KEEPING HER HEAD.Byline: -- Bob Strauss One good thing about going to the guillotine guillotine Instrument for inflicting capital punishment by decapitation. A minimal wooden structure, it supported a heavy blade that, when released, slid down in vertical guides to sever the victim's head. : no more ridiculous wig maintenance. ``I inhaled, like, cans of dry shampoo and hairspray every day,'' Kirsten Dunst Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On , who plays the title role in ``Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (ăntwənĕt`, äNtwänĕt`), 1755–93, queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI and daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. ,'' reports. ``My throat really hurt. I was really happy that I didn't have to talk that much.'' Despite the limited dialogue, Dunst paints a remarkably sympathetic, fleshed-out portrait of the oft-reviled French queen. Sofia Coppola's movie charts the Austrian princess's life from her arrival in France as a teenager up to the night when a mob of angry peasants removed her and husband Louis XVI Louis XVI, king of France Louis XVI, 1754–93, king of France (1774–92), third son of the dauphin (Louis) and Marie Josèphe of Saxony, grandson and successor of King Louis XV. In 1770 he married the Austrian archduchess Marie Antoinette. (Jason Schwartzman Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Biography Early life Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack Schwartzman. ) from their Versailles party palace. Though Marie's legendary indulgences are lovingly chronicled, Dunst interprets her as a likable and only partially vacuous modern celebrity. ``I couldn't judge her or not like her because I was playing her,'' Dunst explains. ``I embraced her completely and found reasons for everything she did.'' The sympathetic Americanizing of one of their great historical monsters didn't go over too well with some French critics at last May's Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival Film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came to provide a rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies. . Fair enough, says Dunst. ``Obviously, something like this is going to be controversial. But isn't that the point of filmmaking -- for movies to be provocative? You can have many impressions going in, but when you watch it, it's whether or not it makes you think about life and history.'' French officials at Versailles were certainly more positive -- or, at least, as cooperative as they could be. Almost the entire film is set in and around the legendary palace, and it looks it. ``Good! We tricked ya!'' Dunst says, laughing. ``It wasn't all filmed at Versailles, but every Monday we'd shoot there, and outside during the week sometimes. They were very, very generous there. And they were very excited for young people to come in and make it a place that seems very present in the film -- and for Sofia to tell the story from a perspective that's very different from the way anybody else would approach it.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ``MARIE ANTOINETTE'' OCT OCT ornithine carbamoyltransferase; oxytocin challenge test. OCT ornithine carbamoyl transferase, a liver specific enzyme. OCT Oxytocin stress test, see there . 20 Kirsten Dunst portrays the oft-reviled French queen in ``Marie Antoinette,'' filmed in part at Versailles. |
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