Genre: Drama, Thieves, Deception, Police, Period Piece
Tagline: Her Birthright Was Stolen. Her Dignity Taken. Her Rights Denied. Deception Was The Only Option.
Plot: Napoleon wrote that the flames of the French Revolution were fanned by three factors: the defeat at Rossbach during The Seven Years War; the lack of intervention in the Dutch Netherlands; and "L'Affair du Collier," also known as "The Affair of the Necklace," one of the great scandals of European history.France, 1767. A young girl watches in horror as soldiers of the reigning King Louis XV brutally seize her noble family's chateau. Orphaned and stripped of her royal heritage, young Jeanne Valois survives on her wits and her wiles, vowing to one day reclaim her birthright. Years later, still deeply committed to her quest, Jeanne (HILARY SWANK) insinuates herself into the most illustrious court in all of Europe — Versailles. It is against this swirling, glamorous backdrop presided over by King Louis XVI and his extravagant and controversial wife, Marie Antoinette, that Jeanne risks her life to orchestrate an elaborate scheme of intrigue, romance and scandal revolving around the Queen and the world's most spectacular diamond necklace. Sometimes revenge is costly. Hers was priceless.
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Charles Shyer
Father of the Bride, Alfie, Father of the Bride Part II |
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