Movie #191 "The Young Victoria" - I have spent most of the winter wanting to see this movie: 1) Victoria is my favorite queen 2) historical pictures about strong females are one of my favorite genres 3) Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend are two of my favorite young actors. So how could this go wrong? Well, it could, but it didn't. It was the feature film on the plane on the way back from Arizona, and boy did it help me forget I was flying (which I get nerved up about, usually). This lady sitting next to me was an ex-history teacher, so we would compare notes occasionally, and that was fun, too. What a beautiful love story dealing with all the conflicts that go along with a young person's rise to the throne --- whom to trust, how much power should your partner have, how do you develop your own philosophy on how to govern, etc. I highly recommend it if you are also interested in historical fiction. This is well- acted, and won an academy award for costumes.
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The Young Victoria
(2009) PG
Eighteen-year-old British royal Victoria (Emily Blunt) ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) in this lush period film that chronicles the early years of the British monarch's larger-than-life reign. Produced by Martin Scorsese and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, the Oscar-nominated film also stars Miranda Richardson as the Duchess of Kent, Jim Broadbent as King William, and Paul Bettany as Lord Melbourne.
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