Farewell, My Queen

Farewell, My Queen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBenoît Jacquot
Screenplay byBenoît Jacquot
Gilles Taurand
Based onLes Adieux à la reine
by Chantal Thomas
Produced byJean-Pierre Guérin
Kristina Larsen
StarringDiane Kruger
Léa Seydoux
Virginie Ledoyen
Noémie Lvovsky
CinematographyRomain Winding
Edited byLuc Barnier
Nelly Ollivault
Music byBruno Coulais
Distributed byAd Vitam Distribution
Release dates
  • 9 February 2012 (2012-02-09) (Berlin)
  • 21 March 2012 (2012-03-21) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Spain
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.1 million[1]
Box office$6.4 million[2]

Farewell, My Queen (French: Les Adieux à la reine) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, who won the Prix Femina in 2002. It gives a fictional account of the last days of Marie Antoinette in power seen through the eyes of Sidonie Laborde, a young servant who reads aloud to the queen. The film stars Diane Kruger as the Queen, Léa Seydoux, and Virginie Ledoyen. It opened the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012 and has subsequently been screened at other festivals. It was released on 21 March 2012 in France.

  1. ^ JP. "Les Adieux à la reine (Farewell My Queen) (2012)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Farewell My Queen (2012) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 November 2017.