Farewell, My Queen
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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Genre: History
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Actors: Diane Kruger, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Léa Seydoux, Lolita Chammah, Marthe Caufman, Michel Robin, Noémie Lvovsky, Virginie Ledoyen, Vladimir Consigny, Xavier Beauvois
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