Making Marie Antoinette documentary acquired worldwide by Mubi
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Arthouse streaming and distribution company Mubi has acquired worldwide rights to *Making Marie Antoinette*, a behind-the-scenes documentary about the production of Sofia Coppola's 2006 costume drama. The film was directed by Coppola's late mother, Eleanor Coppola, who died in 2024, and was assembled from more than 80 hours of footage she shot on the set of her daughter's third feature. The acquisition reunites Mubi with Sofia Coppola, having previously handled the international release of her last feature, the Elvis-era biopic *Priscilla*.
*Marie Antoinette* starred Kirsten Dunst as the doomed Queen of France, alongside Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rose Byrne and Jamie Dornan in his film debut, and won an Oscar for Milena Canonero's costume design. Sofia Coppola said she and her mother began going through the footage during lockdown, fulfilling Eleanor's wish to turn it into a feature-length documentary. The documentary was edited by Aaron Matthews and produced by a team including Sofia Coppola, Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani, with financing from Mediawan-owned Our Films and Entourage Pictures. Mubi founder Efe Cakarel praised Coppola as one of the defining filmmakers of her generation, and the company will announce release plans in the near future.
- Mubi acquires worldwide rights to *Making Marie Antoinette* documentary.
- Eleanor Coppola directed it from 80+ hours of on-set footage.
- Release date and plans to be announced soon.
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Mubi, the arthouse streaming and distribution company, has bought worldwide rights to a new documentary called Making Marie Antoinette, which tells the story of how Sofia Coppola made her 2006 film Marie Antoinette. That earlier film, starring Kirsten Dunst as the French queen, was a lavish costume drama that won an Oscar for its costume design. The new documentary was put together from over 80 hours of behind-the-scenes footage.
The documentary was directed by Eleanor Coppola, Sofia's mother, who filmed the material on set at the time but died in 2024 before completing the project. Sofia Coppola has said the two of them began working through the footage together during lockdown, aiming to fulfil her mother's wish to turn it into a full documentary.
Mubi has worked with Sofia Coppola before, having distributed her most recent film, Priscilla. The acquisition means Mubi will now handle the release of this documentary as well, though it has not yet said when or how audiences will be able to see it.
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Originally published by The Hollywood Reporter as “Mubi Take Worldwide Rights on ‘Making Marie Antoinette’”.