1. Plot:
The movie tells the story of the young Marie Antoinette, the
heir of Austria, that is engaged with the future king of France, the
young Louis XVI. We will see how she has to get used to her
new life, as well as how her marriage doesn't get consummated, all as
the fault of the dauphin, that doesn't show any interest about her. A
lot of time will pass, and even a romance with the Count Hans Axel
von Fersen, until she gets the interest she wants. Unfortunately, the
Revolution is about to come, to change the history of France, and her
life, forever.
2. Why did she get married?;
Marie Antoinette had an arranged marriage with Louis XVI to insurance the political and demographic relation between Austria and France, that had been enemies for a long time. This union was ment to renew that relation, and make a better future for both of them.3. Settings and their meanings:
The story mainly takes place in Paris, in different forests and backgrounds, but more specifically, mainly in the Palace of the King. All the settings tend to be huge, full of space and luxury, and usually overloaded. They make her look small, like an ant in an enormous ocean, at least from my point of view. She also starts to get accostumed to all those luxuries, and she becomes kind of posh, and addicted to overcosts. She spends a lot of money to maintain all those luxuries, and even to increase them.4. The Marriage:
The marriage was a perfect example of a engaged marriage at first, where there was almost no interest or attraction between the couple, specially coming from the king, that almost ignored her desires to consummate it, and she felt that it was her fault. By the end of the movie, they both start to like each other more, and to accept themselves as a couple, consummating the marriage several times .5. Louis XV and his family:
It was a rich and powerful family, obsessed with luxuries and traditions. They even made Marie disconnect herself from any possible link to her life as the archduchess of Austria. They were all used to their lives as important and luxurious people, and they all enjoyed that. The king even had the company of a official mistress, and he moved with her with no shame or guilt about that, fact that surprises Marie Antoinette.6. Why it was important to have a heir?
The importance of having a heir was vital, because if not, there was no insurance between Marie and Louis, and also the terms of the relation between France and Austria could easily change. It was fundamental to have a baby.7. Habits, relations, lifestyles:
The lifestyle was, as I have already said, luxurious and extravagant. People tended to spend a lot of money, and to waste a lot of food, clothing and money itself too. There were usually cold and false relationships between the families, full with gossip and false respect. There were many protocols, some of them really ridiculous established, and the were sacred. In my opinion, it was an extremely extravagant and stupid lifestyle, and in part, those examples led to a revolution of the people against the loyalty.8.The Mistress:
She was a young woman compared to him,
and her job was to satisfie the king in a sexual way. Due to this,
the king gave her a title, as well as many luxuries and power, just
like if she was from the nobility too. She really influenced him,
because he wanted her to remain happy and motivated. Due to this,
almost everyone disliked her, specially the other women, including
Marie Antoinette, that thought that she was a “high class whore”,
and that didn't deserve the power and rights she had.
