Adrien Brody, Brian Cox, Christopher Walken
For all its earnest intrigue, historically accurate references, and elaborate set design, The Affair of the Necklace is best enjoyed as a comedy of Hollywood errors. The court of late-18th-cent...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002
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Flixster Reviews (150)
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October 27, 2009Altough being historically inacurate in many details, The Affair of the Necklace is still a movie very much worth seeing. This movie focuses on a scandal wich incolved the young queen of France, Marie Antoinette. This scandal became known,in English, as The Affair of the Diamond ...( read more)
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July 15, 2009wow,just to see that french were like this in the early ages,or should i say,the golden ages,just make me not into them anymore....
hilary was fablous! she should have earned an oscar for it.
the charecter of this woman is so profound.im glad she finally won her right. -
July 4, 2009Loved the story - historical fiction about a scandal involving Marie Antoinette (which is true), GREAT cast - Christopher Walken, Adrien Brody, Jonathan Pryce.
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Critic Reviews
December 25, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
December 25, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The result is a mess, but a fairly enjoyable one, with some gorgeous period detail. full review
November 30, 2001
Claudia Puig, USA Today
No matter how ornate or magnificent a strand of jewels might be, it's not the most effective device to pin a story on. full review
November 29, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The Affair of the Necklace drags and meanders when it wants clarity and clockwork, and bogs down in hazy, vague emotions. full review
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