Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola
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Book Reviews of Marie Antoinette
Book Review: 1 and 2 star reviews for this book are not accurate!
Summary: 4 Stars
In Cannes SOME of the critics didn't like the movie but the movie was graced with lots of cheers by its viewers. Once again, the masses aren't right. The story is innacurate - yes! could be, but this movie isn't focused on history!
In Marie Antoinette, we entered in a camp aesthetic world - forget about the history. There is also a pair of Converse All-star among the Antoinette's shoes...
Good movie (although not terrific) and Sofia Coppola is already on another planet - she gets my attention for the fabulous camp aesthetique!
The soundtrack is wonderful also!
I bought this book - I normally buy movie books of the films I like.
I was pleased with this book! 1 and 2 star reviews for this book are not accurate! 3 stars and half is fairer. It is beautifully presented, with 2 LOVELY varnished pictures on the baby-blue hardcover. It has beautiful photos by Director Sofia, Leigh Johnson and Lance Acord - some are better than others, obviously. But I prefer a less quality photo than not have none.
There are also nice pictures from Asia Argento (Madame Du Barry), Marie Antoinette in the orchard near the Petit Trianon is marvellous. There are also sketches for the food castles and deserts. Even the very strong dustjacket is beautiful - all the lettering is engraved. The outside as seen on the picures is in powder-blue (fabric pattern) and the inside dustjacket in hot-pink.
IF YOU LIKE THE MOVIE - you'll like this book. Believe me!
Book Review: Good, but not wonderful
Summary: 4 Stars
The book was bought as a gift. My mom loved the movie, especially the beautiful dresses, and I bought the book hoping for a lot of pictures she would be able to look at and gush over... (And I knew I could have the pleasure of borrowing it after she would have finished!)
First of all, I was very disappointed that the cover, which looked like some kind of blue satin in the pictures, was not. It's only a regular paper cover (hard cover, but paper!). It's quality, but not what I was hoping for.
There are pictures indeed, but not as many as I was hoping for, and it's mostly on-set pictures, in the sense that it's like the images you would get by freezing the screen watching the movie. Of course there are some exclusive pictures, but I was hoping for more, and detailed pictures, to see what I wasn't able to watching the movie, something more special...
The script excerpts are cool, but of course, since it's handwritten, it can be hard to read.
My mom was very happy to receive that book for mother's day, especially since she loved the look of the movie. But she had to admit she was a little disappointed overall after going through it.
Having said that, I cannot say that I regret my purchase. Only that it's not exactly up to par to what I expected and that maybe I would've liked to pay a little less for a product in that category of quality.
Book Review: Great for FANS!
Summary: 4 Stars
I believe this book is meant to be bought by collectors and the people who LOVED Coppola's Marie Antoientte. It's not meant for people who want the 'poster pictures' of the movie or who are simply 'curious'. The pictures are beautiful, even though their quality is not the best one, but they will not interest or even impress you unless you are a fan. As a fan, i loved it, but if i had just wanted a book with the prettiest MA pictures, i don't think it'd have fulfilled my expectations.
One of the nicest things in this book is that you see parts of the script that didn't become actual scenes, or some dialogues there were cut in the final version.
For fans, i definitely recommend it. For the curious, only if you don't know what to do with the extra money.
Book Review: A picture paints a thousand words
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book on a whim and I am happy that I did. The photos are absolutely superb. Just gorgeous. Its a nice little companion for the film. I only wished that some photos were larger and that there was a larger selection. Most of the photos in it are just the promotional photos I have seen everywhere online. But still a wonderful book to display on a table.Book Review: Almost perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
The pictures were just what I wanted and I liked seeing the script. However, I wish there would have been more insights into the filming from Sofia Coppola.