Olivia Rodrigo Takes Over the Palace of Versailles in Her “drop dead” Music Video
Olivia Rodrigo just premiered the music video for her new single, “drop dead,” and the setting is hard to miss. It was filmed inside the Palace of Versailles, with Rodrigo joyfully dancing through the palace's gilded state rooms in a blue Chloé dress and pink headphones before picking up a matching pink electric guitar. The video was directed by Petra Collins, the Toronto-born photographer and filmmaker who previously directed Rodrigo's videos for “brutal” and “bad idea right?”View full post on YouTube“I was lucky enough to film the music video at the Palace of Versailles a few months ago with the wonderful Petra Collins and I'm so stoked with how it turned out,” Rodrigo wrote on Instagram.The video moves through several of Versailles’s historic state rooms, including the Galerie des Batailles and parts of the Queen’s Apartments, as well as other gilded galleries and furnished chambers. The Galerie des Batailles is a 19th-century hall created under King Louis-Philippe, almost 400 feet long and lined with large canvases depicting French military victories. The Queen’s Apartments form a suite of rooms that once served as the official residence of the queens of France, with features like a ceremonial bedchamber, carved wood paneling, and silk-covered walls. Together, these galleries and apartments provide a route through both the palace’s formal parade spaces and its more intimate royal rooms.Culture Club//Getty ImagesThe Louis XIII Courtyard, or the Marble Courtyard, remodelled by Louis Le Vau.Filming at the palace requires approval from Versailles's administration and is generally limited to off-hours. Sofia Coppola shot much of her 2006 film Marie Antoinette on location there, filming on Mondays and at night to avoid disrupting visitors. Coppola's production reportedly paid around €15,000 per day for access. The palace maintains a dedicated film office that manages all shoot requests.The location ties directly to the song's lyrics, which compare a love interest to the painted figures on the walls of Versailles. “'Cause I always had a vision of us standing like this / All pressed up in the bathroom line / You lookin’ like an angel on the walls of Versailles,” she sings. “drop dead” is the lead single from Rodrigo's third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, out June 12.Julia Cancilla is the social media & news editor at ELLE Decor, where she oversees the brand's socials and covers design, pop culture, and emerging trends. She also authors the monthly ELLE Decoroscope column. Her work has appeared in Inked magazine, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, and more.
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