Shot on location in Versailles, "Farewell, My Queen, " which opens this weekend, is rich in sartorial detail with a daily costume, wig and makeup routine that required nearly two hours and two assistants to complete.
But the skills they have honed there are often different from the skills required for classical espionage and many are frankly bored when they return to more routine work where Kevlar and a personal weapon are not required equipment.