The Queen
2006
A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen .. Read more
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms |
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| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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The Queen
A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II retreats behind the walls of Balmoral Castle with her family, unable to comprehend the public response to the tragedy. For Tony Blair, the popular and newly elected Prime Minister, the people's need for reassurence and support from their leaders is essential. As the unprecedented outpouring of emotion grows even stronger, Blair must find a way to reconnect the Queen with the British public.
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Roger Allam |
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| Director | Stephen Frears |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Released | DVD: 12 Mar 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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We are not amused
Mirren's performance is certainly the 'crowning' (sorry!) glory in a somewhat lacklustre film. The week that the film looks at was certainly a very interesting time in the UK's history and the film tries to explore the shifting attitude of the public and media and hits on some interesting points. The problem with the film is that many of the characters seem too thinly sketched (Prince Philip in particular seems to have wandered in from a satirical sketch show) and there is little insight into the characters. Ultimately it is Mirrens performance which raises above Frears' surprisingly pedestrian direction and gives the film its heart and soul
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The Queen
Great acting, not my sort of thing though. To pompus and subject matter does not realy matter to me.
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Mirren seeing Red
- 06 Nov 2009
Dame Helen Mirren has joined Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in a movie adaptation of popular comic series Red. The Queen actress is part of an all-star cast for the film, which will be based on the three graphic novels about a retired CIA agent who is targeted by a hitman. The movie is expected to be released in November next year (10), reports trade paper Daily Variety. Read more
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