An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning. A provocative account of the story behind the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of Diana's death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair.
Publisher:Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Montreal : Distributed by Alliance Atlantis, c2007.
General Note: Title from container.Special features: The making of 'The Queen;' Feature commentary with director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan; feature commentary with British historican and royal expert Robert Lacey.DVD.Disc label title.Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.Widescreen version.Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French)Special features include: making-of featurette, commentaries.For private home use only.Audio tracks in English or French with subtitles in English and French.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Golden Globes, 2007: Best Actress (Helen Mirren) ; Best Screenplay.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Affonso Beato ; editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Consolata Boyle ; production designer, Alan MacDonald ; hair and make-up designer, Daniel Phillips. PELHAM
Participant or Performer Note: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Sylvia Syms.Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam.
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Canadian Home Video Rating: G.
Awards Note:
Golden Globes, 2007: Best Actress (Helen Mirren) ; Best Screenplay.