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Sophia Coppolla's Marie Antoinette has been running on one of the movie channels, Starz, HBO, or the like, and I enjoy film almost as much as I do reading. I can watch a film numerous times, all for very different reasons.
I watched Coppolla's work, first, because it came on when I was doing absolutely nothing, but it appealed to me because I like historical pieces. I loved it immediately because it is a visual feast. Then I watched it again because I admired what Coppolla had conveyed in the film, and how she accomplished it. The music score is such fun.
Now, I read a lot, and if/when I see a movie, it spurs me onto books, generally of some subject related to the film. After reading Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette, I can say the movie is almost as good as the book. Coppolla really did a brilliant job of capturing much of what she used as the foundation for the film. One of those rare cases where I could skip the book and let the movie stand alone.
I bring this up because some time ago, someone, either here or on the Book Forum, asked about movies that were as good as the book? Here's one.
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