Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
★ 7 · 2006 · 120m · Documentary · Drama · Romance · TV Movie
This was a very human account of the lives and deaths of Marie Antoinette and Louis the XVI focusing primarily on Marie. It is an account of their lives from birth to death and the circumstances leading to the downfall of the French monarchy.
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