The Affair Of The Necklace
Her birthright was stolen. Her dignity taken. Her rights denied. Deception was the only option.
Jeanne de la Motte-Valois knows what she wants. She also know how to get it - by conniving, deceiving and betraying. And by doing it so scandalously that it helps send Queen Marie Antoinette to the guillotine.
Wealth and desire. Politics and corruption. Celebrity and sexuality. Jeanne combines them all in a scheme to acquire a diamond necklace that will enable her to by back the royal status taken from her. Boys Don't Cry Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank (as Jeanne), Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Walken and others form the witty and wicked gallery of characters torn from history's pages yet embellished with modern imagination. And Charles Shyer directs this fact-based Affair whose eye-filling opulence includes filming at the spectacular Palace de Versailles.
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The affair was not steamy - CatoTheCensor
The photography was good, but the atmosphere of the French Revolution was superficial, lukewarm and "americanized". There was no suspense, no pathos, no flair, no thrills... just a lame history lesson from a diligent romantic suburbian history teacher. Pity! They could have done better with those actors!I had greater expectations... - She-Ra
I thought Hilary Swank & her costars was not that good in this movie. Then again maybe I'm just biased to European films that are European productions or at least have European actors/leads. Whenever Americans create these types of films especially if it's set in a European historical context it never comes across as "authentic" or "genuine" enough. The costumes and sets were beautiful. I'd rate it a 7 out of 10.
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The affair was not steamy - CatoTheCensor
The photography was good, but the atmosphere of the French Revolution was superficial, lukewarm and "americanized". There was no suspense, no pathos, no flair, no thrills... just a lame history lesson from a diligent romantic suburbian history teacher. Pity! ...I had greater expectations... - She-Ra
I thought Hilary Swank & her costars was not that good in this movie. Then again maybe I'm just biased to European films that are European productions or at least have European actors/leads. Whenever Americans create these types of films especially if it's ...