did the costuming/set design but not a big fan of some of the writing in this .. sorry but those greedy ass people died for a reason! stop trying to make me feel bad for them!
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The way the jewels glittered on the camera…felt like a crow attracted to shiny objects.
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The family drama is so rich, though it’s in the background of the revolution, with Morley and Shearer in their best.
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Haven’t watched this in a decade, but am once again astonished by the sparkle and Norma’s delicate and passionate performance. God bless the MGM spectacle of it all! The plaster of Paris, the glass rhinestones making every Adrian gown shimmer like fireworks, the wigs that don’t even look faux, and the melodrama. It’s a confection that also breaks my heart. Her story fascinates because, like, how would you act if you were shipped off by your Mom to be a…
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Perhaps the greatest costumes every committed to film.
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aww ty power let’s go back in time and you can love me 1938 tickle me w/ yr eyelashes bb
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as roupas desse filme sao tao bonitas
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A work of art, this movie was incredible, I would say it is one of the best movies I have seen. I have been very interested in the French Revolution, but more so in Marie Antoinette, and seeing her story in this way touched my heart and at times my eyes watered. The costume design is incredible, the scenery all transported me back to that time, I felt like I was definitely there. Norma plays an excellent role in this movie. There are some boring parts, but it is definitely an incredible film.
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that wedding gown is so beautiful oh em gee and the final scene where marie was about to be executed and they showed the flashbacks made me sad even tho i know she was like not a good person or wtv
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ME ENCANTO, te muestra desde el principio de maría antonieta hasta su último día. Muestra cada escena histórica, no se que tan reales sean pero me causaron mucho sentimiento, sobre todo cuando se llevan a Luis XVII y lo alejan de Maria antonieta, y saber que muere a una edad tan temprana cuando la economía de Francia no tenía nada que ver con un nene de 10 años😭😭😭
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Caught the second half of this film while channel surfing. Much different from Sofia Coppola’s version but I really enjoyed what I saw!
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Both things can be true: 1. Damn, Marie Antoinette’s outfits are 🔥 2. Eat the rich
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My Shaylas 🙁
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The sheer drama was chefs kiss. The styling was gorgeous and it was disheartening to see no matter what situation Marie was in, she was bound for some form of rejection.
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ماري انطوانيت كانت ضحية تزوجت وهي بعمر ١٤ سنة لتحالف بين فرنسا والنمسا الفرنسيين ما تقبلوها لمجرد أنها نمساوية وصبوا الغضب عليها هي وطفليها نسبوا لها جمل وقصص ما كانت لها وأشهرها let them eat cake وقصة العقد حقيقة أنها اشتهرت بالبذخ وهذا شيء مؤكد تاريخياً لكن وقتها البذخ في فرنسا كان شيء طبيعي وقت إعدامها تحول شعرها للون الأبيض وهنا طلعت لنا متلازمة ماري انطوانيت تم سجن وتجويع أولادها وماتوا من سوء التغذية والعنف الفيلم هذا قدر تقريبا ينصفها…
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Okay I was not expecting to be so wowed by the performances here. Norma Shearer and Robert Morley are fantastic! Obviously loved the costume and production design – overall I enjoyed this plenty. Part of Jay’s Journey Through the Oscars
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Fantastic movie about the life and death of King Louis and Marie Antoinette. The French Revolution put great pressure on the monarchs’ necks, but the movie flowed very well. The story was pretty good. Uncle Irving would have loved the movie even in black and white. 2 1/2 hrs of black and white… but it was fast paced.
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The first half of the film is definitely weaker than the second, but oh boy, that second half! Also, definitely the best performance I’ve seen from Norma Shearer. I actually really enjoyed her in this role.
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I loved this so much 🥹
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Ok this movie was literally so beautiful and in the last 20 minutes i did begin to tear up😢😢😢😢
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amo como todos los hombres se ven gay
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I’d read this was a years long passion project for Norma Shearer and worried she might be miscast due to her star power in getting it made. I thought she was great though – Marie Antoinette can sometimes be a ditsy, materialistic caricature at times but Shearer gave her depth and had me rooting for her. Unfortunately, with historic biopics, we know how things are going to turn out, and this goes south. Robert Morley embodies Louis XVI – all…
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Kinda weird it skipped over almost her entire time as queen, but whatevs.
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BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS LAVISH COSTUMES ENORMOUS SETS I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT
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An exceedingly emotional and Hollywood portrait of a dame looking for love and acceptance. A valiant effort to tell a harrowing story in the 1930’s. She was saved by a lover of a few minutes. History from a sugar coated point of view.
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It’s good, but I won’t cry, I tell myself an hour before I cry.
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Huge amount of money on that screen. I only came for some Miss Norma. Unfortunately it wasn’t a ‘Miss Norma’ flicker.
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Visually the feeling is breathtaking and it’s detail. the gowns, the palaces, the sheer extravagames of the production are undeniable. but unfortunately the movie is in black and white if only it had been shot in color the customes and set would have been more dazzling. Norma shearer dominates the screen as the queen Marie Antoinette, giving her a butt glamor and vulnerability. Tyrone power adds romantic flair as count Alex de fersen, while Robert Morley’s as Louis XVI is awkward yet oddly sympathetic, they created a melodrama that feels more like a Hollywood opera than a historical potrait
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- Synopsis
- The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
- Director
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Writer
- Claudine West, Donald Ogden Stewart, Ernest Vajda
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Year
- 1938
- Runtime
- 149 mins
- USA08 Jul 1938
- USA26 Aug 1938
- Germany31 Jan 1951
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