Thursday 9 April 2015

The Affair of the Necklace [DVD]

In France 1767, a young girl watches in horror as soldiers of the reigning King Louis XV brutally seize her noble family's chateau. Orphaned and stripped of her royal heritage, young Jeanne Valois survives on her wits and her wiles, vowing to one day reclaim her birthright.  

Years later, still deeply committed to her quest, Jeanne (Swank) insinuates herself into the most illustrious court in all of Europe – Versailles. It is against this swirling, glamorous backdrop presided over by King Louis XVI and his extravagant and controversial wife, Marie Antoinette, that Jeanne risks her life to orchestrate an elaborate scheme of intrigue, romance and scandal revolving around the Queen and the world’s most spectacular diamond necklace. 




Images from: http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.06.01/necklace-0149.html

As the film is set in France and my project is very much influenced by british society in the 18th century, The referencing of hairstyles became important, so that I could define the differences between french and British styles. The lack of definition between curls and texture in the hair is something that definitely came to my attention. Makeup was very simplistic lacking the rouged cheeks of the makeup such as the Duchess. Analysis of Marie Antoinette as a character was something that also assisted me, having already discovered she was a very close friend of Georgiana's and also a fashion and hair influence.

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