Marie Antoinette d'Autriche

Somewhat over a year, I believe, after the film came out, I managed to watch "Marie Antoinette". It is abundantly beautiful. The costumes, locations, people, food, furniture, music, and cinematography are all extremely beautiful. The look and feel, even with the setting is somewhat reminiscent of previous Sofia Coppola works - you get that close, almost home movie type of intimacy at times. Sofia Coppola does a good job of making the 18th Century feel like it could have happened yesterday; the characters don't seem larger than life or beyond what is tangible, which is a nice feeling. On the topic of today, the not exclusively, but prominently New Wave soundtrack fits fairly well. The inclusion of "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow, is the only song that doesn't work too well. On the topic of the story it self - the film seems to flitter between royal formality and revealing closeness constantly, without ever really getting too involved with either. It feels as though something is missing, as though the film could have used a more definite climax. I would say it is overall a good film, something around 3 1/2 out of 5. Worth watching for the cinematography and production values alone, but with a story that doesn't quite climax but is mostly satisfying.