A Royal Affair (2012)

Original title

En kongelig affære

Directed by

Nikolaj Arcel

Genre

drama film, romance film, biographical film, melodrama, historical film

Country

Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 949 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 18th century British queen marries a mentally ill Danish king. She falls in love with the royal physician and they start a secret affair while he pushes for political reforms.

romantictensetragicslow-burnhistoricalmelancholicvisually lushcerebral

What happens

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark-Norway, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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