A superb historical biopic showing the boredom of life in the 18th century French Court

Rating: 10/10 (23 October 2006)

I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent film. It was a sumptuous feast for the eyes; the costumes and settings were superb which was not surprising as the director was afforded the rare privilege of using the actual location of Versailles. If the costume designer doesn't get an Oscar nomination there is no justice! Also the food stylist was amazing, I have never seen such beautiful cakes.
At first I found the American accents of most of the cast rather anachronistic but I soon forgot them as I was swept along by this meringue of a film. Although there was little plot that only helped emphasis the boredom and constraints of the French court and one only had sympathy for the teenage Queen when she broke free and lived life to the full accompanied by New Romantic music which helped emphasis her youth.
However it was very historically accurate and I take my hat off to Sofia Coppola for that, I can't wait for the DVD to hear her comments over the film.