The diamond necklace affair would be one of the final straws before the french revolution and marie antoinettes death sentence. Nonetheless, it is a memorable tale to be told, however told. With hilary swank, simon baker, jonathan pryce, adrien brody. Christopher walken scene in the affair of the necklace movie.
The affair of the necklace 2001 r 1h 58min drama, history, romance 7 december 2001 usa in prerevolutionary france, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her familys fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace. The affair of the diamond necklace joslin hall rare. Released november 30th, 2001, the affair of the necklace stars hilaryswank, jonathanpryce, simonbaker, adrienbrody the r movie has a runtime of about 2. Adrien brody and hilary swank in the affair of the necklace 2001. Rent the affair of the necklace 2001 starring hilary swank and jonathan pryce on dvd and bluray. Frenchman may say the erosion of royal authority that overthrew frances social order began with the estates general in 1789, but before that the first event to both rock the foundation of monarchy and also display open defiance of royal authority was the diamond necklace affair or the affair of the queens necklace. The mastermind behind the diamond necklace affair jeanne. Marie antoinette found herself caught up in an elaborate scheme to steal an expensive diamond necklace. Jonathan pryce and hilary swank in the affair of the necklace 2001. The affair of the diamond necklace, 17841785 cardinal rohan intended to give marieantoinette a luxurious diamond necklace to regain her favour. This movie tells the life story of dubaibased oncologist dr. But an imposter posing as the queen proved cleverer than the cardinal, causing a glittering scandal.
The affair of the necklace was a scandal in prerevolutionary france. The affair of the necklace isnt necessarily perfect like many jewels, it has its flaws. Hilary swank stars in affair of the necklace, the story of an ornate diamond necklace that was originally commissioned by louis xv as a gift to his. Read the the affair of the necklace plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Though she was not involved in the plot, the queen of france found herself taking much of the blame. The affair of the necklace 2001 costars brian cox as the narrator minister breteuil. Marie antoinette the affair of the diamond necklace. The audience explores the incredible true 1785 story of the diamond necklace, an evening of authentic food and entertainment and an unparalleled story, based on.
Affair of the necklace original theatrical trailer youtube. The affair of the necklace is a 2001 american historical drama film directed by charles shyer. The diamond necklace affair was an incident in 178485, involving the theft of a highly valuable necklace, by scammers claiming to represent queen marie antoinette. The affair of the diamond necklace was the scandal which raised french hatred of marie antoinette to a fever pitch. Swank seems flat and miscast in the central role of. A sequence of 2001s film the affair of the necklace. It is the tale of the infamous diamond necklace affair that rocked the 18th century french monarchy and its king and queen, every bit as much as the watergate scandal rocked the 20th century american republic driving its president from office. The queens necklace, directed by marcel lherbier, released in 1946.
The affair of the necklace, directed by charles shyer, released in 2001, whose plot follows that of the affair of the diamond necklace, but whose elements have been drawn from the novel by alexandre dumas. The affair of the necklace itself is so complex and manysided that it would take a sidney lumet to do justice to it on film. A film about court intrigue, the affair of the necklace turns out to be more dull than juicy. The affair of the diamond necklace was an incident from 1784 through 1785 at the court of king louis xvi of france involving his wife, queen marie antoinette. Swank seems flat and miscast in the central role of jeanne. In prerevolutionary france, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her familys fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace. As napoleon once commented the queens death must be dated from the diamond necklace. The screenplay by john sweet is based on what became known as the affair of the diamond necklace, an incident that helped fuel the french populaces disillusionment with the monarchy and, among other causes, eventually led to the french revolution. How a scandal over a diamond necklace cost marie antoinette her head the diamond necklace affair reads like a fictional farce, but it was all trueand would. Hilary swank and simon baker in the affair of the necklace 2001. Affair of the diamond necklace, also called affair of the necklace, scandal at the court of louis xvi in 1785 that discredited the french monarchy on the eve of the french revolution. The affair of the diamond necklace, 17841785 palace of. Jeanne conspires to have the cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the queen. This was recorded on a macbook, so there is some fuzziness in the audio, sorry.
Her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond. The audience explores the incredible true 1785 story of the diamond necklace, an evening of authentic food and entertainment and an unparalleled story, based on true historical events. Arun kumar and the end of his luxurious life after meeting three women from different lifestyles. But overall its beautifully acted and mounted and the result is a gem of a movie. Rent the affair of the necklace 2001 on dvd and bluray. Though she was not involved in the plot, the queen of.
Diamond necklace is a 2012 indian malayalamlanguage romantic drama film directed by lal jose and written by iqbal kuttippuram, starring fahadh faasil, anusree, samvrutha sunil and gauthami nair. The revolution would have happened without this incident, because by that time things had gotten unbearable long before. The affair of the necklace costumes marie antoinette. If it hadnt been the necklace, it would have been something else. The costumes of marie antoinettejoely richardson, designed by milena canonero. Marie antoinette and the affair of the diamond necklace. Watch the movie with more than a grain of salt, use a whole shaker. The reputation of the queen, already tarnished by gossip, was ruined by the implication that she had participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewelers in acquiring a very expensive diamond necklace.
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