From left, American actors Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst, director Sofia Coppola, French musician Thomas Mars, British actors Steve Coogan and Marianne Faithfull, producer Ross Katz, and French actress Aurore Clement arrive for the screening of the film "Marie-Antoinette" at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006.
American director Sofia Coppola, right, and French singer Thomas Mars arrive for the debut of Coppola's film "Marie-Antoinette" in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Parts of the film about the 18th-century queen whose extravagent life helped incite the French Revolution were shot in the palace of Versailles in the locations where events took place.
Director Sofia Coppola smiles as she walks the red carpet towards the Cannes Festival Palace prior to the debut of her film "Marie-Antoinette," in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Reaction at the screening was mixed, with some admiring the film's youthful energy and others reportedly booing the American filmmaker's take on a pivotal time in France's history.
American actress Kirsten Dunst arrives for the screening of "Marie-Antoinette" at the 59th International Cannes film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. The "Spider-Man" star defended criticism of the film, saying: "I like the movie and I'm really proud."
American director and proud papa Francis Ford Coppola arrives for the screening of his daughter Sofia's film, "Marie-Antoinette," in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. The film is in competition for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, which the senior Coppola won in 1979 with "Apocalypse Now."
American actress Faye Dunaway waves as she arrives for the screening of "Marie-Antoinette" at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006.
Actors Kirsten Dunst, left, and Jason Schwartzman arrive for the debut of "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. They star in the film directed by Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola.
American actress Sharon Stone arrives for the screening of "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Stone was recently on a globe-trotting mission to promote her film, "Basic Instinct 2."
Guests wearing period costumes arrive for the debut of "Marie-Antoinette," in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. The film is scheduled for U.S. release on Oct. 13, and casts the title character as a well-intentioned teen who was ill-prepared by her mother to handle the pressures of court life.
American director and actor Roman Coppola arrives for the screening of his sister Sofia Coppola's film, "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. As an 8-year-old, Roman Coppola appeared in his father Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather: Part II" as the young Sonny Corleone.
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, right, greets director Pedro Almodovar as they arrive for the screening of "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Cruz stars in Almodovar's "Volver," which joins "Marie-Antoinette" in competition for the festival's top prize.
American actor Billy Zane, left, and British actress Kelly Brook arrive for the screening of "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006.
"Marie Antoinette" director Sophia Coppola appears during a news conference for the film in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. It's Coppola's first film as director since her acclaimed 2003 film "Lost in Translation." Asked if "Marie-Antoinette" was an 18th-century variation of the frustrated women on TV's "Desperate Housewives," Coppola said she has never seen the show.
Director Sofia Coppola, left, speaks as actress Kirsten Dunst listens during a news conference for "Marie-Antoinette," at the Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2006. Coppola's eagerly awaited movie was booed at its debut screening in France. The director said, "We always knew that the French are protective of their history, and that's one of the challenges, but I wanted to show it in France first."
English actor Steve Coogan appears during a news conference for "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. The film also features Rip Torn and Judy Davis.
American actress Kirsten Dunst listens to the English translation of a question during a news conference for "Marie-Antoinette," in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Dunst, the star of director Sofia Coppola's first film, "The Virgin Suicides," stars as the Austrian aristocrat married off in a political union at age 14 to Louis XVI, heir to the French throne.
Actors Jason Schwartzman, left, and Kirsten Dunst pose during a photo op for "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. The Sofia Coppola film is one of 20 competing for the top prize at the festival.
From left, American actress Kirsten Dunst, American director Sofia Coppola, French actress Aurore Clement and English actress Marianne Faithfull pose during a photo call for "Marie-Antoinette," at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006.
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Kirsten Dunst, center, and director Sofia Coppola pose in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2006. Their film, "Marie-Antoinette," is in competition for the festival's top prize. It stars Dunst as the Austrian-born queen of France who was guillotined by revolutionaries in 1793.