Farewell, my queen paperback july 14, 2004 by chantal thomas author. Now exiled in vienna, madame agathesidonie laborde looks back 21 years to the legendary opulence of versailles and, overcome with nostalgia and remorse. The first day is a normal one as courtiers and servants do what courtiers and servants do. Jul 10, 2012 the novels conclusion is sudden, providing little in the way of closure. For our inaugural edition of snark week, i wrote a rant about all the things i hated about farewell, my queen 2012. Jul 14, 2004 farewell my queen has some great writing, some great scenes, some great impressions, but much of it is dull and uneven. Chantal thomas booklist chantal thomas message board. Buy farewell, my queen by chantal thomas online at alibris. Farewell, my queen is also an odd book in that most readers come to it better informed of the outlines of what happened if not the details as well as what is to come than the narrator.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Chantal thomas born 1945, in lyon is a french writer and historian. I am not sure what gets top billing in the film, the costu. A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the french court of versailles, when louis xvis magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution. Farewell, my queen, which won frances prestigious prix femina, is hardly an apology for marieantoinette. Her 2002 book, farewell, my queen, won the prix femina and was adapted into a 2012 film starring diane kruger and lea seydoux. Benoit jacquots farewell, my queen a costume drama set among the gallic monarchy during the first three days of the french revolution attempts to give this 18th century history lesson a revisionist look with a couple of unusual additions. Farewell, my queen marks the return of acclaimed director benoit jacquot and brilliantly captures the passions, debauchery, occasional glimpses of nobility and ultimately the chaos that engulfed. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Farewell, my queen they hide everything from the queen.
Even though laborde looks back on events with full knowledge of what transpired afterwards, little of what was to come is taken into account in the. Farewell, my queen kindle edition by black, moishe. A look at the platonic relationship between marie antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the french revolution. Farewell my queen has some great writing, some great scenes, some great impressions, but much of it is dull and uneven. Farewell, my queen begins in early 19thcentury vienna, although much of the action concerns the period between july 14th and july 16th, 1789. About the book it was once the job of madame agathesidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette. It gives a fictional account of the last days of marie antoinette in power seen through the eyes of sidonie laborde, a young servant who reads aloud to the queen. Farewell, my queen by benoit jacquot benoit jacquot, diane. Farewell, my queen, benoit jacquots tense, absorbing, pleasurably original look at three days in the life and lies of a doomed monarch, opens with a young woman shaking off sleep and scratching. In the ratswarming servants quarters, a young woman named sidonie laborde slaps at mosquito bites, hurries through her toilet, and runs toward her appointment with marie antoinette. She must also have learned much from the books and journals she read for the queen. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jul, 2012 farewell, my queen, benoit jacquots tense, absorbing, pleasurably original look at three days in the life and lies of a doomed monarch, opens with a young woman shaking off sleep and. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading farewell, my queen. Now exiled in vienna, she looks back twentyone years to the legendary opulence of versailles and meticulously reconstructs july 14, 15, and 16 of 1789. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas it was once the job of madame agathe sidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette. Aug 21, 2002 farewell, my queen is a narrative of the last three days at the court of louis xvi, told from the perspective of a reader to marieantoinette. Buy farewell, my queen new ed by thomas, chantal isbn. In fact, it may be that farewell, my queen demonstrates how quickly things can come crashing downno matter how celebrated, or deeply entrenched in seemingly unassailable ritual andor culture. Farewell, my queen marks the return of acclaimed director benoit jacquot a single girl, seventh heaven, sade, deep in the woods, and brilliantly captures the. Farewell, my queen was directed by benoit jacquot and based on a script by him, chantal thomas, and gilles taurand. Chantal thomas madame laborde takes us within the chateau, meticulously reconstructing the 14th, 15th, and 16th of july 1789 terrifying days when the servants disappear and many of the courtiers flee. Farewell, my queen is an object lesson in how quickly the end can come when those in power believe so much in their own glory that they are the. Farewell, my queen, set at versailles the new york times. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas fantastic fiction.
After reading chantals feminist novel, jacquot wanted to create a film from this perspective. With lea seydoux, diane kruger, virginie ledoyen, noemie lvovsky. Marie antoinettes sad story is well known, yet thomass fictional retelling in farewell, my queen infuses it with a fresh grace and haunting immediacy. Chantal thomas, who has written several books about marieantoinette and the french revolution, does well capturing the chaos and downfall of the court. Rather, farewell, my queen manages to be one of those guilty literary pleasures the emphasis on literary is intentional akin to soaking up an especially wellproduced episode if there ever was such a thing of lifestyles of the rich and famous.
Jan 09, 2004 farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, translated by moishe black 256pp, weidenfeld. She is the official reader to the queen, and this position gives her a. Farewell, my queen chantal thomas, author, moishe black, translator, trans. Sep 21, 2014 benoit jacquots farewell, my queen french title. Farewell, my queen book by chantal thomas official publisher. Farewell, my queen kindle edition by black, moishe, thomas, chantal, black, moishe. As a woman who can read and write in 1789, she must be intelligent and ambitious. The novels conclusion is sudden, providing little in the way of closure. It recounts, almost hourbyhour, versailles on july 14th16th 1789. Buy a cheap copy of farewell, my queen book by chantal thomas. Farewell, my queen and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Agathe escaped versailles 21 years earlier and is now telling her story. Jun 3, 2015 i recently had the pleasure of watching farewell my queen, a french film about marie antoinette and her last days at versailles.
Read free book excerpt from farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, page 1 of 7. Jun 08, 2012 farewell, my queen marks the return of acclaimed director benoit jacquot a single girl, seventh heaven, sade, deep in the woods, and brilliantly captures the passions, debauchery, occasional. Read free book excerpt from farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, page 3 of 7. Moishe black follows a woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette, as she recounts her memories of living at versailles during the final days of the french revolution. It was once the job of madame agathesidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette. The story is told by a woman looking back 30 years, to when it was her job to read books aloud to marie antoinette. Jul 17, 2012 farewell, my queen begins early in the day of july 14, 1789, at the royal palace of versailles.
Farewell, my queen this summary of farewell, my queen includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Now exiled in vienna, she looks back twentyone years to the. Both the book and the film follow the isolated, insular life of sidonie agathesidonie in the book laborde, an official reader to marie antoinette. Chantal thomas born 1945 in lyon is a french writer and historian. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to farewell, my queen. Jan 20, 2015 farewell, my queen is based on a novel and was directed by benoit jacquot and released in 2012. Farewell my queen beautiful costumes, historical dresses. A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the french court of versailles, when. Parents need to know that farewell, my queen is a frenchlanguage historical drama subtitled in english about the events in the days leading up to the storming of the bastille in 1789 notably marie antoinettes personal relationships with her ladiesinwaiting and special friend. Helen falconer eavesdrops on a fictionalised marieantoinette in chantal thomass farewell, my queen. A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marieantoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the french court of versailles, when louis xvis magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution. Farewell, my queen ebook by moishe black rakuten kobo. Farewell, my queen is a 2012 french drama film directed by benoit jacquot and based on the.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Thomas spins the familiar events of the 1789 french revolution into a compelling novel, with the central character less the famously illfated queen than the insular and ritualized society of the palace. Expect to feel a bit like a voyeur allowed behind the curtains to see a queen undone by the rapid shift in. Jul 17, 2017 for our inaugural edition of snark week, i wrote a rant about all the things i hated about farewell, my queen 2012. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas it was once the job of madame agathesidonie laborde to read books aloud to marieantoinette. Diane kruger plays marie antoinette and she is absolutely stunning. Thomas is a french writer and historian who worked in publishing and taught at both french and american universities. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas, moishe black kirkus. Thomas was born in lyon in 1945, and was raised in arcachon, bordeaux, and paris. Marie antoinette, queen consort of louis xvi king of france. This does much to account for her fate in this film. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Farewell, my queen by chantal thomasthis is a story about the last three days, july 1416, 1789, at versailles of agathesidonie laborde who was the assistant reader to marie antoinette. A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to marie antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at. Chantal thomas, author, moishe black, translator, trans. Farewell, my queen book by chantal thomas official. If you like watching foreign films, i highly recommend this one.
The life of marieantoinette in 3 minutes mini biography duration. Its july, 1789, and french citizenry is starting to revolt. Farewell, my queen places sidonie in such a position. But perhaps that is an appropriate narrative choice on the authors part. They adapted the script from the novel of the same name by thomas. Farewell, my queen by chantal thomas book cover, description, publication history. Read farewell, my queen by moishe black available from rakuten kobo. Chantal thomas agathesidonie laborde, marie antoinettes reader, recounts her memories of living at versailles. Farewell, my queen was filmed at versailles but takes its distance from a. But with the shocking news that someone has woken the king in the night, order begins to disintegrate and word of the fall of the. When the news of the storming of the bastille reaches them, panic sets in and the kings entourage start slipping away. While conceptually interesting on a surface level, these elements dont fully succeed at elevating.
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