Sunday, June 20, 2010

Movies for Wednesday June 16, 2010

On June 16 1992 a new book came out about Princess Diana which stirred up much controversy. With this day in history in mind, the theme for today will be movies on the royal family-enjoy!

1 The Queen (2006) Director: Stephen Frears
Film that chronicles the time after the death of Princess Diana and the queen's (Helen Mirren) reaction to this tragedy-Mirren won an Academy Award for her portrayal...

2 Mrs Brown (1997) Director: John Madden
Tells the story of the relationship between Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and John Brown (Billy Connolly) a Scottish Highlander-Dench was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal...

3 The Young Victoria (2009) Director: Jean Marc Vallee
Movie about the early years of Queen Victoria's (Emily Blunt) rule and her relationship with Prince Albert (Rupert Friend)- won an Oscar for Best Costume Design...

4 Elizabeth (1998) Director: Shekhar Kapur
Follows the early life of Queen Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) and her task of learning to be a monarch-Blanchett garnered an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal...

As I have seen a select few from the above list (The Queen & Mrs Brown) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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