Behind Cleopatra's scenes

1 hour 53 minutes 13 seconds, the king and queen had a big plate of food in front of them when they were eating, 1 hour 53 minutes and 55 seconds, and they shook hands without this big plate of food.

Cleopatra, which invested 40 million dollars, is Sofia Coppola's third film and the one that won the most budget.

Sofia Coppola has been focusing on the production of independent films. Cleopatra was put on the agenda long before Lost in Tokyo, but the huge budget became the biggest obstacle to adaptation.

Coppola chose Antonia Fraser's biographical novel Marie Antoinette: Journey, published in 200 1, as the adaptation object, instead of Stefan Zweig's classic biography Marie Antoinette: Portrait of an Ordinary Woman. Because the latter's portrayal of Queen Mary focuses more on politics and history, while the former is more tactile.

The live shooting of Versailles is one of the highlights of this film, and Sofia Coppola obtained the permission to shoot Versailles for the first time.

During the twelve weeks of filming, you can see the busy film crew in Versailles every Monday when it is closed to the public.

The maintenance of the "Mirror Hall" will not be completed until 2007, but Coppola was allowed to enter it and completed the most luxurious scene in the film with a real background.

Wonderful tidbits

Chanel held a fashion party for it, and Vogue made a 20-page graphic report on it. Cannes lit brilliant fireworks for it, and Versailles, which has not been open for shooting for 25 years, also opened the door for it. This is a story about a woman who is famous for her absolute beauty. This is also the handwriting of the first American woman nominated for the Oscar for Best Director. It is also the most beautiful glimpse of the Bourbon dynasty.

Palace with beautiful scenery, beautiful clothes, lush grass fountain, cups and lamps with fragrant clothes and temples, luxurious and precious crystal decoration, and classical and dreamy French atmosphere. Sophia Coppola earned $40 million for "Spending" (the first two small-budget literary films were only a few million). She gave full play to the brilliance of photography, and every shot was a caress to her eyes. No wonder the fashion design was influenced by this film. Oscar nominations for best costume design and photography are estimated to be a foregone conclusion.

Coppola's challenge to herself is naturally indispensable to her lover kirsten dunst. The two people who worked closely together in the debut novel Death of a Virgin have long planned to join hands again. The script of Cleopatra was originally tailored for Deng Site, but the transformation from "Spider Girl" to Cleopatra's Deng Site really lived up to expectations. From the age of 14, she has spanned 19 years, from naive girl to amorous feelings to loving mother. Cleopatra's legendary life is radiant!