What is it about the doomed denizens of 18th century Versailles that still captures our imagination? As I write this, the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., is preparing a "barbed and brassy" new play about
marie antoinette, while this summer saw favorable reviews given to the French film
Farewell My Queen. And let's not forget Sophia Coppola's unconventional reworking of the queen's tragic story in
marie antoinette, in ...