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Les adieux à la Reine
- Runtime:
- 100 min.
- Year of Production:
- 2011
- Country:
- Frankreich / Spanien
- Director:
- Cast:
- Diane Kruger
Léa Seydoux
Virginie Ledoyen
Xavier Beauvois
Noémie Lvovsky
Michel Robin
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Lolita Chammah
Marthe Caufman
Vladimir Consigny - Production Company:
- GMT Productions
- Berlinale Section:
- Competition
- Berlinale Category:
- Feature Film
Versailles in July 1789. There’s growing disquiet at the court of King Louis XVI: the people are defiant and the country is on the brink of revolution. Behind the scenes at the royal palaces emergency plans are being made. Although nobody believes that this spells the end of the established order everyone is talking of escape, including Queen Marie Antoinette and her entourage. One of Marie Antoinette’s ladies- in-waiting is Sidonie Laborde who, as the Queen’s reader, is a member of the monarch’s inner circle. Concerned that her escape might fail, the queen gives instructions for the girl to step into her carriage dressed in the queen’s clothes while the queen herself is to escape from the palace unseen at night. At first Sidonie is proud to have such an honour bestowed upon her – but she soon realises that her mis- tress’ request has nothing to do with her affection for her.
Based on Chantal Thomas’ award-winning novel of the same name, Benoït Jacquot’s film portrays the early days of the French Revolution as seen through the eyes of the servants at Versailles. An historical drama with ironic overtones that also draws parallels to the present.
BIOGRAFIE Benoït Jacquot
Born in Paris in 1947, he began his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut in 1975 with L’ASSASSIN MUSICIEN. He has often worked with Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Kiberlain and Virginie Ledoyen and has also made a name for himself with his television dramas and documentaries. He attended the Berlinale’s Panorama section in 1996 with LA FILLE SEULE and in 2004 he directed Massenet’s opera Wertherat the Royal Opera House in London.
FILMOGRAFIE Benoït Jacquot (selection)
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