Antoinette  biography by French historian Evelyne Lever (qv), acquired the  book rights and asked its author to accompany her on a first tour of  Versailles in 2001. Coppola later turned to the queen biography  written by Antonia Fraser (qv), more popular in the United States.  Lever was later asked to work as an historical consultant for the  movie, writing a dossier on the queen in order to avoid mistakes and  approximations.