Bringing on some rock'n roll into Versailles

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2006)

In addition to Kirsten Dunst you get an awesome spectacle of 18th century luxury. Coppola really tries everything to kill boredom that is often found laying for ambush in movies with full of pomp. Thanks a lot to Kirsten Dunst the film also manages to avoid that most usual boredom sins this type of movies tend to be all too prone of.
Adding modern songs to a film that is entirely about history might give a wrong impression for some unprepared viewers, but at least it helps you to remember that this is not going to be an ordinary experience. The modern rock music might be in this context even rebellious choice even if it seems that rock has only found an extant convention it has not rebelled against yet. Coppola has found also for Kirsten some historical curiosities that the Austrian Princess is allowed to joke a bit about. It is possible that Coppola embellishes Marie Antoinette too much, but a good decision anyway is the choice to debunk the famous 'cake' myth.
Coppola has directed a piece that will keep young people at theaters, thanks to Kirsten's beauty and his seductive smile that suits perfectly for an controversial character like Marie Antoinette. Knowing about history makes the film somewhat easier to watch as it helps you to figure out the necessary event frame. Some French is also added into dialogue but you anyway can't escape the fact that in Hollywood spectacles the only allowed language will always be English.