The Affair of the Necklace
Director:
Charles Shyer
Actors:
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
Cardinal Louis de Rohan
Rétaux de Vilette
Nicolas De La Motte
Minister Breteuil
Marie-Antoinette
Count Cagliostro
Young Jeanne
Minister of Titles
Monsieur Bohmer
Writer:
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Featured in: 'The Affair of the Necklace': The Making of a Scandal (Clips / footage.) , Designing Affair (Clip(s) / footage.) , The Affair of the Necklace: Gag Reel (B-roll. Bloopers. Outtakes.)
Remake of: Waffen für Amerika (Depicts the same historical events.)
Featured in: 'The Affair of the Necklace': The Making of a Scandal (Clips / footage.) , Designing Affair (Clip(s) / footage.) , The Affair of the Necklace: Gag Reel (B-roll. Bloopers. Outtakes.)
Remake of: Waffen für Amerika (Depicts the same historical events.)
Plots:
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor; now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes that all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen's confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?
Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor; now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes that all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen's confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?