marie antoinette

I throoughly enjoyed this portrait of the young queen of france indulging in sheer decadence. it was a combination Devil Wears Prada/The Queen, but didn't seem to take itself as seriously as either. Jason Schwartzman was brilliant as the completely clueless young king and even though her performance was way over the top, I loved watching Rose Byrne as a luminescent whore. there could have been a bit more history and substance to the whole thing, but it worked for me as a fairly mindless but fascinating character study.