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Dec 25, 2001 · "The Affair of the Necklace" only works if it understands Jeanne is one villain among many, not a misguided heroine. The supporting cast offers incidental pleasures. Joely Richardson is an imperious, silly Marie Antoinette, able to deceive herself but not often deceived by anyone else.
Jul 8, 2014 · A romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose name was stripped from her by the Royal Family during t...
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The Affair of the Necklace. The controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois stars Hilary Swank, as a countess whose name and title were stripped from her by the Royal Family, leaving her penniless. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to ...
This sets in motion, a conspiracy of the highest level, involving betrayal, corruption, politics of the day, forgery, lust, power, involving an array of characters; Johnathan Pryce who gives a commanding performance as Rohan, Cardinal of all France and Blood Prince of the House of Rohan, the Jewellers who create the amazing diamond necklace in all of Europe, Adrian Brody as Jeanne's husband (an arranged marriage) and a charming but a scoundrel never the less, Christopher Walken who pays a ...
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Nov 30, 2001 · Purchase The Affair of the Necklace on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Jeanne de la Motte-Valois knows what she wants. She also knows how to get it – by conniving, deceiving and betraying. And by doing it so scandalously that it helps send Queen Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Wealth and desire. Politics and corruption. Celebrity and sexuality. Jeanne combines them all in a scheme to acquire a diamond necklace that will enable her to buy back the royal status taken ...
The Parisian jewellers Boehmer and Bassenge had spent years collecting precious stones for a necklace that they initially hoped to sell to Madame Du Barry, the favourite of Louis XV. Then, after the death of Louis XV in 1774, the jewellers hoped it could be a gift to the new queen of France, Marie Antoinette. Its cost at the time was 1,600,000 ...
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace ( French: Affaire du collier de la reine, "affair of the Queen's necklace") was an incident from 1784 through 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France involving his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette. The reputation of the Queen had already been ruined by gossip.
