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The Girl King

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A 6-year-old girl becomes queen of Sweden in the 17th century.
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Brad Wheeler Globe and Mail Gadon as the sheet-warming lady-in-waiting is given little to do but look naive and dumbstruck. Rated: 2/4 Sep 23, 2016 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Malin Buska's pointedly manly performance as Kristina (a role that has been previously essayed by Greta Garbo and Liv Ullmann) -- all strides and swordplay -- is one of those heavily stylised turns that is either genius or folly. Rated: 3/5 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) It is thuddingly unsubtle. Rated: 2/5 Jun 19, 2016 Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate It's hard not to wish that a better film could have come of The Girl King, but thanks to Buska there's a specialness to it that wouldn't have been brought to the project without her. Rated: 2.7/5 Aug 28, 2018 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Stuffy and stilted right from the start. Rated: 2/5 Sep 21, 2016 Full Review Josh Winning Total Film When Mika Kaurismki's film isn't drifting into Blackadder territory, its religion vs science debates draw unflattering comparisons with superior Scandi drama A Royal Affair. Rated: 2/5 Aug 15, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Excellent acting but very blah. Set about the gay Queen of Sweden in 1600's. Historical interesting if accurate but sort of cartoonish I believe. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Great portrayal. It's more than just the Queen herself but talks to the youth of today on how they want to live their lives. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member People looking for an action movie or a romance will be bitterly disappointed, for this is neither of those things. Rather, it is an inquisitive exploration into the power of women, particularly one woman, when she simply refuses to submit to the will of men. The Girl King is a powerful feminist film, calling into question our very history, and the women whose stories have been removed from it. Beyond that, it is a story of human nature, reflecting our desire to love and be loved, to seek happiness, and to understand our purpose, even when the world seems bent on tearing us down. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Horrible. Stuck with it with the hopes of it improving. No luck. What a waste of two hours. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/18 Full Review Audience Member Nicely shot, could've been edited a little better... Malin Buska was amazing! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member cinegeek.de Mika Kaurismäki, ein Weltenbummler, der nun ein Historiendrama über die schwedische Königin Kristina im 17. Jahrhundert verfilmte. Ein opulenter Kostümfilm ist ihm gelungen, in dem Kristina sich emanzipiert und ihr ganz eigenes Weltbild formt. Ihre Regentschaft hat Einfluss auf den westfälischen Frieden und die Transformation Europas nach dem 30jährigem Krieg. Kaurismäki konzentriert sich auf die Jahre zwischen 1644 und 1654, in denen Kristina ihrem Vater auf dem Thron nachfolgt. Die junge Freidenkerin fordert nun den konservativen protestantischen Hof heraus. Sie will Frieden, schickt aber Truppen gegen Wallenstein, um eine Teufelsbibel in Prag zu erobern. Kaurismäki inszeniert Kristina (verkörpert von Malin Buska) als genauso gebildete wie machtbewusste Frau. Sie, die in den männlichen Tugenden wie Reiten und Fechten ausgebildet wurde, fühlt sich aber auch zweifelnden Gefühlen ausgesetzt. Kristina kämpft gegen ihre inneren Dämonen. Schliesslich soll sie zum Gebären gezwungen werden und zwischen Kristina und ihrer Mutter (Martina Gedeck) explodiert der Hass. Die depressive Mutter vor Augen, steigert sich Kristina lieber in eine leidenschaftliche Liebe zu ihrer Hofdame Ebba Sparre (Sarah Gadon) hinein... Ein Spektakel, dass Mutmassungen über eine Verschwörung am Hof verknüpft mit überlieferten Fakten. Das Ende - ein Rätsel. Ausgerechnet in Rom beginnt Kristina ein neues Leben im Zentrum der Gegenreformation. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A 6-year-old girl becomes queen of Sweden in the 17th century.
Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Producer
Mika Kaurismäki, Arnie Gelbart
Screenwriter
Michel Marc Bouchard
Production Co
Marianna Films, Triptych Media
Genre
Biography, History, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 16, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m
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