A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Léa Seydoux
Agathe-Sidonie Laborde
Diane Kruger
Marie Antoinette
Virginie Ledoyen
La duchesse Gabrielle de Polignac
Noémie Lvovsky
Henriette Genest dite Madame Campan
Xavier Beauvois
Le roi Louis XVI
Michel Robin
Jacob-Nicolas Moreau
Julie-Marie Parmentier
La servante Honorine Aubert
Lolita Chammah
La domestique Louison
Marthe Caufman
La domestique Alice
Vladimir Consigny
René dit Paolo
Farewell, My Queen is a drama, history film released in 2012 exploring themes of marie antoinette, versailles, lgbt, 18th century, reader, french court. Directed by Benoît Jacquot, it stars Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen. A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
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