Film Streams and the Joslyn Art Museum will hold a special screening of Marie Antoinette at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Ruth Sokolof Theater, 1340 Mike Fahey St.

The screening of the Sofia Coppola film coincides with Joslyns exhibition Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris.

In the film, Kirsten Dunst plays Frances ill-fated queen, who overcomes her isolation in the royal court through the pleasures of her extravagant lifestyle, her hedonism to the soundtrack of several garage rock and New Wave classics.

Dana E. Cowen, Joslyns associate curator of European art, will kick off the evening with an introduction to the exhibition. Film Streams director of education, Diana Martinez, also will offer a critique of Coppolas portrayal of excess in Marie Antoinette.

Following the film, there will be a short presentation about the historic Marie Antoinette. The talk will be moderated by Juliette Parnell, a professor of French at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She will highlight the affair of the diamond necklace, a scandal that rocked Versailles and France in 1785.

Tickets are $9 general, $7 for students, seniors, teachers, military and those arriving by bicycle, and $4.50 for Film Streams members. Get tickets at bit.ly/2tMUd7e or through the Film Streams box office, in person or at 402-933-0259, ext. 15.

To request a Spanish or ASL interpreter, patrons can contact dene@filmstreams.org or call 402-933-0259, ext. 21.

The screening and discussion are part of Film Streams Community Development Program, which facilitates partnerships with other nonprofits and community groups for film-related events.

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Film Streams, Joslyn team for screening of 'Marie Antoinette' - Omaha World-Herald