adrian go all out for this lavish and gorgeous production of marie antoinette star norma shearer and who be never more beautiful or glamorous than in this epic biography . this marie be quite the heroine and a woman of the people and generous to a fault and and never say and let them eat cake and and would only have say it in reference to her child . history tell u that marie downfall be really the affair of the necklace and and she be no different from other aristocrat in be totally out of touch with what be go on with the french people . this film be jaw drop in it splendor . adrian costume be totally magnificent and a be the palace setting . tyrone power be drop dead gorgeous a marie swedish lover and who come to her aid in her time of need . power be the inspiration for barbara cartland to say and when ask how she could write so convincingly about sex while she be a still a virgin and we do not need sex . we have tyrone power . the rest of the cast be fantastic and include robert morley and john barrymore and joseph schildkraut and and gladys george . a for norma and she do a great job and give a vivid and if movie star and performance in one of her last film . the last scene be very touching and beautifully do . i have no expectation for this film and a a rule be not crazy about period piece and but this one sweep me away . it do follow history quite closely for those who comment that the tyrone power character be fictional and he be not and and he do try to help her . don not miss this one . a funny marie antionette anecdote represent the studio want shearer to use their contract star and robert taylor and but shearer get a look at power at a dinner and invite him to be part of the film and and get her way . during their first kiss and she hold on so long the kiss have to be edit down . power apparently do not return her affection . she become angry . at a photo shoot and she appear with gigantic plume that hide him a he pose behind her and the plume shoot up . the photographer give power a box to stand on . a the photographer activate the flash and power crash through the box and hit the floor . though he escort shearer to the premier and he sneak out to see his soon to be wife and annabella .