Shot by her mother, acclaimed filmmaker Eleanor Coppola, the documentary, ‘Making Marie Antoinette’ is produced by Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Rachel Dengiz, Youree Henley and Sofia Coppola.
Behind the scenes of Making Marie Antoinette…..
In 2005, Sofia Coppola made her third feature film, Marie Antoinette, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, at the Palace of Versailles, the first production ever to have been granted permission. Her mother, acclaimed documentarian Eleanor Coppola, accompanied her on set and shot about eighty hours of footage, focusing on her daughter’s journey of making the film. This year, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Marie Antoinette, and to fulfil her mother’s wishes, Coppola reviewed the unseen footage. Making Marie Antoinette shows the craftsmanship that went into the film, legendary costume designer Milena Canonero at work and what it was like to be a young female director at that time. The result is a fascinating look at the process of making this landmark film, and an unexpectedly intimate family portrait.
The footage was edited by Aaron Matthews with input from Eleanor’s good friends Davia Nelson and Liz Bird. In the film, Eleanor Coppola is voiced by Academy Award® nominee Diane Lane, who reads passages from Eleanor’s journals in which she discusses her experiences on set and reflects on her relationship with her daughter.
Sofia Coppola said: “My mother and I started going through her footage during lockdown. It was always her wish to make what she shot into a feature length documentary. She was on set as a filmmaker and also my mother, so I found it so moving to go back through the material and to see our shoot through her eyes.”
MUBI will release the new 4K restoration of Marie Antoinette in theatres and streaming on MUBI from 23 October. Making Marie Antoinette will be available on MUBI globally from 6 November.
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Here’s the trailer….
