The Queen (Blu-ray)
Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her.
A revealing, witty portrait of the British royal family in crisis immediately following the death of Princess Diana. The setting for this fictional account of real events is no less than the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government in the wake of the sudden death of Princess Diana in August of 1997.
In the immediate aftermath of the Princess' passing, the tightly contained, tradition-bound world of The Queen of England clashes with the slick modernity of the country's brand new, image-conscious Prime Minister, Tony Blair.
The result is an intimate, yet thematically epic, battle between private and public, responsibility and emotion, custom and action - as a grieving nation waits to see what its leaders will do.
"...the kind of thought-provoking, well-written and savvy film that discerning filmgoers long for but rarely get." Claudia Puig, USA Today
"...[Mirren] delivers the performance of a lifetime...witty, touching and engrossing..." Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"A sublimely nimble evisceration of that cult of celebrity known as the British royal family." Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"...Mirren gives the mostly subtly expressive performance based on a living historical figure that I've ever seen." Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
"Politically shrewd, unexpectedly funny yet immaculately tasteful docudrama." Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS OCTOBER 6, 2006
Director Stephen Frears (HIGH FIDELITY) crafts this fascinating film, which takes a look at how the Queen and Tony Blair reacted when the news of Princess Diana's death rocked the nation. Helen Mirren stars as the Queen and Michael Sheen plays Blair.
Features Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
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Review
Professional Reviews
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Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Stephen Frears' taut run-through of the week following the demise of The People's Princess sees the bickering royals isolated at Balmoral." 10/01/2006 p.44
Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "THE QUEEN is one of the best and liveliest movies of the year -- funny and touching in ways you can't predict." 10/05/2006 p.79
New York Times
"How heavy that crown and how very lightly Helen Mirren wears it as queen. With Mr. Frear's gentle guidance, she delivers a performance remarkable in its art and lack of sentimentalism." 09/29/2006 p.E1-E8
Entertainment Weekly
"[An] engrossing and unexpectedly penetrating drama....THE QUEEN pays serious attention to how an ancient monarchy operates in a modern country..." 10/06/2006 p.49
Premiere
Included in Premiere's "10 Best Movies Of The Year" -- "[The film] has as many twists and turns as a great political thriller, and a sly wisdom as well." 01/01/2007 p.48
Rolling Stone
Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "[Frears] is devilishly good at springing surprises, political, personal and profound." 12/28/2006 p.118
Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "Mirren deserves each and every honor bestowed upon her..." 12/29/2006 105
Film Comment
Ranked #5 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." 01/01/2006 p.36
Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "Rightly acclaimed for Helen Mirren's extraordinarily persuasive lead....This is Stephen Frears' best film yet." 03/01/2007 p.122
Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "In its blend of dramatization and news footage, it presents a cannily authentic view of events." 03/01/2007 p.120
ReelViews 8 of 10
With The Queen, Stephen Frears has at least two items on his agenda: to humanize the head of the British monarchy while at the same time indicating how far removed she has become from the concerns of her subjects. He also poses questions about the relevancy of the monarchy in today's society, but that's hardly a new issue and Frears doesn't press the matter. The Queen is an interesting character study...The film will inevitably have greater appeal in the United Kingdom, where the Queen is an integral part of life, than in the United States, where she is a distant (and somewhat curious) figurehead. Nevertheless, the movie is compelling enough to interest nearly anyone, even an anti-monarchist, and remind us that even the most glacial of icons contains a human heart. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
Told in quiet scenes of proper behavior and guarded speech, "The Queen" is a spellbinding story of opposed passions -- of Elizabeth's icy resolve to keep the royal family separate and aloof from the death of the divorced Diana, who was legally no longer a royal, and of Blair's correct reading of the public mood...The screenplay is intense, focused, literate, observant. The dynamic between Elizabeth and Philip (James Cromwell), for example, is almost entirely defined by decades of what has not been said between them -- and what need not be said...Mirren is the key to it all in a performance sure to be nominated for an Oscar. She finds a way, even in a "behind the scenes" docudrama, to suggest that part of her character will always be behind the scenes. What a masterful performance, built on suggestion, implication and understatement. - Roger Ebert
Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Stephen Frears' taut run-through of the week following the demise of The People's Princess sees the bickering royals isolated at Balmoral." 10/01/2006 p.44
Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "THE QUEEN is one of the best and liveliest movies of the year -- funny and touching in ways you can't predict." 10/05/2006 p.79
New York Times
"How heavy that crown and how very lightly Helen Mirren wears it as queen. With Mr. Frear's gentle guidance, she delivers a performance remarkable in its art and lack of sentimentalism." 09/29/2006 p.E1-E8
Entertainment Weekly
"[An] engrossing and unexpectedly penetrating drama....THE QUEEN pays serious attention to how an ancient monarchy operates in a modern country..." 10/06/2006 p.49
Premiere
Included in Premiere's "10 Best Movies Of The Year" -- "[The film] has as many twists and turns as a great political thriller, and a sly wisdom as well." 01/01/2007 p.48
Rolling Stone
Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "[Frears] is devilishly good at springing surprises, political, personal and profound." 12/28/2006 p.118
Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "Mirren deserves each and every honor bestowed upon her..." 12/29/2006 105
Film Comment
Ranked #5 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." 01/01/2006 p.36
Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "Rightly acclaimed for Helen Mirren's extraordinarily persuasive lead....This is Stephen Frears' best film yet." 03/01/2007 p.122
Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "In its blend of dramatization and news footage, it presents a cannily authentic view of events." 03/01/2007 p.120
ReelViews 8 of 10
With The Queen, Stephen Frears has at least two items on his agenda: to humanize the head of the British monarchy while at the same time indicating how far removed she has become from the concerns of her subjects. He also poses questions about the relevancy of the monarchy in today's society, but that's hardly a new issue and Frears doesn't press the matter. The Queen is an interesting character study...The film will inevitably have greater appeal in the United Kingdom, where the Queen is an integral part of life, than in the United States, where she is a distant (and somewhat curious) figurehead. Nevertheless, the movie is compelling enough to interest nearly anyone, even an anti-monarchist, and remind us that even the most glacial of icons contains a human heart. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
Told in quiet scenes of proper behavior and guarded speech, "The Queen" is a spellbinding story of opposed passions -- of Elizabeth's icy resolve to keep the royal family separate and aloof from the death of the divorced Diana, who was legally no longer a royal, and of Blair's correct reading of the public mood...The screenplay is intense, focused, literate, observant. The dynamic between Elizabeth and Philip (James Cromwell), for example, is almost entirely defined by decades of what has not been said between them -- and what need not be said...Mirren is the key to it all in a performance sure to be nominated for an Oscar. She finds a way, even in a "behind the scenes" docudrama, to suggest that part of her character will always be behind the scenes. What a masterful performance, built on suggestion, implication and understatement. - Roger Ebert
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