[h-cost] Marie Antoinette

[Bjarne og Leif Drews]

I think this is a film made to catch big teenage girls, to romantise about 
the fashion, nothing else. Even the wigs/hairstyles has a little touch of 
todays sloppiness. Costumes looks nice in the pictures i have seen so far.
It opens here in Denmark next month, ill go off cause, but i think i want to 
take some earlplugs with me, i hate that they put rock music into that 
time............
Much better to read about her, i cant but recomend Stefan Zweigs novel Marie 
Antoinette, he has catched the time, better than any after 
him................
And when i think of it, i think that Jefferson in Paris made a very nice 
portrait of her, even the actress looked like her, with her pronounced 
habsburg lips and her eagle nose, also her tubby figure, and many bad things 
have ben told about her, they are mostly true, but it was not her fault.
For instance the finanse minister complainted to her about her extravagance, 
she told him she would love to cut down on her costume expenses, but he got 
very upset about that and told her she represented the french silk industry, 
and so on........................ She was catched in an invetible cobweb who 
led to the revolution.
Every time i see The night of Varennes (dont know if this is the english 
title) i keep on hoping that they will not be catched, i get so melancoly of 
that film. One thing i dont understand is why Count Fersen used such a big 
and heavy coach ( he knew they had to hurry)
And why in heavens name didnt Marie Antoinettes brother, the emperor of 
Austria help her?

Bjarne




Leif og Bjarne Drews
www.my-drewscostumes.dk

http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ 


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