The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

  • Director: Charles Shyer
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 7, 2001
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: The Necklace Affair
  • The Affair of the Necklace is a 2001 feature film The United States of America directed by Charles Scheer and starring Hilary Swank and Jonathan Pryce.
    The film tells a saga about fame, which encompasses sex, greed and desire, as well as corruption and seduction. It is a challenging tale of creating a new era, set in the decade of France's decline in the eighteenth century.

    Details

    • Release date December 7, 2001
    • Filming locations Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies Alcon Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $471,210

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $125,523

    Gross worldwide

    $1,198,113

    Movie reviews

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    • By Eleonore 2022-10-12 22:43:08

      Jeanne's Confession

      Whatever fates awaits me...it cannot compare to the pain that I...
      When all you hold dear is taken...and you have nothing left, risk is of little consequence.
      When a ray of hope came into view, I reached for it. With all my might.
      I realize...I realize now that it is too late...that honor does not live in a name.
      It comes from what you carry in your heart.
       
      No matter what fate awaits me The misery can't match the pain I've endured.
      When all the most precious...

    User comments

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    • By Suzanne 2023-08-15 06:00:26

      Most European and American costume films are...

    • By Douglas 2023-08-03 12:46:17

      I don't understand why this kind of drama has to be whitewashed for the...

    • By Erwin 2023-07-21 22:03:52

      Marie Antoinette went to the prison and asked Jeanne why she did this game. Jeanne said that because you ignored me... Four stars for the...

    • By Destini 2023-07-08 21:31:32

      The story should not be too scum, the white rabbit should not be too cute, and the voice teacher of Simon Baker is really worth the money NEVER LET HER GO! Your little voice has no future! And the second male is actually a Pianist, so many good actors made a scumbag, director you...

    • By Tyreek 2023-04-09 10:41:26

      Please stop letting swank be a...

    Movie plot

    France in the late 18th century. Jeanne de la Motte, Countess of Valois, was an ambitious woman. The Valua family has fallen, lands and possessions stripped. After suffering from poverty and humiliation since childhood, Jeanne is determined to regain everything she has lost at any cost, and takes this as her lifelong goal. Jeanne's ambition finally found a breakthrough when she met the lost nobleman Cardine Rohan. Rohan has been out of...
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    Background creation

    Can one scandal that spreads all over the country topple an entire regime? An extraordinary French woman answered that question. Jeanne De La Motte Valois is obsessed with restoring her family's reputation, which will change the fate of a great queen and add to the tensions of the revolution that is about to engulf the country.
    Jeanne is a charming and unusual woman who breaks all the rules and devises a brilliant and risky conspiracy...
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    Publisher:

    Argentina Video Home (AVH) [ The Republic of Argentina ] ..... (Argentina) (video)
    Filmes Lusomundo [The Portuguese Republic] ..... (Argentina) (video)
    RCV Film Distribution [Netherlands] ..... (Belgium)
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    Other companies:

    AFM Lighting Ltd. [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] ..... lighting equipment
    ARRI Media [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] ..... camera and grip equipment provided by
    Barrandov Biografia [The Czech Republic] ..... construction by
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    Release date:

    Country release/release date (details)
    The United States of America USA November 20, 2001......(premiere)
    The United States of America USA November 30, 2001
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    Movie quotes

    • Minister Breteuil: [to Louis about Antoinette wanting public vindication] The queen offers up a sweet plum before ravens. Pray none takes a bites.

    • Rétaux de Vilette: [after learning that they are caught, pleading] Conspiracy was not all that held us together.

      Jeanne St. Remy de Valois: [her back to Retaux, crying] Save yourself. I want you to.

    • Minister of Titles: [voice over during Jeanne punishment] Voleur! The mark of a thief.