Farewell, My Queen

About Farewell, My Queen

A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.

Farewell, My Queen (2012) is a history film directed by Benoît Jacquot. The film is filed under 18th century, identity swap, fashion design, and versailles.

Léa Seydoux appears as Agathe-Sidonie Laborde, Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, Virginie Ledoyen as La duchesse Gabrielle de Polignac, and Noémie Lvovsky as Henriette Genest dite Madame Campan. Released in March 2012, it runs 100 minutes.

The screenplay is by Benoît Jacquot and Gilles Taurand. In the United States it streams on Cohen Media Amazon Channel.

The Flood, Marie Antoinette, and The Favourite make useful companions to Farewell, My Queen, all filed under louis xvi and marie antoinette. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 330 votes and it carries a R rating.