Affair of Necklace
by Charles Shyer
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Actor: Adrien Brody, Brian Cox, Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon BakerDirector: Charles Shyer
Producer: Charles Shyer
Producer: Andrew A. Kosove
Producer: Broderick Johnson
Producer: Kira Davis
Producer: Nava Levin
Producer: Nigel Goldsack
Writer: John Sweet
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 118 minutes
Release Date: 2002-11-12
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Affair of Necklace
Movie Review: Period Piece Based od Historical Fact
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie was well acted by a cast of well-known actors, wonderful costuming & cinematography and a must see if you love period pieces based on historical fact.
The only major draw back to this movie for me was how slow the storyline seemed to movie and its predictability.... If the movie wasn't so slow or predictable then I would have given it a much higher rating than 3 stars!
Summary of Affair of Necklace
For all its earnest intrigue, historically accurate references, and elaborate set design, The Affair of the Necklace is best enjoyed as a comedy of Hollywood errors. The court of late-18th-century France is ruled by Marie Antoinette (Joely Richardson), whose confidence and favor is yearned for by Jeanne de la Motte-Valois (Hilary Swank), a young woman stripped of her title and orphaned at a young age. As flashbacks repeatedly remind the audience, Jeanne is essentially pure at heart even as she takes up with a court gigolo (Simon Baker) and enacts the intricate scheme from which the title is drawn. Soon embroiled in Jeanne's plan to win back her rightful place in the world are her avaricious husband of convenience, Nicolas (Adrien Brody); the soon-to-be-disposed-of Marie Antoinette; the salacious Cardinal Rohan (Jonathan Pryce); a necklace of questionable taste; and a host of other players. All the makings for a hilarious romp (? la Ridicule) are in place, but director Charles Shyer, with his lavish budget in tow, wants the film to be taken seriously. Only Christopher Walken, in a hilarious turn as the fraudulent soothsayer Count Cagliostro, sees through the facile script and relishes his part in what will no doubt prove a colossal flop. --Fionn MeadeDrama VHS Video
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