Benoit Jacquot's historical drama Les Adieux a la reine to open Berlin. Farewell My Queen starring Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen, adapted from the award-winning novel by Chantal Thomas, will open this year's Berlin Film Festival, reports Variety. Benoît Jacquot directs as well as scripting alongside Gilles Taurand. The film is set during the final days of the French Revolution and looks at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers. Farewell My Queen aims for the Berlin Golden Bear award in Competition, with releases like Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, starring Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks and Max von Sydow, Brillante Mendoza's Captive, starring Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville and Marc Zanetta, Antonio Chavarrías' Childish Games (Dictado) starring Juan Diego...