A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
The film follows the days after the storming of the Bastille through the eyes of a servant and shows Versailles as a place slowly losing its order. The camera stays close to the characters in narrow corridors, servants' rooms and salons, and the unrest grows through rumour more than events. It feels intimate, quiet and slightly claustrophobic, carried by glances and unspoken devotion.
Good for you if you like quiet historical dramas with costumes, court life and relationships at the centre.
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