Sofia Coppola directed Marie Antoinette, a 2006 mise-en-scene film. The film's compositional style is
reminiscent of ornamental arts, with the emphasis on the screens, draperies, and wallpaper of
Versailles.
Marie's character is a pure and charming young lady at first, but everything changes once she arrives in
France. When Marie stares at her fiancé, Louis Auguste, on the carthorse, she says, "He has kind eyes”
with a lot of happiness. That scene leaves the viewer feeling optimistic about her future marriage. The
moment Marie realizes she must leave Austria behind, including her pet, Mops, marks the start of a
tough period in her life as the future queen. The betrothed at the Palace of Versailles aptly expressed its
magnificent splendor. Every character's grooming of dresses and make-up is seen in the movie, making
Marie Antoinette a worthwhile mise-en-scene film ever.
The film not only succeeds in setting the mood, but it also strikes the audience's hearts with the story of
Marie during the French Revolution. Marie had to undergo numerous trials as a result of her marriage,
which was doomed to be devoid of love. Marie was transformed from a pure girl to a lavish woman by
her fictitious existence at the French court. Marie's clothing, jewelry, and make-up, as well as that of
another character, are all part of the set's mise-en-scene.
It may be said that the film exemplifies how mise-en-scene organizes and guides much of our cinematic
experience by placing us in specific locations and arranging the people and objects in those locations in
specific ways; in this case, Versailles. The film provides the viewers with comprehensive lighting, sets,
costumes, and make-up. The director, Sofia Coppola, has successfully shown Marie's life at the palace in
a number of major sequences using special effects technologies ranging from exquisite interior designs
and scenery. Settings are used by the director to define the lives of the characters and also portray a
society at that period.
