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Crown Jewel; In 'Marie Antoinette,' a Queen and a Director Who Were Judged Unfairly
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The Washington Post
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October 20, 2006| Author:
Ann Hornaday - Washington Post Staff Writer
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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 ...