The movie is based upon Antonia Fraser's "Marie Antoinette, A Journey", yet Coppola left so much of it out of the movie that I wonder whether she just opened random pages & picked out ideas for the script at random. Several key events in Marie Antoinette's life are missing:1. The Diamond Necklace Affair2. The death of Louis Joseph3. The birth of Louis Charles4. The failed flight of the royal family from Paris w/ the assistance of Count Ferson5. The family's subsequent imprisonment in the Tuileries6. The assassinations of both the King & QueenWhat we are left w/ is a very pretty, though disjointed film. If you want to learn about Marie Antoinette, I suggest that you skip this film & just read Antonia Fraser's book.