d: stephen frears
s: helen mirren, michael sheen, james cromwell, alex jennings
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436697/
In the tumultuous time around the death of Princess Di, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles to cover the needs of her family, her public and her government with the limitations imposed by ancient imperial protocol.
Now, whilst i really couldn't care much less about this or any other monarchy, I found this film extremely interesting in the light it shines on the behaviours and characters in such positions, and seeing them under tough times, and the way they handle them is fascinating to say the least.
This excellent production really gives the viewer a bugs eye view in a world of exclusivity, so it's difficult to judge it's accuracy, but it's hard not to be sucked in. Perhaps this film, which both criticises and accepts the tabloid media phenomena, is meant to exploit the subconscious drive many of us have to delve into the private lives of public figures. Even if unintentional, it works.
At first I found the Alex Jennings' "Prince Charles" and Michael Sheen's "Tony Blair" characters a little too dissimilar in appearence to be taken by them, but it didn't take long for their performances to emulate the public figures enough to fool.
4/5
really good.
s: helen mirren, michael sheen, james cromwell, alex jennings
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436697/
In the tumultuous time around the death of Princess Di, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles to cover the needs of her family, her public and her government with the limitations imposed by ancient imperial protocol.
Now, whilst i really couldn't care much less about this or any other monarchy, I found this film extremely interesting in the light it shines on the behaviours and characters in such positions, and seeing them under tough times, and the way they handle them is fascinating to say the least.
This excellent production really gives the viewer a bugs eye view in a world of exclusivity, so it's difficult to judge it's accuracy, but it's hard not to be sucked in. Perhaps this film, which both criticises and accepts the tabloid media phenomena, is meant to exploit the subconscious drive many of us have to delve into the private lives of public figures. Even if unintentional, it works.
At first I found the Alex Jennings' "Prince Charles" and Michael Sheen's "Tony Blair" characters a little too dissimilar in appearence to be taken by them, but it didn't take long for their performances to emulate the public figures enough to fool.
4/5
really good.
