Jason Schwartzman is a part of cinema's royal family, the Coppolas. He is the nephew of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now") and cousin to fellow cinematic legends director Sofia Coppola ("The Virgin Suicides," "Lost in Translation"), and the one and only Nicolas Cage ("Leaving Las Vegas," "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent"). Because royalty runs in his blood, it would make sense that he would land a role as Louis XVI of France in Sofia's historical biopic, "Marie Antoinette."
Much like the rest of his roles, Schwartzman's portrayal of the young and future king was shy, awkward, and sometimes unbelievably offbeat. As the new husband of Marie (Kirsten Dunst), he is expected to sire an heir but doesn't consummate the marriage, leading many to blame Marie. She goes on to be a historically terrible queen by blowing her money and ignoring her people until she utters her legendary line, "Let them eat cake."
Schwartzman sat down with Dunst for Moviefone to talk about what it was like to shoot in Versailles. "I remember that between shots, I would go and look out a window, and you would think, 'Maybe they looked out here.' You know what I mean? Or you would touch a curtain and think, 'Maybe they touched that.' We needed that place. You breathe differently, and your voice sounds different there."
