Marie Antoinette

film by Coppola [2006]

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discussed in biography

  • Sofia Coppola
    In Sofia Coppola

    was followed by the less-appreciated Marie Antoinette (2006), adapted from Antonia Fraser’s revisionist and compassionate biography, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (2001). Set in lavish interiors and with elaborate costuming and a strikingly anachronistic 1980s soundtrack, Coppola’s film portrayed the young 18th-century queen-to-be (played by Kirsten Dunst) from a fresh, personal—rather…

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footwear design by Blahnik

  • Manolo Blahnik
    In Manolo Blahnik

    …footwear for the biographical film Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2007 he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of his contribution to the British fashion industry. The book Manolo’s New Shoes: Drawings by Manolo Blahník was released in 2010. In…

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