watching this movie was my greatest happiness

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2006)

This film, simply put, is a modern classic. Although it's taken place in the 1700s, I loved how they played punk rock when they showed Marie gambling, partying, or just being wild. Also showing her and her friends wearing bright colors and wearing things different from most others was a great way of showing her individuality and modernism of her time. My favorite part in the movie was when she found out that she wasn't the first to have a child. She is very composed until she shuts the door into her room. You then see her break down and cry and just...melt. The camera makes it look like she is in a very small space with nowhere to go. But then the camera goes back and you see she's just sitting in the corner of a rather large room. I found that to be really symbolic and so fascinating. I must admit they did a fabulous job with the camera work. a MUST SEE in my book!