Crown Jewel; In 'Marie Antoinette,' a Queen and a Director Who Were Judged Unfairly

From: The Washington Post | Date: October 20, 2006| Author: Ann Hornaday - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

Have you heard about "Marie Antoinette"?

If you followed the news from Cannes, you know Sofia Coppola's movie about the legendary French queen was booed at that storied proving ground. The Web is abuzz with detractors who accuse Coppola of confecting a spiritually bereft, apolitical spectacle of conspicuous consumption. Of indulging her own appetite for fashion, pop culture and high style. Perhaps most unforgivably, of being Sofia Coppola.

Having now seen "Marie Antoinette" with ...