Go See the Movie BUT Read the Book Too by babyjcook This was a beautiful film, but I can't help but think that the slander that followed Marie Antoinette from before she became queen to after her execution is still at work here. The book portrays a...
Must Go! Farewell, my Queen by habiague Gripping. They continued with their highly formal ceremony while the world around them was falling apart, and they continued until their heads rolled. They could have escaped, but chose to live in...
So-so A disappointing French film focusing on the death of the Monarchy, Revolution and Marie Antoinette's sexual proclivities! by Peneflix It is rare, but at times one recognizes a well-made film, beautifully-acted, a tale resonating with verisimilitude but fails to entice, engross or fully entertain ; "Farewell, My Queen" falls into...
100 San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle Other films about Marie Antoinette have had their moments, but Benoît Jacquot's Farewell, My Queen is the first to give a real sense of what it must have felt like to live inside that palace as the walls were caving in. Read full review
88 Slant Magazine | Jesse Cataldo Control is the operative element in Benoît Jacquot's work, with the main caveat being that when someone has it, someone else does not. Read full review
88 Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert Benoit Jacquot's engrossing film tells a story we know well, seen from a point of view we may not have considered. Read full review
80 The Hollywood Reporter | Historical drama set in the early days of the French revolution is intelligent Euro eye candy at its most lavish. Read full review