this beautiful black and white film literally sparkle with the most beautiful costume in cinematic history . shearer and power be luminous and the performance of robert morley be a gem . i believe he be louis xvi . it be so much good than than that tedious monstrosity direct by sophia coppola . if you have read antonia fraser brilliant book and you will see the tragic history she describe so vividly come to life . the old fashioned nature of the film make actually contribute to our ability to surrender our modern sensibility to see a long ago style of living recreate . and unlike the coppola film and it be not dull and boring and static and but be fill with action and excitement . like fraser extraordinary book and the life of marie antoinette be dramatize from her become queen of france a a teenager to her white hair and ravage countenance a she meet her fate . it also dramatize the so called affair of the necklace much well than the 2002 film of that title . if you can get past the somewhat corny style and you will really enjoy what old film could do good than all our contemporary technology .