The European royal families have always had great charm, especially if the story is about unconventional characters like the young and beloved “Delfina” of France.

The 2006 film, directed by Sofia Coppola, is not intended to be a historical story but a modern representation of Queen Marie Antoinette, a fascinating portrait that shows the fragility and lightness of a young teenager who at the age of 14 arrives at the opulent court of Versailles and overturns its rules.

An original film accompanied throughout its duration by an unusual rock-punk rhythm in stark contrast with the eighteenth-century environment and the palette color with light and pastel tones; also curious are the shocking pink credits on a black background.

With an extraordinary cast that sees Kirsten Dunst dress the lead role and a sublime costume department, the film has won many awards, including an Oscar and a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography.

And it is precisely by dwelling on the latter that Langston Bowen’s images come back to mind. His subjects are especially women, often portrayed in natural landscapes, similar to celestial divinities that are very reminiscent of Marie Antoinette’s characters. Both visual expressions can be considered photographic frescoes, an idyll of the female figure.

Did you know: The director asked Spanish designer Manolo Blahnik to design hundreds of shoes specifically for the film.

Genre: Biography 
Director: Sofia Coppola
Director of photograohy: Lance Acord
Writer: Sofia Coppola
Stars:  Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn