The girl next door

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 2007)

Derided, hated or simply loved, everyone had a strong opinion about this movie. Against my own predictions I found it really pleasant, every shot carefully planned to maximise the emotional effect, even if on the other hand Sofia Coppola tries to tel...(read more)l the story from a minimalist point of view, Marie-Antoinette "the girl next door". This strange mix between the grandeur of Versailles and an emotional portrait of a girl (by accident the Queen of France) works amazingly well for most part of the movie. Not surprisingly the weakest parts deal with history, but you may argue that in those cases the girl turned queen was in fact losing her plot (and, ultimately, her head.)