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Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen

2018 · 106 min

A somber, procedural chronicle of a doomed queen's final days, heavy with injustice and quiet despair.

Directed by
Alain Brunard
Genres
History, Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
Maud Wyler, Sophie Breyer, Denis Podalydès
Overview
Chronicle of the last months of Marie-Antoinette.Accused of having conspired against the new republic,with her children taken away and guillotined husband,in a rigged trial as the result of political negotiations and power struggles.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Alain Brunard
Genres
History, Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
Maud Wyler, Sophie Breyer, Denis Podalydès
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour0
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, documentary, tv movie
Directed by
Alain Brunard
Written by
Marie-Noëlle Himbert, Yann Le Gal
Starring
Maud Wyler, Sophie Breyer, Denis Podalydès, Bruno Ricci, Patrick Descamps, Patrycja Pulit, Francis Leplay, Hugues Hausman
Music
Frédéric Vercheval
Cinematography
Tony Malamatenios
Runtime
106 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French, German

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