Jeanne works at a millinery shop. She is sent to Louis XV's palace with a hat for Madame de Pompadour, then meets a musician at the park and they fall in love, despite the fortune-teller announcing she will become rich and live in luxury.
Is it worth the watch? If you like movies that feel like they were dug out of a velvet-lined attic, sure. If you get bored by stiff period dramas where everyone speaks as if they’re reading a royal decree, skip it. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys watching history get a little bit prettied up for the camera. ...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you like movies that feel like they were dug out of a velvet-lined attic, sure. If you get bored by stiff period dramas where everyone speaks as if they’re reading a royal decree, skip it. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys watching history get a little bit prettied up for the camera. Gitta Alpar carries a lot of the weight here. She’s got this way of looking at the camera that makes you forget the plot is basically just a string of fancy rooms and uncomfortable..."
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