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By Andy on November 6, 2009

It is better to be misunderstood than universally liked, and as you know most great art is loved and hated by equal amounts of people. Sofia Coppola has captured a film as timeless as pastry. With its focus just on mood and feeling she displays a deep understanding for her main character, performed pitch perfect by Kristen Dunst. To make a film emotionally engaging without a plot is a very complex task, and she achieves it completely. Marie Antoinette, is at its heart an examination on Hollywood, or more what it means to live in a world governed by rules, rituals, gossip and display, a perfect counterpart to the city of Tokyo in “Lost in Translation”. Within a ten-year span, I believe this film will still be as engaging and is at its core an important film for the new generation of filmmakers.