2023.03.22
I Want Candy!
The image of lunch on the grass in "Marie Antoinette" pays homage to the Bow Wow Wow album jacket. The photo was inspired by a famous painting by Édouard Manet, but Sofia Coppola expanded on the jacket design. Count Fersen, who falls in love with Marie Antoinette, is based on the costume worn by Adam Antz, the frontman of Adam & the Ants, the predecessor of Bow Wow Wow. And Annabella Lewin, the vocalist of Bow Wow Wow, was a girl who was selected by Malcolm McLaren at the age of 14. This coincides with Marie Antoinette becoming the Dauphin of France at the age of 14.
The music of this work, like fashion, expresses the feelings and emotions of the heroine. While writing the script, two mix CDs called ``Versailles Mix'' were created. In the making-of video for this film, a Joy Division song that was not used in the film is played on set. The soundtrack is a masterpiece, with Vivaldi's songs mixed in with 80's post-punk and contemporary songs by The Strokes, Aphex Twin, etc., sounding effortless yet vividly as dance music. The Cure's Robert Smith reportedly negotiated directly with the label to lower the royalties for the song.
"Clothing can not only show, but also hide" (Suzanne Ferris)*1
"Marie Antoinette" (c)Photofest / Getty Images
In the masked ball scene, one of the highlights of the film, the intro is an orchestral arrangement of Siouxsie and the Banshees' " Hong Kong Gardens ," followed by Bow Wow Wow's " I Want Candy ," which could be considered the heroine's theme song. Marie Antoinette's costume stands out even more in the masked ball, where desire is expressed by hiding one's identity. She wears a black costume with tulle lace covering her eyes. As Suzanne Ferris points out, the costume in this scene hides desire under the mask, but rather reveals Marie Antoinette's charm. This is a wonderful scene that captures the ambiguity of fashion, which shows something but also hides something. Sofia Coppola warns us of the supreme joy of being fascinated by fashion, as well as the danger of being seen from the outside. Maria Theresa's prophecy that "all eyes will be on you" was also a warning to her daughter.
From the day she arrived at Veruisailles, the palace was abuzz with gossip about Marie Antoinette. These rumors, often false, spread beyond the palace, leading to her famous line, "Let them eat cake." A false statement created by her external image. This line, once attributed to Marie Antoinette, is firmly denied in the film, as is the case today.
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