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The Queen is a 2006 docudrama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Peter Morgan. The film depicts the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. The royal family regards Diana's death as a private affair and thus not to be treated as an official royal death, in contrast with the views of prime minister Tony Blair and Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles, who favour the general public's desire for an official…
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Oscar-baiting films are typically biographies of individuals who have, in one way or another, been affected by some severe physical or mental defect, which should allow actors—who are at least theoretically healthy—to demonstrate more artistry or, more often, hysterical overacting than is usually the case. In the case of Helen Mirren and *The Queen*, a 2006 film directed by Stephen Frears, the irony is that the main…More
I expected not to be interested in The Queen. I thought it would be the 2-hour block separating me from The Departed; something to be suffered through so to speak. sourceMore
