A very impressive rendition of the collapsing old order during the onset of the French Revolution. Presented through the eyes of a young female servant to the queen, I thought that the director must have been a woman, which is actually incorrect. This is not a piece of analysis that explains the forces that brought on the upheaval. Our point of view is the interior of the palace as the governing classes have to decide how to react to the changing social order. And no, Marie Antoinette, interpreted by Diane Kruger, does not advise the masses to eat cake if they can’t find bread. If you want to see masses breaking into palaces and beheadings this is the wrong movie. The queen’s young reader, an excellent Lea Seydoux, is trying to understand the world around her, both the changing political climate and also the different choices of sexual attraction.

Such a good film. I love the authentic portrayal of this period and of Versailles and Marie Antoinette. It plays on gossip but it feels very authentic despite that. Diane Kruger makes for a very humanized and layered Marie Antoinette. A real treat.

A solid enough tale of the last few days of the French monarchy. It's beautifully shot and starts of promisingly enough but does trail into the soap opera territory as it proceeds.

Could have been more, but it succeeded in its goal to present a different perspective of the French Revolution from the inside of Versailles from a servant's point of view. It showed us their struggles in comparison to the royalty. However, the poetic license distracted and undermined the story. I saw it for my wife since she was fascinated with Antoinette. It was on Tubi.

Beautifully shot but just doesn't get the empathy for either the touching Seydoux navigating personal politics for survival or spoiled Queen and Duchess Kruger and Ledoyen

"Les Adieux à la reine" is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, with an excellent Léa Seydoux. A study how the power of the old regime and relationships fall apart.

Did not enjoy this. Felt no love between the characters. A poorly excuted high school play.

6.4/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2Ez

I loved it. I really enjoy true stories and the beautiful scenery too.

Tried watching but couldn't get into it.

Beautiful and it really captured the era.

Lea Seydoux's performance and the whole setting really made you feel like you were in the love and experiencing all the chaos. Also, the costumes and sets were really beautiful and you couldn't expect less. Overall, the movie was quite slow but with a strong strong story and performances by Seydoux and Kruger. ~August 20, 2015~

A tense period drama with fitting performances from both Léa Seydoux and Diane Kruger as the queen's reader and Marie Antoinette, respectively.

I am so puzzled by the low viewer rating this film currently carries. Benoît Jacquot's study of the last few days before The French Revolution starts is astonishingly potent. Everything is seen through the eyes of one of Antoinette's ladies in waiting played brilliantly by Lea Seydoux. This is an intelligent, insightful and intense study of chaos brewing as the mob readies to take the "castle" --- masterfully crated from all perspectives.

Léa Seydoux does a wonderful job as Sidonie Laborde in this French film. Her eyes are soulful and watching, The action moves between the gilded drawing rooms of the nobles and to the back quarters for those that serve the king and queen.

Watching the last days of Marie Antoinette and King Louis 16 through the eyes of one of her servants in the Palace of Versailles. The downfall of the French monarchy. Very different from reading history text books. They didn't seem too extravagant from what I saw in the movie.

Small and precious, about the last days of Versailles from the point of view of one of the many invisible women of history.

Farewell, My Queen is an excellent film. It is about a look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution. Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Benoit Jacquot did an alright job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. Farewell, My Queen is a must see.

Intimate, beautiful, well acted story.

Marie-Antoinette's (Diane Kruger) downfall as seen from the eyes of the servants around her, particularly Lea Seydoux's character, the queen's librarian. Benoit Jacquot's adaptation of Chantal Thomas' novel feels natural and vivid, foregoing any semblance of stilted dialogue or strong cinematic dramatism - letting, instead, the dire reality of the situation gradually catch up with the viewer and the various characters in their different stages of confusion, while the film's mise en scène captures time and place seemingly well.