Farewell, My Queen (2012)
87%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: 6 wins & 12 nominations
Farewell, My Queen transcends its gaudy period trappings to offer an affecting historical drama built on timeless – and timely – themes
Farewell, My Queen” is like a fancy cake that you can’t stop eating, even though you know you’ll regret it later. The movie is full of political intrigue, beautiful costumes, and captivating performances. Diane Kruger is especially delicious as Marie Antoinette, playing her with just the right amount of flightiness and self-indulgence. The film may not be historically accurate, but who cares when it’s this much fun? Let them eat cake, indeed!
Production Company(ies)
Zanuck Brown Productions, Universal Pictures,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Salon de l’Oeil-de-Boeuf, Château de Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for brief graphic nudity and language
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby SR
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):French, English, German, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2013
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Farewell, My Queen, drama, French (Canada), Benoît Jacquot, Jean-Pierre Guérin, Kristina Larsen, Pedro Uriol, Benoît Jacquot, Gilles Taurand, R, Diane Kruger, Léa Seydoux, Virginie Ledoyen, Xavier Beauvois, Noémie Lvovsky, Michel Robin, historical drama, French Revolution, box office, budget, reviewed by Ela Bittencourt, Kristin M Jones, Bruce DeMara, Chris Stuckmann, Joe Williams, Stanley Kauffmann, Merryn Johns, David Bax, Richard Propes, Nicholas Bell, Amie Simon, produced by Jean-Pierre Guérin, Kristina Larsen, Pedro Uriol, MPAA rating, Gabrielle de Polignac, Mme Campan, Jacob Nicolas Moreau, Louis XVI, Sidonie Laborde, Marie Antoinette, affecting, timeless, political, personal, expertly crafted, exceptional production values, Diane Kruger, flighty, self-indulgent
Worldwide gross: $6,366,835
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,208,279
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,029
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 895,123
US/Canada gross: $1,597,998
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,060,178
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,026
US/Canada opening weekend: $72,100
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $92,953
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,957
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Léa Seydoux – Sidonie Laborde
Virginie Ledoyen – Gabrielle de Polignac
Xavier Beauvois – Louis XVI
Noémie Lvovsky – Mme Campan
Michel Robin – Jacob Nicolas Moreau
Director(s)
Benoît Jacquot
Writer(s)
Benoît Jacquot, Gilles Taurand
Producer(s)
Jean-Pierre Guérin, Kristina Larsen, Pedro Uriol
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 12 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (85) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (6)
It might be that Marie still waits for a true incarnation, but Jacquot’s pushing her beyond likeability is refreshing.
April 12, 2018
Ela Bittencourt
The L Magazine
TOP CRITIC
His portrait loses some of its eerie power through the ugly twist at the film’s conclusion, but she remains a fascinating enigma, and touchingly human.
November 5, 2013
Kristin M. Jones
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Jacquot has chosen wisely in casting La Seydoux in the key role of Sidonie, whose luminous but watchful eyes suggest a soul wise beyond her years.
August 24, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
Bruce DeMara
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
Beniot Jacquot […] compliments immersive storytelling with a cast full of painstakingly authentic performances.
August 22, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
Chris Stuckmann
Moviedex
TOP CRITIC
“Farewell, My Queen” is a layer cake of royal pleasures, rote protocols and revolutionary politics. For skeptics who thought this story had grown stale, let them eat their words.
August 10, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
The details of the plot are unimportant: that is the main point made by the skillful director, Benot Jacquot. It is the slowness with which they realize what is happening that fascinates.
August 8, 2012
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
[Farewell, My Queen has] impeccable acting, a witty script, luxurious production values, and mesmerizing performances from the female leads.
May 24, 2022
Merryn Johns
Curve
It’s expertly crafted, riveting, thrilling and heartbreaking. And it understands why we become so invested in things like our current presidential election. It understands that the political is personal.
March 10, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension
Works both for its intelligent spin on a familiar story and for its exceptional production values that turn even the most ominous scene into a beautiful scene to behold.
September 7, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A heady concoction of historical intrigue, with a tart hint of salaciousness that drains away the generally unrealistic nature of supposedly authentic reenactments.
July 25, 2019
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
Diane Kruger does a spectacular job as a flighty, self-indulgent Marie Antoinette.
March 4, 2019
Amie Simon
Three Imaginary Girls
Almost as soon as the queen (played, fittingly, by Germanic actress Diane Kruger) appears, the screen sizzles.
December 27, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner…
Plot
During the last days of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette develops a relationship with a reader in the historical drama, Farewell, My Queen.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Diane Kruger does a spectacular job as a flighty, self-indulgent Marie Antoinette.
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