Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938 · 149 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (23 votes)
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · Starring Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley, Anita Louise, Joseph Schildkraut · Music Herbert Stothart

A Queen... but, first of all... a woman in love!

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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.

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A lavish, romantic tragedy unfolds within the gilded cage of Versailles. Witness the dazzling, yet ultimately doomed, life of a queen caught between duty and desire, as the world outside her opulent bubble begins to crumble.

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