Chantal Thomas
Author
Publisher
G. Braziller
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A woman whose function it once was to read books aloud to Marie Antoinette is haunted by the memory of her last days at the French court of Versailles, when Louis XVI's magnificent palace succumbed to the irrepressible forces of revolution ..."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 332 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in the French and Spanish courts of the eighteenth century, this novel is based on a true story about the fate of two young princesses caught in the intrigues and secrets of the moment Philippe d'Orleans, the regent of France, has a gangrenous heart--the result of a life of debauchery, alcohol, power, and flattery. One morning in 1721, he decides to marry eleven-year-old Louis XV to the daughter of Philippe V of Spain, who is only four. Orleans...
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
Français
Description
Sidonie, who serves as reader to Marie Antoinette and displays a singular romantic devotion to the queen, witnesses the final days of the French Revolution from inside the walls of the Palace of Versailles. The film is seen from Sidonie's point of view, and the story takes place over the course of four days.
Publisher
Manufactured and distributed by EMI Music Canada
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
Français
Description
Features Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, and Felicity Palmer, with The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, and The Royal Opera Chorus, with Bruno Campanella conducting.
