
The Affair of the Necklace
Nov 30, 2001
R
118 minutes
Drama
History
Romance
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Synopsis
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young noblewoman, destitute due to political turmoil, seeks revenge for her family's downfall by plotting to steal a valuable necklace.
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Hilary Swank
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois

Jonathan Pryce
Cardinal Louis de Rohan

Simon Baker
Rétaux de Vilette

Adrien Brody
Count Nicolas De La Motte

Brian Cox
Minister Breteuil

Joely Richardson
Marie-Antoinette

Christopher Walken
Count Cagliostro

Hayden Panettiere
Young Jeanne

Simon Kunz
Minister of Titles

Paul Brooke
Monsieur Bohmer

Peter Eyre
Monsieur Bassenge

Frank McCusker
Abel Duphot

Simon Shackleton
Louis XVI

Hermione Gulliford
Nicole Leguay d'Oliva

Geoffrey Hutchings
President D'Aligre

James Vaughan
Magistrate Titon

Jonathan Newth
Magistrate de Marce

Kristina Bill
Irène de Valois
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Highest Reviews
Richard Schickel
Time
70
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
70
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times (L.A.)
70
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
65
Claudia Puig
USA Today
63
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12
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
20
Todd McCarthy
Variety
20
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com
25
Jonathan Foreman
New York Post
25
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
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