The Austrian
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The Austrian

7.0 / 10 1990 1h 38mNR French
DramaHistory

Storyline

A woman is detained at La Conciergerie. She's 37 but her hair are already white. She's suffering from terrible haemorraghe. Her name is Marie-Antoinette of Lorraine, from Austria, and she's living her last four days.

Cast & Crew

Ute Lemper

Ute Lemper

Marie-Antoinette

Lead
Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais

Herman

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

D'Estaing

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

Fouquier-Tinville

Rufus

Rufus

L'abbé Girard

Jean-Pol Dubois

Jean-Pol Dubois

Fabricius

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Hébert

Frédéric van den Driessche

Frédéric van den Driessche

Chauveau-Lagarde

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pierre Granier-Deferre's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Austrian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker