My 18th Century Quest combined with my interest in French queen Marie-Antoinette made me decide to watch and recap the 1975 French TV series, Marie-Antoinette, when I discovered it was available for streaming on French streaming site Madalen, which seems to have a lot of older French TV stuff. The only problem is there’s no subtitles available, even in French, and that meant that I missed about half of the dialogue; it’s bad 1970s videography; and the pacing is Very Slow. So after about 20 minutes of attempting, I decided screw it, I’m just going to recap the costumes in all their poly-baroque-satin, princess-seamed glory. Stay tuned for future episodes on forthcoming Thursdays!
Check out my recap of episodes one and two!
Marie-Antoinette and Fersen are having some intense conversation:
MA spends a LOT of this episode yelling as the Revolution looms. Here she’s back in the blue and pink:
A late night convo in a chemise à la reine-esque nightgown and peignoir:
At the Hameau with a lady in waiting, she’s in blue with embroidery:
The Women’s March on Versailles happens (1789). The king and MA do the whole “showing themselves on the balcony” thing. The Revolution is beginning!
Stressful conversations happen between MA and Louis over billiards:
MA wears an AMAZING pink redingote and hat. Okay, so I’m partial to this style!
Stressful conversations over needlework:
More stress, more billiards:
The Flight to Varennes is planned (Wikipedia this stuff if it’s unfamiliar):
They spend the night in an inn:
They’re caught and hauled back to Paris:
MA and Fersen have another impassioned late night convo:
More impassioned convos between MA and Fersen:
A LOT of this sort of thing happens, but it’s not worth screencapping:
The rabble invades Versailles (the Tuileries?), and MA, her daughter, and ladies are made to face the public who taunt them (and occasionally sympathize):
MA has a stressful conversation with Lamballe:
Stay tuned for the final episode next Thursday!
There is a 1982 French-Italian film called Nuit de Varennes which is highly fictional but which I remember fondly.
That’s been on my to-watch list forever!