Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Marie Antoinette Meets Scarlett O'Hara (In a Manner Of Speaking)

I made a post on my Tumblr recently about a random Marie Antoinette sighting in the graphic novel Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story by Ashley Marie Witter. In the novel, Claudia--the titular vampire, of course--is shown holding a Queen playing card with a double-image of Marie Antoinette.

That post in turn reminded me of another "Marie Antoinette sighting" that I spotted some time ago: a portrait of Marie Antoinette that appears in the background of Gone With The Wind. There's something a little thrilling about spotting Marie Antoinette in any medium--book, film, television or beyond.


Are there any fun "Marie Antoinette sightings" in film or television that have made you take a second look?

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  1. Oh, I have had this screencap on my desktop since the first time I've ever watched Gone with the Wind! When I first saw it, excuse me, but I couldn't stop laughing :-)
    For sure, in television, Blair Waldorf (Gossip Girl) Marie Antoinette "inspired" walls in her room, but it's well-known. It's so much harder to find something in old movies; maybe in Dynasty they had something? This whole lavish splendour ...

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    1. There is a lot of vague "inspired" paintings in older films... sometimes other European rulers. I believe Louis XVI or Louis XVII can be seen on the walls of the home in the Ingrid Bergman version of "Gaslight!"

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  2. Yes, I believe I've read that there was a fascination with Marie-Antoinette in the Southern United States.

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    1. Possibly! I think that high society girls like Scarlett would probably enjoy reading about the high courts of ancien regime Europe, in any case.

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