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Writer:
Jeremy Brock (writer)
Release Date:
18 July 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Queen Victoria, the world's most powerful woman. John Brown, a simple Scottish Highlander. Their extraordinary friendship transformed an empire.
Plot:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown...
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Loss Of Husband
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1880s
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Prime Minister
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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15 nominations
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(6 articles)
What is Next for State of Play Director Kevin Macdonald?
(From FirstShowing.net. 22 April 2009, 8:50 PM, PDT)
Blunt: 'Playing a royal is tricky'
(From digitalspy. 27 February 2009, 5:54 AM, PST)
(From FirstShowing.net. 22 April 2009, 8:50 PM, PDT)
Blunt: 'Playing a royal is tricky'
(From digitalspy. 27 February 2009, 5:54 AM, PST)
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Excellent, but not a romance
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Judi Dench | ... | Queen Victoria | |
| Billy Connolly | ... | John Brown | |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | Henry Ponsonby | |
| Antony Sher | ... | Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli | |
| Gerard Butler | ... | Archie Brown | |
| Richard Pasco | ... | Doctor Jenner | |
| David Westhead | ... | Prince of Wales (Bertie) | |
| Bridget McConnell | ... | Lady Ely | |
| Georgie Glen | ... | Lady Churchill | |
| Catherine O'Donnell | ... | Lady-in-Waiting | |
| Sara Stewart | ... | Princess Alexandra | |
| Finty Williams | ... | Princess Helena | |
| Claire Nicolson | ... | Princess Louise | |
| Hattie Ladbury | ... | Princess Alice | |
| Oliver Kent | ... | Prince Alfred |
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Rated PG for a beating, language and brief nudity.
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105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:12 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG
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Gerard Butler (Archie) became hypothermic after filming the scene in which he and Billy Connolly (John Brown) run naked into the ocean.
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the Prince of Wales is recounting the assassination attempt, and says the gun was a fake, he is clearly boasting and lying to make himself look good, and diminishing the importance of Brown's role and heroism. The Queen reacts and then announces the award she is giving Brown.
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Queen Victoria:
[to Prime Minister Disraeli] How dare the Irish break with the Anglicans? If Albert were alive today he would never allow the Crown to give up Church patronage. No, the Irish must be told, very firmly, to stay exactly where they are. It is the thin edge of the wedge, Mr Disraeli. Next, you will be telling me that the Crown no longer governs this nation.
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Featured in Shakespeare in Love and on Film (1999) (TV)
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This is a phenomenal movie, but I am rather peeved at the way it has been marketed. When I rented the movie, the blurb on the box luridly touted the "forbidden passion between a rugged Scotsman and the most powerful woman in the world." Other marketing of the film is similar. That's not what the movie is about at all!! It is a very sad commentary on our society if a moving drama about terrible grief being assuaged through loyal friendship cannot be accepted for what it is. Is the American public really that shallow? I don't know whether to blame movie execs for dumbing down the presentation of their product to titillate the lowest common denominator, or the American public for maybe actually being that way.
Diatribes aside, Dench and Connolly are phenomenal. Victoria and Brown are complex characters with conflicting emotions, and one almost feels able to look upon their souls in this portrayal. Antony Sher was delightful as the orator/politician Benjamin Disraeli, at the same time both wise and gently pompous. The makeup job was so good that I actually recognized him as Disraeli before his name was mentioned.
If you are disappointed because this is not a puerile romance, shame on you. These are real people with real emotions. This moving story of grief and friendship is definitely one of the best of the year.