The Queen (Blu-ray)
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Blu-ray Details
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: February 23, 2021
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen & James Cromwell | |
Performer: | Sylvia Syms, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam & Helen McCrory | |
Directed by | Stephen Frears | |
Screenwriting by | Peter Morgan | |
Composition by | Alexandre Desplat | |
Produced by | Andy Harries, Tracey Seaward & Christine Langan | |
Director of Photography: | Affonso Beato | |
Executive Production by | François Ivernel, Cameron McCracken & Scott Rudin |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2006 -
Best Actress: Helen Mirren
Entertainment Reviews:
How heavy that crown and how very lightly Helen Mirren wears it as queen. With Mr. Frear's gentle guidance, she delivers a performance remarkable in its art and lack of sentimentalism.
New York Times
Rating: 4/5 --
Helen Mirren gives perhaps her most remarkable performance in an already remarkable career.
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Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
Rating: 3/4 --
Makes for engaging and entertaining viewing. Not just the subject, it's also the interpretation and storytelling that one closely identifies with.
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Outlook
Rating: 4.5/5 --
The tight grey curls, the tilt of the head and the no-nonsense walk with elbows and toes stuck out are the Queen's. The faint hint that this carapace harbours a wicked wit is all down to Mirren.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Ranked #5 in Film Comment's 20 Best Films Of 2006.
Film Comment
5 stars out of 5 -- In its blend of dramatization and news footage, it presents a cannily authentic view of events.
Ultimate DVD
The Queen's myopia is so complete, the performances so meticulous, that you can't help but start to care about, or pine for, or want to overthrow the British monarchy.
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The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Product Description:
Helen Mirren delivers a royally stirring performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears's fictional romp, THE QUEEN. The year is 1997, and Great Britain has a newly elected prime minister, the youthful, optimistic Tony Blair (Michael Sheen). In Buckingham Palace, the Queen doesn't appear to be fazed by Blair's arrival. Then again, she doesn't appear to be fazed by anything. But when Diana--her son's ex-wife and the mother of her grandchildren--is killed in a tragic car accident, her authority is tested as never before. While the Queen Mother (Sylvia Syms) and Prince Philip (James Cromwell) agree with her decision to remain at their holiday estate in Balmoral and not publicly acknowledge the tragedy, Tony Blair feels differently. Unfortunately, so do the English people. Making matters worse is the out-of-control media, which has begun to castigate the queen for her silence. In order to retain her grip on the country that she has served for so many years, she must swallow her pride and let the world know that she does, in fact, care.
With THE QUEEN, the consistently superior Frears (DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, DANGEROUS LIAISONS) strikes once again. Peter Morgan's devilishly clever script provides the foundation, but the expert performances are what make the film such an exhilarating ride. What begins as a humorous critique of the stuffy royal family becomes an unexpectedly sympathetic portrait of a woman who carries the weight of a nation on her shoulders.
This film was chosen to be the opening night selection of the 44th New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
With THE QUEEN, the consistently superior Frears (DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, DANGEROUS LIAISONS) strikes once again. Peter Morgan's devilishly clever script provides the foundation, but the expert performances are what make the film such an exhilarating ride. What begins as a humorous critique of the stuffy royal family becomes an unexpectedly sympathetic portrait of a woman who carries the weight of a nation on her shoulders.
This film was chosen to be the opening night selection of the 44th New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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