Marie-Antoinette: filming begins for the new Canal + event series - News Séries à la TV

Next Original Canal + Creation, this historical series centered on the life of the young Austrian queen is written by Deborah Davis (“The Favorite”) and will be brought to the screen by Emilia Schüle (“Berlin 56”).

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Marie-Antoinette was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother to marry the Dauphin in France. A stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with the rules of French royalty, the princess suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit.

Constantly under pressure to perpetuate the Bourbon line, a mission more complicated than expected is imposed on her: consummate her marriage to Louis XVI with a view to conceiving an heir.

But Marie-Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. From a young dauphine to a true fashion icon, she will gradually integrate the codes and secrets of the French court and reshape Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist.

But his success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about his private life undermine his reputation. It will take a lot of courage and dignity to defeat his many enemies of the Versailles court …

Next series event of the encrypted channel, Marie-Antoinette promises to be a historical biopic of magnitude on the rise of the young Austrian sovereign within the court of Versailles, with an emphasis on her modernity and her avant-garde. gardism.

Co-produced by Capa Drama, Banijay Studios (Germinal) and the production company Les Gens, the series has just entered filming for a period of six months in many emblematic sites: the Palace of Versailles of course, but also Vaux-le -Vicomte and Lésigny, and will partly be shot in studios in the Bry-sur-Marne sets.

The series is expected for 2022 on Canal +.

Marie-Antoinette was barely 14 years old when she left Austria and her mother to marry the Dauphin in France. She is still a stubborn and dissipated young child who must comply with French rules, which are numerous and complicated. The young princess quickly suffers from not being able to live her life as she sees fit. She is constantly under pressure to carry on the Bourbon line. A mission more complicated than expected: even if the relationship between Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI improves over time, it will take them seven years to consummate their marriage. From the young runner-up to the queen of style, a true fashion icon, Marie-Antoinette quickly impresses with her charisma and naturalness. She will gradually understand the codes and secrets of the French court and completely recreate Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist! But his success stirs up jealousy and rivalry. Defamatory pamphlets and persistent rumors about his private life undermine his reputation. It will take a lot of courage and dignity to defeat his many enemies of the Versailles court..