Marie Antoinette
by Sofia Coppola
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Author: Sofia CoppolaEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-10
ISBN: 0847828980
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Rizzoli
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Book Review: Unreal Disappointment of a Book, Exquisite Movie
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the first real flame of a review I have ever written. I must preface this with this statement: I am in awe of S. Coppola's (S.C.) film work-and this movie is no exception...Marie Antoinette (M.A.) and her interpretation of the story is truly exquisite. The costuming is what I am really interested in, with re: to this book, however. I wanted this book for so long, and finally purchased it-ordered it and received it today. I also love Rizzoli (R.)-the publisher. Who, now, I am flabbergasted at-that they even published this. I should have listened to the sage advise of the other costume-philes before me. First, the sheer scale of the book is atrociously small (especially for Rizzoli-they usually publish great big books with great big, clear, detailed photos in them), esp. for $45-which is what I paid for it where I got it); then, the photos are blurry, grainy, and lack practically any detail (in most of them-there a very few that have some detail)-you will have much better luck just watching the movie and pausing it to get more detail-it is almost like the book should have been called, "Scrapbook of the Making of M.A."; and then most of the close ups are of foods-which, don't get me wrong, are pretty, but are not even the prettiest of the foods in the movie, and even they are grainy and a little out of focus.
I am so disappointed. I can't believe that this is so incredibly expensive, so small, so blurry, and so, well, awful. And from someone (S.C. and Rizzoli) whose quality work I admire so much! There was so much beauty in the movie that could have been showcased in the book. I feel really cheated. I am actually going to take the book back, which is something I truly never, ever do. It is almost like they gave away all the gorgeous things they made for the movie, or couldn't get permission from the costumers to use the stuff they made, or something else got in the way of actually showing anything-I am not sure what happened, but it left me frustrated and sad (it is nothing like the product description says).
So, buy the amazing movie, which is a feast for the senses to be sure-filled especially with absolutely gorgeous handwork/sewing/dying/ribbonwork/wigwork/etc. to die for; as well as great music, a good story (which I think is probably more like what it would have been like (since they really were a bunch of teenagers with a ton of money-have you been to Versailles?), and save your pennies for some other coffee-table book or a period costuming book from MOMA.
Summary of Marie Antoinette
Based on the book Marie-Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser, Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is a powerful and sympathetic film of the tragic life of France's iconic and misunderstood eighteenth-century Queen. Shot entirely in France, much on location at the Palace of Versailles, the film is visually stunning, bringing together a cast that includes Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, and Marianne Faithful, and the extraordinary costume designs of Oscar-winner Milena Canonero (Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange).A moving story of naivety and responsibility, reputation and misunderstanding, Marie Antoinette is a film that Sofia Coppola has wanted to make for years. In a book that is at once the personal chronicle of a major work and a beautiful tribute to the potential of film, featuring elements of the director's own screenplay as well as captivating stills, the director's personal photos, and original designs for costumes and sets, Marie Antoinette is an essential companion for any lover of modern cinema.
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