Favorite movie about a royal family...
I recently saw this one and I loved it,I love The King's speech too,but I'm a girl I choose The Young Victoria,such a beautiful film.
Which ones are your favorites??
I loved both films
The young Victoria and the Kings speech.
You should watch the tv show the Tudors, it's a darker family With more drama and scandal but it's one of the best stories about the Royal Family
You should look for Elizabeth, Elizabeth the golden age, The other Boleyn girl and Catherine the great
The Tudor dynasty in general is near & dear to my heart, so naturally I just loved "The Tudors."
But, just like c-moll, I like stories with a strong female lead. So I also really enjoyed "Young Victoria;" but I think an even better BBC production that told her story is "Victoria & Albert." It runs almost 3.5 hours & stars Victoria Hamilton & Jonathan Firth (Colin's younger brother) in the leading roles. The fabulous Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce (on stage in "Hamlet," "Miss Saigon" & "My Fair Lady;" on screen in "Evita," "Tomorrow Never Dies" & "The Pirates of the Caribbean" series) co-stars as their common uncle, King Leopold I of Belgium.
If you're also interested in noble or aristocratic family stories, not just royal ones, especially with strong female characters, I've got a REALLY good one for you. And unlike the spectacular but fictional "Downton Abbey," this one is a true-life biography. Look for "The Aristocrats," a 1999 BBC production. It's six 1-hour (50 min.) DVDs. The Lord Julian Fellowes, who wrote the screenplay for "Young Victoria," wrote & created "Downton Abbey," plays Charles Lennox, the Duke of Richmond, who was a grandson of King Charles II. The mini-series is mostly about the Duke's 4 daughters, the Ladies Caroline, Emily, Louisa & Sarah Lennox. They live during the 2nd half of the 1700s & into the early 1800s. Caroline marries a much older politician (the scandal!). Emily marries an Irish Duke & has 19 children with him. She's portrayed by Geraldine Somerville, who also plays Lily Potter (Harry's mum). Louisa marries the richest man in Ireland. And the notorious Sarah - well, at one point she was a possible bride for the future King George III. You'll just have to watch!
The costumes are exquisite, the scenery is lush, the castles are head-spinning. You might want to peek at a few books written by Stella Tillyard, particularly the one on which the series is based. Try the library if you don't want to buy. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the letters between these fascinating sisters.
Please keep in mind that "The Other Boleyn Girl" is based on a novel, which is a work of fiction, not fact. And "Catherine the Great" - well I found at least a half-dozen tv/film treatments. An early one starred Marlene Dietrich, another Tallulah Bankhead. Later versions featured Julia Ormond or Catherine Zeta-Jones. I haven't seen any of them, but this Empress was a fascinating historical figure. Just might have to check these out & watch. Thanks.
...Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.
Thanks so much for your recommendation I'll put them in watch lists downtown Abbie and
The aristocrats.
And if you are looking for girl power Royal film then you can't Miss Elizabeth and Elizabeth the Golden age with Cate Balnchet and Geoffery Rush
With all the respect I have for Victoria
Elizabeth Tudor was a more admirable upcoming than Victoria with a bigger challenge, everyone hatted her even before she became queen and she latter proved to all her Hatters how wrong they were and how capable a woman could be as a ruler.
She brought stability and made England a very reach country.
She survived a plot against her made by man in her own court and she had a Much better advisor on her side.
Wallsinham was the advisor Victoria needed in her court but ironically Albert was the prince and Hausabnd Elizabeth wantted but never had.
I know that about the other Boleyn girl.
I'd love to read the novel and the other ones That this woman wrote about Anne and all the other other females of the Tudors times.
The only movie I've seen about Catherine the great is the CZJs version and I loved it.
And you are right She was really a fascinating queen she reminded me a lot to Elizabeth I or Elizabeth Tudor.
Both woman had terrible luck with Romance and after peter was death Catherine decided to rule alone with no more Hausbands?
Both queens putted their love life aside so they could make their job as a queen.
Catherine is Catherine the great and Elizabeth's Regign as a queen is known as the golden age