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Farewell, My Queen

2012 · 100 min

A quiet, immersive plunge into a dying court, where whispered loyalties and unspoken longing unfold with slow, melancholic tension.

Directed by: Benoît Jacquot
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen

Overview: A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

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Directed by: Benoît Jacquot
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
class
loyalty
isolation
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Benoît Jacquot
Written by: Gilles Taurand, Benoît Jacquot
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie Lvovsky, Xavier Beauvois, Michel Robin, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Lolita Chammah
Music: Bruno Coulais
Cinematography: Romain Winding
Runtime: 100 min
Country: France, Spain
Languages: English, French, German, Italian

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