A Royal Affair
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Looking for a historical costume drama with an intelligent
and intriguing plot to back up the beautiful sets? If so, A Royal Affair is just the movie for you. This 2012 Danish language
film is the true story of a king (who is slightly mad), his queen (who is more
than slightly unhappy), and the doctor who would change not only their lives,
but their country as well. Set during the 18th century when the Age
of Enlightenment is sweeping Europe, Denmark is still stuck in the dark past
with the aristocracy controlling all the wealth while the ordinary citizens
work as peasants with hardly any rights. To make matters worse, the king is incompetent
and basically a puppet for the wealthy men of his court. All that changes when
an ordinary doctor, not of the aristocracy, becomes the king’s personal
physician and closest confidant. He encourages the king to regain control and
mass social changes begin to take place in Denmark. Additionally, the doctor’s
passion sparks the interest of the long suffering and ignored queen. To find
out what happens, check out this Academy Award nominee (Best Foreign Language
Film) today!
You definitely will not regret watching this film; it really
has it all and it completely enthralled me from beginning to end. There is
gorgeous costume design, political intrigue, romance, history, and superb
acting from the entire cast. Mads Mikkelsen, perhaps the most recognizable
Danish actor to American audiences (he played the villain Le Chiffre opposite
Daniel Craig’s James Bond in Casino
Royale and currently stars in Hannibal
on TV), plays the doctor. Mikkel Folsgaard and Alicia Vikander are also
excellent at portraying the king and queen and their complicated relationship.
Overall, A Royal Affair successfully
tells the very personal story of three people and how that story affected and
changed a nation.
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