Synopsis
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
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Cast
- Hilary SwankJeanne St. Remy de Valois
- Jonathan PryceCardinal Louis de Rohan
- Simon BakerRétaux de Vilette
- Adrien BrodyCount Nicolas De La Motte
- Brian CoxMinister Breteuil
- Joely RichardsonMarie-Antoinette
- Christopher WalkenCount Cagliostro
- Hayden PanettiereYoung Jeanne
- Simon KunzMinister of Titles
- Paul BrookeMonsieur Bohmer
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Shyer and Sweet bring consistent clarity and ever-increasing depth to the playing out of Jeanne's bold scheming and single-minded resolve; a tone of brisk wit gives way effortlessly to poignancy and ultimately tragedy. - 70
New Times (L.A.)
It's beautiful and obvious, a dubious combination that may nonetheless ensure its success. - 70
Time
You may not be able to follow the overall arc of their scheming, but scene by scene they are a delightful crew, hissing away behind their cloaks and fans. - 50
New York Daily News
This sob story is a tough sell. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Plays like the cinematic equivalent of a paperback bodice- ripper with embossed type. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
The miscast (or misdirected) Hilary Swank's Jeanne takes so little pleasure in coquetry and manipulation. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The storytelling is hopelessly compromised by the movie's decision to sympathize with Jeanne. We can admire someone for daring to do the audacious, or pity someone for recklessly doing something stupid, but when a character commits an act of stupid audacity, the admiration and pity cancel each other, and we are left only with the possibility of farce. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Slipshod rather than sly. There's no fury to the movie, repressed or otherwise, which may be why when the Revolution arrives, it has all the impact of a guillotine with a deadly dull blade.
