The costumes in this film are absolutely beautiful. The life of marie antoinette 17551793 from betrothal and marriage in 1770 to her beheading. Marie antoinette was, in my opinion the greatest film that norma shearer made during her film career. From her betrothal and marriage to louis xvi at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of versailles. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the w. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down. Marie antoinette 1938 games with the count duration.
Released 1938, marie antoinette stars norma shearer, tyrone power, john barrymore, gladys george the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Sofia coppola brings to the screen a fresh interpretation of the life of legendary teenage queen marie antoinette, frances most misunderstood monarch. A look inside marie antoinette s former cell at conciergerie prison. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. After eight years of marriage, marie antoinette gave birth to marie therese, the first of her four children. Jun 03, 2016 eighteenth century french queen marie antoinette is still a pop culture icon for her overthetop fashions and her tumultuous life story. Naslovna protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci norma shearer, je francuska kraljica marije antoanete. Young austrian archduchess marie antoinette norma shearer is sent to france to marry its dauphin louis robert. During that time, van dyke went on a location scouting trip to british columbia for northwest passage see below. The films sympathetic take on the fall of the house of bourbon is. Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie marieantoinette 1938 on vimeo. Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie marie antoinette 1938 on vimeo. Nonetheless, there are many inaccuracies in marie antoinette 1938. Adrian visited france and austria in 1937 researching the period.
Extras are sparse, with only two vintage shorts included on the disc. According to wikipedia, the movie had thousands of costumes and lavish set designs. Norma shearers powerful preformance as the imfamous 18th century queen of france is a must see for fans of history and other movies lovers. Marie antoinette is a 1938 american historical drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Years later, after a life of luxury and privilege, marie antoinette loses her head during the french revolution. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Mgms lavish 1938 biopic, which was one of the most expensive films of the 1930s, gives a sympathetic and surprisingly accurate portrait of the life of this fashion queen turned revolutionary martyr. After that, she performed on broadway before she returned to movies for the d. She was born an archduchess of austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of empress maria theresa and francis i, holy roman emperor. Marie antoinette, is probably norma shearer at her best. Marie antoinette 1938 stream and watch online moviefone. Marie antoinette 1938 official trailer norma shearer, tyrone power movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. Stunning gown from 1938 movie marie antoinette restored. Sofia coppola released her 2006 film version of the life of the queen at versailles, causing warner bros.
See more ideas about marie antoinette, marie antoinette costume and marie antoinette movie. In the 1938 version, marie antoinette is executed in the dying moments of the movie while the 2006 version closes by marie antoinette escaping to versailles together with her family. Marie antoinette colourized photograph, unknown if colours match original garment joking, but i am a little bit marie antoinette. Marie antoinette 1938 official trailer norma shearer, tyrone. Marie antoinette 2006 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Marie antoinette is a 2006 historical comedydrama film written and directed by sofia coppola and starring kirsten dunst. Jan 03, 2017 marie antoinette is a 1938 film starring two classic movie favorites actors, our favorite of the month, norma shearer and the gorgeous, tyrone power produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Fancy watching marie antoinette on your tv, phone, or tablet. Marie antoinette is a 1938 film starring two classic movie favorites actors, our favorite of the month, norma shearer and the gorgeous, tyrone power produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Shearer went into seclusion for eighteen months, but eventually made six more films for mgm. Marie antoinette 1938 maries wild parties watch marie antoinette.
The tragic life of marie antoinette, who became queen of france in her late teens. I discovered this old movie some years ago, and was fascinated with costume design by adrien. Van dyke with a screenplay written by donald ogden stewart the philadelphia story 1940 ernest vajda and claudine west mrs. Her actions during the french revolution contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy in august 1792. Gladys george and barnett parker in marie antoinette 1938 marie antoinette 1938 anita. Norma shearer on the set of marie antoinette, 1938 marie antoinette 1938 stock pictures, editorial images and stock photos american jeweler joseff of hollywood kaleidoscope effect a randomness from my mind of what i am interested in, what strikes me, and what i like. Sophia coppolas marie antoinette is a girly movie about a girly girl, aka the austrianborn dauphine of france, who at a very young age was confronted with the harsh reality of being away from her mother, her country, her family and even her pug. Marie antoinette dvdr 1938 warner archive collection. Onetake woody van dyke ii ever directed, norma shearer in the title role, cecil cunningham her aide, alma kruger her mother the austrian empress, ambassador henry stephenson with a bow, opening mgms lavish marie antoinette, 1938, costarring. Marie antoinette 1938 july 2, 2017 july 2, 2017 when we first got on demand, i remember getting into a lot of trouble for running up large cable bills due to the amount of movies i rented.
Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the french monarchy in the closing years of the ancien regime. A growing percentage of the population came to dislike her, accusing her of being profligate and promiscuous and of harboring sympathies for frances enemies, particularly her native austria. The retelling of frances iconic but illfated queen, marie antoinette. Marie antoinette 1938 official trailer norma shearer. Marie antoinette is a 1938 american historical drama film produced by metro goldwynmayer. Heres a look at some of the ways the famous queen has been portrayed in films, television and ads throughout the years. Marie antoinette 1938 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. An austrian teenager kirsten dunst marries the dauphin jason schwartzman of france and becomes that countrys queen following the death of king louis xv judy davis in 1774. Norma shearer playing marie antoinette in the 1938 movie. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Omitting both louis and marie s beheadings, the movie leaves her looking slightly sad as she departs from the palace. Van dyke and was based upon the 1932 biography of the illfated queen of france by the austrian writer stefan zweig. In her early years, before gaining a few pounds, she looked like lillian gish, but. Marie antoinette 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Marie discovers high society, with the help of orleans and her brothersinlaw. Una merkel began her movie career as standin for lillian gish in the movie the wind 1928. Finally, while the old version leaves the affair between marie and fersen platonic, in the new version, fersen makes love to marie. In the second half of the film, she avoids an annulment, becomes queen, bears children, and is a responsible ruler.
Put marie antoinette on your list of 1930s films that deserve to be. Watch marie antoinette 1938 online verizon fios tv. It made me watch every movie she had ever been involved in. Read the full synopsis of marie antoinette, 1938, directed by w. Anne getts, ud graduate student in the winterthuruniversity of delaware program in art conservation, helps restore the gown which was designed by gilbert adrian and worn by leading lady norma shearer in the 1938 mgm movie marie antoinette. Thalberg had started production work on marie antoinette when he died in 1936. The fact that it is in black and white makes it even more of a fantasy for me because you can image the colors yourself, sort of like a giant, imaginary coloring book.
Robert morely portrayed timid louis xvi from the ballroom via the boudoir to the guillotine. Read the marie antoinette plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. One of these movies was the 1938 film marie antoinette, which i decided to check out again since i have read a couple of marie antoinette related books recently. Miniver 1942 this average historical drama earned norma shearer her last best actress and robert morley in his film debut his only supporting actor oscar nominations. Marie antoinette subsequently went back into production for an additional two. I either want to be in my sport clothes or all glammed out for a ball. Film report on marie antoinette film by norma shearer. The best of these was 1939s allfemale star comedy the women.
In midmarch 1938, filming was halted on the production for two weeks to edit completed scenes and to decorate sets for scenes that needed to be added. The movie is a gripping drama, involving the watcher from the beginning right to the end. Sep 11, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Expect cute boys, old ladies, and well you the hell knows. It is based on the life of queen marie antoinette in the years leading up to the french revolution.
Cast and crew credits for marie antoinette, 1938, directed by w. From the marie antoinette movie loooooooove soooooo much. The young austrian princess marie antoinette norma shearer is arranged to marry louis xvi robert morley, future king of france, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. A new movie about marie antoinette and the versailles court. Watch marie antoinette online stream full movie directv. Nov 24, 2015 norma shearer was the best actress to play marieantoinette for the 1938 blockbuster as ute lemper was for the iconic 1990 cinema historique lautrichienne the title seems sketchy but the entire film is superb. Marie antoinette je americki crnobijeli historijski film snimljen 1938. At first, shes a hapsburg teenager isolated in france, living a virgins life in the household of the dauphin, a shy solitary man who would like to be a locksmith. Although the movie does have some minor mistakes in history, but it can easily be over looked in this great movie. Eighteenth century french queen marie antoinette is still a pop culture icon for her overthetop fashions and her tumultuous life story. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Van dyke ii, with norma shearer, tyrone power, john barrymore, at turner classic movies. Mgms marie antoinette was intended to be filmed in color. He studied the paintings of marie antoinette, even using a microscope on them so that the embroidery and fabric could be identical.
Although there is considerable hollywood panache and romantics, nevertheless this classic movie reenacted how it really happened. When louis xv john barrymore passes and louis xvi ascends the french throne, his queens extravagant. Ive seen about 10 films as part of my study of 1938 oscarnominated movies, and marie antoinette, starring norma shearer, is by far the best of the lot. Marie antoinette was a young teenager, but norma shearer portrayed her with real style. The opulent marie indulges in various whims and flirtations, including count axel tyrone power. Watch the full length movie of marie antoinette 1938 online or on the fios mobile app. Marie antoinette, queen consort of king louis xvi of france. Shearer and her brother are the only brother and sister to have won academy awards. Norma shearer was the best actress to play marie antoinette for the 1938 blockbuster as ute lemper was for the iconic 1990 cinema historique lautrichienne the title seems sketchy but the entire film is superb. Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie antoinette.
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