British director Roland Joffey won the Golden Palm Award for Best Picture in Cannes with The Mission (The Mission) in Cannes . After a peak, he filmed two foreign films successively: "City of Joy" and "The Scarlet Letter". He returned to Cannes with the love comedy "Goodbye Lover" (Goodbye Lover) the previous year, which made people's eyes bright. In 2000, he entered the opening film of the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival with this 18th century French court film.
The film opened in Cannes in May 1999, with a production cost of 230 million francs and as many as 8,000 extras. The most difficult part of the film is to reproduce the luxury of the palace feast, and the scenery, props, and costumes are all magnificent. The French company Gaumont believes that English pronunciation is more conducive to global distribution. Therefore, although the film tells the story of the French, the characters in the play speak English. The script was written by Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter of Shakespeare in Love, based on the French script.
It is said that after the opening ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival, more than 700 celebrities, including Jospin, were invited to participate in a luxurious meal that imitated the palace banquet 400 years ago.
The protagonist Vettel is played by the chief French actor Gerard Depardieu. This "Big Nose Love Saint" has had many excellent works, the ones we are familiar with include: "The Enmity of Monte Cristo" (1999), "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998), "The Last Subway" (1980) etc.
The glamorous actress Uma Thurman plays the queen who fascinates everyone. This is Thurman again wearing ancient costumes after the 1987 "Dangerous Relationship", showing extraordinary charm in every gesture. Uma Thurman is a frequent visitor at the Cannes International Film Festival. In 2000, she also participated in another costume film "Golden Bowl".
