The Girl King (2015)
- Directed by
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 183 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows Queen Christina of Sweden as she navigates the pressures of ruling a kingdom while exploring her own identity and desires. It focuses on her personal relationships and the conflicts between duty and freedom.
historicalintimatemelancholicslow-burnreflectiveemotionally restrainedthoughtful
What happens
The Girl King is a 2015 biographical drama about Christina, Queen of Sweden. It was directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Michel Marc Bouchard who, after writing the screenplay for the film, wrote his stage play Christine, La Reine-Garçon which enjoyed a successful run in 2012 at Montreal's Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and then in English at the Stratford Festival in 2014. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.