Many thought that the real reason was that she was an outsider, a brainbox with a provincial background, not a member of the charmed circle of reformers in Warsaw.

ECONOMIST: Poland's shaky government

Also with Gary Sinise and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who hangs around in the background of several scenes, as if she were waiting in the on-deck circle, and has about three lines).

NEWYORKER: Jack the Bear

With music by Gluck, her favourite composer, in the background, the softly lit room is lined with portraits of the queen's inner circle (including handsome Count Axel Fersen, with whom she may have had an affair).

ECONOMIST: Marie-Antoinette