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A Royal Affair

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A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
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A Royal Affair is a lavish and sumptuous costume drama with a juicy story to back it up.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com If the story presented in A Royal Affair wasnt true, its doubtful anyone would believe it. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 29, 2022 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator Although, at times, this is rather coolly aloof in tone, the cast is knock-out, and it is so excellently and expertly done, I'm pretty sure it will float your boat. Sep 1, 2018 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail For all its incident, A Royal Affair is slow and picturesquely framed - more of a languorously animated coffee-table book than a gripping drama. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 1, 2013 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia An elegant, emotional period drama, boasting splendid performances from the leading trio and maintaining a remarkable degree of consistency in its portrayal of a particular period of the Danish monarchy. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Jane Freebury The Canberra Times (Australia) It's a thoughtful, delicate romance that deserved more recognition on its release. Aug 18, 2022 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture An interesting and worthwhile movie. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 19, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fabrícia F Subversão, traição e revolução neste épico sobre a revolução iluminista na Dinamarca do século XVIII. A resignada princesa Carolina (Alícia Vikander) encontra nos braços de seu amante revolucionário Johann Struessen (Mads Mikkelsen), o amor que não tinha do marido e um novo propósito de vida. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/25 Full Review Alain E A nice period drama set in 18th century Danish history. The original actors: the deranged king, the neglected queen and the physician who had a complex relationship with both, lose badly when they attempt to reform society. In the final scene we are told that their (their, includes all three of them) children were able to achieve their goals a generation later. Although the events are totally unknown in the US, they are presented in a way that retains our attention. A nice way to learn how three hundred years later we ended up with Lego and Ozempic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Jerod S Denmark had a King that was schizophrenic. Vikander married him and had lost all hope until Mads became the King's "doctor". It's a royal mess as love and power orbit the king and affect the people. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review R 9 'A Royal Affair' is an excellent film. I enjoyed it all, every bit, but the ending is what sold it for me - great conclusion, which didn't do the predictable wrap up that I was expecting it to do. Despite running for over two hours the pacing is near perfect, as is the standout score. The actors do wonderful jobs. Alicia Vikander is particularly brilliant, as is a fantastic Mads Mikkelsen. Mikkel Følsgaard also brings a strong performance, early on I wasn't fully convinced but by the end he won me over tenfold. The supporting cast are very good too. Such a well written and well told story, the whole look of how its brought to life onscreen is superb. It's a breeze to watch all the way through and by the time the third act completes it manages to bring emotion into the mix as well. Big fan. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/23 Full Review Bunk M The King "Christian" slays here with booming impulsiveness that hangs over every scene. He also emerges as the most endearing, as he is unapologetically a King who likes to party. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/23 Full Review steve d Passable only for its actors. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Producer
Jessica Ask, Gillian Berrie, Anna Duffield, Meta Louise Foldager, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Madeleine Ekman
Screenwriter
Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Zentropa Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Violent Images|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Romance, History
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.5M
Runtime
2h 17m
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