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Coppola Denies Diana Link In New Film.
16 October 2006
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Coppola Denies Diana Link In New Film.... Director Sofia Coppola has denied any similarities between the tragic lead character in her new movie Marie Antoinette and late British royal Princess Diana.Kirsten Dunst's vulnerable portrayal of the legendary French queen has prompted critics to suggest the character is a hybrid of both Diana and notorious socialite Paris Hilton.Coppola, however, believes there is no link, and insists 18th-century France is nothing like the current celebrity-obsessed world.She says, "I know people who have seen the movie and have compared her to Diana and Paris, but I don't see that connection because they belong to a unique phenomenon of our time."I just liked uncovering the human side of this famous, notorious queen I got the Antonia Fraser book and then thought about the challenge of making a period movie. There's so much more to her story. I wanted to focus on the teenage years because that's what really struck me."Imagine what it would be like to be 14 and sent to marry someone who's not interested in you - all of the stuff she went through and how she turned to partying and frivolity as a way to make herself feel better or as an escape. It was fun but overwhelming too."Coppola Desperate For Babies
Meanwhile in related news pregnant Marie Antoinette director Sofia Coppola wants to have more children - especially as pregnancy allows the star to feast on cakes.Coppola, who is expecting her first child with French rocker Thomas Mars in December, admits she doesn't want her offspring to grow up as an only child.She says, "I've been working for so long that motherhood has been on the back burner but now it's pretty much the only thing on my mind and I don't think this baby will be an only child. There will definitely be more.
"Besides, it's nice to have an excuse to eat cake all the time."
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