History 4K 52' 90'

The Secret Versailles of Marie Antoinette

The Queen’s Hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasant’s cottage hidden in the Versailles gardens. A romantic hide-away, Marie-Antoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in Vienna. The Revolution left it for a ruin. 230 after its construction, it reopens to the public, restored to its original glory, as an extraordinary jewel of Versailles.

Following the restoration, this docudrama in 4K uncovers Marie-Antoinette’s greatness as a master of fashion and revisit the saga of France’s legendary Queen. An intimate portrait of a ‘too-modern woman’ caught in the whirlwinds of History.

Direction: Sylvie Faiveley & Mark Daniels

Production: ZED, NHK JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION and ARTE France.

With the support of Creative Europe - Media Programme of the European Union

Languages: French, English

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