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Marie Antoinette

film by Van Dyke [1938]

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In W.S. Van Dyke: Powell and Loy, Eddy and MacDonald
Marie Antoinette (1938) was an overlong but solid biopic about the Austrian princess who became queen of France. The lavish drama was a showcase for Norma Shearer, though Robert Morley’s performance as Louis XVI drew much acclaim; both were nominated for Oscars.
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In Norma Shearer
…and the title role in Marie Antoinette (1938). At age 36 she played 13-year-old Juliet opposite Leslie Howard in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1936). Perhaps her best role was that of the central figure in George Cukor’s all-woman vehicle, the star-studded The Women (1939).
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