"Flawless as a work of art"
is how Fyodor Dostoevsky describes the novel.
I was curious about the movie after watching the Oscars and seeing that it won for best costume design.
So I poured myself a mug of tea and sat down to watch it. With the one of the first few words spoken being "bonjour", I immediately thought of Marie-Antoinette. It's remarkable how much influence France had on so many parts of the world. Then I started realizing that all the action going on in a theatre were not really occurring in a theatre. It was a unique way to travel between scenes.
So I poured myself a mug of tea and sat down to watch it. With the one of the first few words spoken being "bonjour", I immediately thought of Marie-Antoinette. It's remarkable how much influence France had on so many parts of the world. Then I started realizing that all the action going on in a theatre were not really occurring in a theatre. It was a unique way to travel between scenes.
This featurette explains that all of the characters were pretending to be someone they were not, French or refined or happy, and that "they were living their lives as if they were on a stage". It made a beautiful movie, especially this dance scene below where the two fall in love.
These days, it appears that Russia is the one inspiring France. Not only was that video posted by a francophone, but I also found an interesting art and fashion post by blogger Pandora with the following photos.
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