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Title: The Girl King (2015)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Malin Buska | ... | Queen Kristina | |
| Sarah Gadon | ... | Countess Ebba Sparre | |
| Michael Nyqvist | ... | Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna | |
| Lucas Bryant | ... | Count Johan Oxenstierna | |
| Laura Birn | ... | Countess Erika Erksein | |
| Hippolyte Girardot | ... | Ambassador Pierre Hector Chanut | |
| Peter Lohmeyer | ... | Bishop Of Stockholm | |
| François Arnaud | ... | Karl Gustav Kasimir | |
| Patrick Bauchau | ... | René Descartes | |
| Ville Virtanen | ... | Doctor Van Wullen | |
| Martina Gedeck | ... | Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg | |
| Timo Torikka | ... | Father Viogué | |
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Lotus Tinat | ... | Young Queen Kristina |
| Jannis Niewöhner | ... | Count Jakob de la Gardie | |
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Mikko Leppilampi | ... | Count Magnus de la Gardie |
An enigmatic young woman in conflict - torn between reason and passion; between her woman's body and being raised as a prince; between the ancient and modern worlds and between the brilliance of her educated mind and the conservative forces around her. Crowned Queen at the age of six, Kristina of Sweden was thrust into a labyrinth of power and tradition, where a court of austere, Lutheran men pressure her to marry and produce an heir to fulfill her destiny. She finds sanctuary and love with her lady-in-waiting, the beautiful and elegant, countess Ebba Sparre, although the Chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, pressures her to pair with his son, Johan. Soon the forces around the Queen realize that Ebba is the key to controlling her, but they underestimate Kristina's brilliant mind and her drive to be free. Written by Triptych Media Inc.
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The super-interesting trailer for The Girl Kind promised more than was really in the movie. It's kind of an open and unfinished story on multiple levels - Kristina's reign regarding the military campaign, country reforms and her personal life. All these important stories were merely touched in the movie. We never got to see whether or not Kristina actually reformed anything in Sweden at the time, the military campaign was also very vague and her relationship with the Countess deserved much more.
I indeed expected more to be seen between the two ladies in terms of chemistry and storyline. Though they shared enough time on screen, the relationship is missing a lot. We could only get a glimpse of Buska and Gadon's potential in a few scenes where they showed subtle, unspoken affection between the two characters. It's a pity the director did not use more of their talent to tell a very personal story of Kristina and how deep the relationship with Sparre must have been. There is enough historical evidence to confirm Kristina's sexuality. A character so passionate about knowledge, philosophy and art surely must have been even more passionate about the affairs of the heart. It's a pity only the dark side of it was depicted in the movie. In spite of this movie being about Kristina, obviously a lot of her is embedded in Sparre's character. Unfortunately, Sparre's side of the love coin was left unexplored.