Set mainly in versailles over three days as the bastille is stormed and the french revolution gains unstoppable momentum, this is a lavish production with superb costume design and sets. Rent farewell, my queen 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd. Queen books a comprehensive queen discography, queen interviews, queen history. Its july, 1789, and french citizenry is starting to revolt. In the ratswarming servants quarters, a young woman named sidonie laborde slaps at mosquito bites, hurries through her toilet, and runs toward her appointment with marie antoinette. Farewell, my queen, which won frances prestigious prix femina, is hardly an apology for marieantoinette. Watch lea seydouxs breasts, bush scene on aznude for free 22 seconds. Farewell, my queen book by chantal thomas official publisher.
A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the french court of versailles, when louis xvis magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution. Chantal thomas, who has written several books about marieantoinette and the french revolution, does well capturing the chaos and downfall of the court. Fearful of losing her only connection to the world, sidonie is willing to risk the ultimate sacrifice if it is in the queens best interest. Chantal thomas, author, moishe black, translator, trans. While conceptually interesting on a surface level, these elements dont fully succeed at elevating. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas book cover, description, publication history. Farewell my queen screened recently at the rendezvous with french cinema festival in new york. Parents need to know that farewell, my queen is a frenchlanguage historical drama subtitled in english about the events in the days leading up to the storming of the bastille in 1789 notably marie antoinettes personal relationships with her ladiesinwaiting and special friend. Farewell, my queen book by chantal thomas official. Everything you need to know about freddie mercury, brian may, roger taylor, and john deacon. But with the shocking news that someone has woken the king in the night, order begins to disintegrate and word of the fall of the. Farewell, my queen is narrated by agathesidonie laborde.
The main difference is that jacquot goes one step further by telling the. Lea bares her gorgeous breasts as she strips top to bottom and tries to cover her crotch with her hands with her dress pulled down all the way. Marie antoinette develops a relationship with a reader at the end of the french revolution. But what makes farewell, my queen believable is the way kruger embodies a worshipful girls vision of a queen. Farewell, my queen on dvd january 15, 20 starring lea seydoux, diane kruger, virginie ledoyen. I keep hearing myself say, i told you the best movies from 2011 were take shelter, another earth, and jane eyre. Everything you need to know about farewell, my queen movie 2012. A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the french court of versailles, when. She tells her story from the safety and distance of vienna, in 1810 and 1811, but the bulk of her novel focusses on the tumultuous days in versailles, 14 to 16 july, 1789. And ultimately theres a reverse angle on the queens golden glow. But perhaps that is an appropriate narrative choice on the authors part.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Two decades have passed since the momentous events of the final days of the reign of king louis xvi and his queen marieantoinette. Even though farewell, my queen is historically questionable and may hold us at arms length emotionally, it provides a fresh view of events that we know about only from history books or stuffy costume dramas. Farewell, my queen and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Farewell, my queen begins early in the day of july 14, 1789, at the royal palace of versailles. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading farewell, my queen. Marie antoinette develops a relationship with a reader at the end of the french.
Jul 10, 2012 the novels conclusion is sudden, providing little in the way of closure. Lea seydoux breasts, bush scene in farewell, my queen aznude. It recounts, almost hourbyhour, versailles on july 14th16th 1789. Mar 21, 2012 farewell, my queen is a sumptuous visual treat and fauxhistorical romp from french writer and director benoit jacquot. Farewell, my queen a wellobserved but emotionally muted costume drama that might well have been titled my week with marie antoinette. Rent farewell, my queen 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix. Jan 09, 2004 farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, translated by moishe black 256pp, weidenfeld. 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. Sidonie is unaware that she is about to live out the last three days shell ever have at her mistresss side, in the versailles of pomp, extravagance, games of. The queens deputy reader, madam agathesidonie laborde, from the safety of her vienna apartment looks back to the revolutionary fervor that beheaded the monarchy and recalls that final month in the summer of 89. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mar 21, 2012 farewell my queen screened recently at the rendezvous with french cinema festival in new york. The queens deputy reader, madam agathesidonie laborde, from the safety of her vienna apartment looks. For our inaugural edition of snark week, i wrote a rant about all the things i hated about farewell, my queen 2012.
Naked virginie ledoyen in farewell, my queen my queen 2012 the age of the celebrity during this appearance is being counted automatically and might be approximated. A different take on the ofttold story of marie antoinette and the storming of the bastille, this french film focuses on the difficult behindthescenes life at versailles. Lea seydoux nude top to bottom in farewell, my queen nude. Feb 10, 20 farewell, my queen is not that different either, but at least it approaches the queen from a fresh angle. Now exiled in vienna, madame agathesidonie laborde looks back 21 years to the legendary opulence of versailles and, overcome with nostalgia and remorse. Everything you need to know about farewell, my queen movie. The film is a look at life in versaille during the first days of the french revolution. There is a scene in benoit jacquots farewell, my queen in which marie antoinette a haunting diane kruger, consumed by fear though she is warmed by a fire and seated in a room gleaming with satin and gold leaf, has enlisted help in digging jewels from their settings to better transport them on a planned. Farewell my queen has some great writing, some great scenes, some great impressions, but much of it is dull and uneven. It was once the job of madame agathesidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette.
Farewell, my queen is a 2012 french drama film directed by benoit jacquot and based on the. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, translated by moishe black 256pp, weidenfeld. Farewell, my queen nude scenes 8 images and 2 videos including appearances from lea seydoux virginie ledoyen. Rent farewell, my queen 2012 starring lea seydoux and diane kruger on dvd and bluray. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas it was once the job of madame agathe sidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette. Farewell, my queen is now available on bluray and dvd. Jun 06, 20 nevertheless, there are many examples of innovative and bold filmmaking in farewell, my queen, which aspires to more than biopics that simply deliver historical reenactments. In part so that i can cite the fact that i told you, and mostly just because ive been wanting to for awhile, i will now hold the richard lives equivalent of the oscars. The final days of the french revolution are seen through the eyes of marie antoinettes ladiesinwaiting in farewell my queen 2012. Her name is synonymous with cake and guillotines, and shes been played by everyone from norma shearer to kirsten. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas fantastic fiction.
Jul 11, 2012 farewell my queen was shown in this years berlinale, made an appearance in rendezvous with french cinema and has a limited release in the us on 7. Farewell, my queen is a narrative of the last three days at the court of louis xvi, told from the perspective of a reader to marieantoinette. Though a more conventional costume piece than sofia coppola s undervalued marie antoinette, benoit jacquots farewell, my queen takes a similar tack of a queen walled in by luxury and often unable to comprehend the historical forces that will lead to her downfall. Woman examining woman examining woman hand covering bush covering bush examining removes dress removes dress covering. The novels conclusion is sudden, providing little in the way of closure. Like its predecessor, the second edition of philip weekss highly popu. Marie antoinettes sad story is well known, yet thomass fictional retelling in farewell, my queen infuses it with a fresh grace and haunting immediacy. Farewell, my queen, in a nutshell, is a film that may not have been as finite as its title leads you to believe. Apr 01, 20 at the dawn of the french revolution, as turmoil brews in paris, versailles carries on, careless and unworried as if isolated from the rest of the world. While it does not hang together as a whole, farewell, my queen is still an interesting and engaging film that should be overall commended for what it does achieve. See more ideas about queen, marie antoinette, diane kruger. Set mainly in versailles over three days as the bastille is stormed and the french revolution gains unstoppable momentum, this is. Expect to feel a bit like a voyeur allowed behind the curtains to see a queen undone by the rapid shift in. Aug 21, 2002 farewell, my queen is a narrative of the last three days at the court of louis xvi, told from the perspective of a reader to marieantoinette.
Farewell, my queen is a sumptuous visual treat and fauxhistorical romp from french writer and director benoit jacquot. Farewell, my queen kindle edition by black, moishe, thomas, chantal, black, moishe. Do we experience marie antoinette moments before the revolution, when everybody and. Farewell, my queen is sometimes historically sketchy. Jul 17, 2012 farewell, my queen begins early in the day of july 14, 1789, at the royal palace of versailles. At the dawn of the french revolution, as turmoil brews in paris, versailles carries on, careless and unworried as if isolated from the rest of the world. Movie clip reading about embroidery farewell, my queen synopsis.
Farewell, my queen is a 2012 french drama film directed by benoit jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by. Farewell, my queen by benoit jacquot benoit jacquot, diane. The television drama was produced by sanlih etelevision starring ethan juan and cheryl yang. It was first aired on january 4, 2009 on ttv after invincible shan bao mei and last aired on may 31, 2009. When news comes to the court that the bastille has fallen to revolutionaries. Sidonie laborde, the queens young reader, carefree and entirely devoted, takes full advantage of the intimate moments which tie her to marieantoinette, whom she admires so much. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. That is because thomas packs her novel with enough glamour, enough excess, enough suspense. She is the official reader to the queen, and this position gives her a. Farewell, my queen kindle edition by black, moishe, thomas.
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