L'Autrichienne (film) explained

L'Autrichienne
Director:Pierre Granier-Deferre
Producer:Raymond Danon
Music:Didier Vasseur
Cinematography:Pascal Lebègue
Distributor:Neuf de Cœur Productions
Runtime:98 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

L'Autrichienne is a 1989 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, released in 1989.[1]

Synopsis

The film depicts the last days of Marie-Antoinette of Austria, played by Ute Lemper, showing her trial and execution. It was directed during the celebrations of the bicentenary of the French Revolution. With a script written by Alain Decaux and André Castelot based on the minutes from the trial of the Queen, L'Autrichienne is for the most part a closed hearing with scenes of the trial and at the Conciergerie, punctuated by flash-back sequences.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. La Revue du cinéma " Pierre Granier-Deferre à propos de L'Autrichienne. Film français de Pierre Granier-Deferre (1989). avec Ute Lemper. Patrick Chesnais. Daniel Mesguich.