SOFIA COPPOLA GETS BACKSTAGE PASS TO VERSAILLES FOR MARIE...
Writer director Sofia Coppola wanted to bring the life of Marie Antoinette to the masses in a way that wasn't an historical lesson but more of fly on the Versailles wall feeling. With that in mind Sofia had backstage access to everything Versailles including the Palace where Marie reigned as Queen of France while married to Louis XVI in the 18th century.