Release Year: 2001 Rating: PG-13 Duration: 118 minutes Director: Charles Shyer Producer: Andrew A. Kosove, Milena Canonero, Charles Shyer, Redmond Morris, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson Distributor: Warner Brothers
synopsis
Set in the waning years of the 18th century, the tale, based on true events, centers on Jeanne and her quest to discover what was so unjustly taken from her. Aristocrat Jeanne is tragically orphaned by her parents, direct descendents of Henry II. Her only inheritance is a tattered genealogical chart proving her noble origins. Jeanne's passionate life mission becomes to take her rightful place at the Royal Court. During her quest, she discovers that her family was torn apart by the treacherously fickle, royal politics preceding the French Revolution. To avenge her family, she fixates upon stealing a spectacular 2,8000 carat diamond necklace.
cast
Adrien Brody as Count Nicolas De La Motte Brian Cox as Minister Breteuil Christopher Walken as Count Cagliostro Hilary Swank as Jeanne St. Remy de Valois Joely Richardson as Marie-Antoinette