Mrs. Brown (1997)

Original title

Mrs Brown

Directed by

John Madden

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 190 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is about Queen Victoria, who has been deep in mourning for years after her husband dies. A Scottish servant named John Brown is brought in to help her, and their close bond causes a scandal among her household and the public.

restrainedpoignantintimatestatelytenderquietly dramatichistoricalunderstated

What happens

Mrs Brown (also released in cinemas as Her Majesty, Mrs Brown) is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, and Gerard Butler in his film debut. It was written by Jeremy Brock and directed by John Madden. The film was produced by the BBC and Ecosse Films with the intention of being shown on BBC One and on WGBH's Masterpiece Theatre. However, it was acquired by Miramax and released to unexpected success, going on to earn more than $13.2 million worldwide. The story concerns a recently widowed Queen Victoria and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown, a trusted servant of her deceased husband, and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had served Victoria's Prince Consort, Prince Albert; Victoria's Household thought Brown might help the Queen who had remained in mourning since the Prince Consort's death in 1861. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and released in the United Kingdom on 5 September 1997. Judi Dench won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; additionally, she was nominated for many other awards for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, but lost both awards to Helen Hunt for her role in As Good as It Gets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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