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...indifference to actually consummating their royal alliance), she suffers the sort of humiliations and personal tragedies that can only exist in the contrived world of an assembled and isolated ruling elite. Marie’s universe is precisely the sort of place where well dressed courtiers drift languidly through Versailles?? well manicured gardens and say silly things like “Oh how I do love the country” without a modicum of ironic inflection.In its depiction of Marie’s private life, the film is gentle and forgiving. Through Coppola’s lens, Marie?...

Author: By Aleksandra S Stankovic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review: "Marie Antoinette" | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

...successful track record after last year’s much-praised production of “L’Orfeo,” The Harvard Early Music Society (HEMS) again impressed audiences with polished artistry in the weekend performance of two operatic works: “Les Plaisirs De Versailles?? and “Actéon.” True to its origins, the work by composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier was performed entirely in French, preserving its authentic sound and rhythm...

Author: By Ndidi N. Menkiti, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: French Opera Retains Authenticity | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

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