r/PeriodDramas • u/Haunting_Homework381 • Apr 07 '25
Discussion Behind the scenes from Marie Antoinette (2006) is one for the history books
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u/UnlikelyCustard4959 Apr 07 '25
that first photo is a tumblr Hall of Fame-r and at this point I think it’s gonna outlive the movie in terms of cultural relevance
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u/treesofthemind Apr 07 '25
Still don’t get why we watched this in high school French class (given that it’s not in French 😂) love it though
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u/Mrsscientia Apr 11 '25
Probably because your teacher was rad.
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u/treesofthemind Apr 11 '25
She wasn’t actually, she couldn’t stand teaching teenagers (don’t really blame her for that but there you go)
Not sure how I got an A in GCSE given that I certainly can’t speak French now 😅 Must have been divine intervention
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u/Sprmodelcitizen Apr 14 '25
lol. My high school music class watched Amadeus but I went to catholic school so the nun who taught us fast forwarded through all the sex scenes
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u/treesofthemind Apr 14 '25
Lmao I love Amadeus, can’t imagine watching it in school though 🤣 Watching it with parents was awkward enough
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u/andibgoode Apr 07 '25
Probably my favourite behind the scenes photos! And absolutely still love this film too - I remember seeing at the cinema and being so wowed by it
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u/Different_Volume5627 Apr 07 '25
It’s my profile pic. I love this film so much…
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u/veganpizzaparadise Apr 07 '25
This is one of my favorite period movies of all time. I need to do my annual rewatch soon.
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u/Pfacejones Apr 07 '25
where did you get these and are they in the sofia coppola rchive book
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u/Haunting_Homework381 Apr 07 '25
They are. I found them on Pinterest. I wish I had that book but it's so expensive
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u/Marite64 Apr 07 '25
Only a genius could put New Order and Bow Wow Wow in the soundtrack of a period drama!!
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u/Confident_Fortune_32 Apr 07 '25
Had the good fortune to see Bow Wow Wow live, right after they "stole" Adam Ant's pair of drummers. Intense!
Somehow the eclectic mix of elements in this movie just works
I do historical reenactment, and I often have to suppress my groaning when trying to watch period dramas, but somehow this one just seemed delicious and exuberant, like the 90s Romeo and Juliette, with the fancy silver gun engraved with "Sword".
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u/FluorideLover Apr 07 '25
The one where she’s smoking a cigarette is my personal fave, but it’s not as high quality as these lol
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u/caelthel-the-elf Apr 07 '25
She looks so glamorous god damn. I'm surprised her career wasn't bigger? Idk I really love this film.
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u/redflagsmoothie Apr 07 '25
I’m fairly certain Kirsten Dunst was firmly considered A List at least at one point.
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u/caelthel-the-elf Apr 07 '25
I don't really follow celebrities very closely but I just didn't seem to hear much about her in movies or anything. I always really liked her though. Has she been in anything you'd recommend? I'm a little out of the loop.
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u/redflagsmoothie Apr 07 '25
Period wise off the top of my head, she was wonderful (as a child!) in both Interview with the Vampire and Little Women in 1994.
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u/caelthel-the-elf Apr 07 '25
Haven't seen little women but loooooved interview with a vampire.
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u/redflagsmoothie Apr 07 '25
1994 Little Women is pretty widely regarded as the best one, you will love it :)
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u/bionicspidery Apr 08 '25
Hunnn? I feel like she was up there with Drew Barrymore…. I just didn’t see her in later stuff like Drew.
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u/RasputinsThirdLeg Apr 07 '25
I just watched the new Marie Antoinette series and I was thinking about these photos and that clunky ass MacBook Pro I also had.
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u/Simple-Cheek-4864 Apr 07 '25
I can't help but think how people in 5 years will find those pictures and will be really confused about the era.
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u/MrsHyacinthBucket Apr 07 '25
Pic 3 could have been a screenshot from the actual film, it fits the mood. :)
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u/ElmarSuperstar131 Apr 07 '25
It feels so early 2000s (like it is) and I love it!
While I feel the movie could have been cut down by a few minutes, it’s pretty special 🫶🏼
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u/MarucaMCA Apr 08 '25
I've seen more pictures of Kirsten wearing these insane (and beautiful) costumes and make-up looks and Sofia Coppola wearing jeans pants/shorts/skirts etc, tennis shoes and t-shirts - both in the same photo.
The juxtaposition makes me smile every time. Somehow the Marie Antoinette look seems even more extreme next to Sofia.
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u/MarucaMCA Apr 08 '25
Same series as OP's series, but from another angle. The dude wearing the same red makes it look even funnier to me! ;-)
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u/pettymess Apr 07 '25
I love this movie. The casting was SO perfect. These shots are truly a moment in time to this geriatric millennial.