Now that Sarah Ferguson is the producer, it is not difficult to imagine that there will be no controversial plot in this movie. It tells the story of Queen Victoria in the years before and after her accession to the throne. In the play, Victoria is a strong, independent, studious and responsible young woman; she and Prince Albert also love each other and understand and support each other. In fact, the relationship between Victoria and Albert seems to be described in this way. The film is obviously only trying to deepen this impression, and there is no attempt to subvert or inject more complex emotions into the characters. It can be seen that Julian Fellowes, the screenwriter of the film, lacks confidence in such a smooth sailing, and had to artificially dramatize it, adding the plot of "Stand Up to Save the Beauty" to create a climax.
What keeps this movie from becoming a deluxe version of the "Reenactment of History" documentary is the strong cast of the movie. Emily Blunt's Victoria is very good. It shows well the loneliness and confusion that always surface under her superficial strength and curiosity. So the audience understands very well why Prince Albert's understanding of her mood and situation is so important to her. Because of the successful interpretation of the two heroes and heroines, we not only like these two roles, but also agree with this slightly modern interpretation of their relationship. In addition to the two protagonists, there are a number of good supporting roles in the movie, including Miranda Richardson, who played Victoria’s mother Duchess of Kent, Mark Strong who played her lover Sir John Conroy, the only contradiction in the film, and the premiere. Paul Bettany of Lord Melbourne, and Jim Broadbent who played the old King King William and so on.
Of course, this small-format movie will not be reduced to a TV movie. It should also benefit from the gorgeous scenes, exquisite interior decoration, and exquisite costumes in the movie-these are best enjoyed in the cinema.
According to Sarah Ferguson’s article in the Daily Mail, her inspiration for this film came from an oil painting by Victoria’s young daughter, Princess Beatrice. It's very similar-that's where the name of her daughter, Beatrice, came from. Although she had long thought of making a young Victorian love story into a movie, this plan became possible after she got acquainted with the film producer Graham King, who worked with Martin Scorsese and produced Scorsese’s The Departed and Gangs of New York, he pulled Scorsese into the plan.
Although many film critics criticized this film for being too light and flirty, but in fact, if you do not pursue the tortuous plot and depth, then this film is a luxurious scene without losing simplicity. It has both healthy love and A relaxed and positive movie with a little life philosophy.
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Supplement: The following video is not a trailer of the movie, but was shot by Historic Royal Palaces, an agency that manages the former royal residences, simple Several important historical events behind this movie are introduced. If you are interested in the story of Victoria and Albert, the TV movie Victoria & Albert broadcast by the BBC in 2001 would be a good choice. Victoria in the play is starring Victoria Hamilton.
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