Farewell, My Queen | |
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Directed by | Benoît Jacquot |
Screenplay by | Benoît Jacquot Gilles Taurand |
Based on | Les Adieux à la reine by Chantal Thomas |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Guérin Kristina Larsen |
Starring | Diane Kruger Léa Seydoux Virginie Ledoyen Noémie Lvovsky |
Cinematography | Romain Winding |
Edited by | Luc Barnier Nelly Ollivault |
Music by | Bruno Coulais |
Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | France Spain |
Language | French |
Budget | $8.1 million[1] |
Box office | $6.4 million[2] |
Farewell, My Queen (French: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the Prix Femina in 2002. It gives a fictional account of the last days of Marie Antoinette in power seen through the eyes of Sidonie Laborde, a young servant who reads aloud to the queen. The film stars Diane Kruger as the Queen, Léa Seydoux, and Virginie Ledoyen. It opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 and has subsequently been screened at other festivals. It was released on 21 March 2012 in France.