Mar 17th
The Young Victoria** (PG)
Hollywood Film Theatre, Ipswich

The feisty 18-year old Princess Victoria defies her mother and stepfather to become Queen, and juggles for the affections of Lord Melbourne and Prince Albert.
Lavish Royal soap opera done as a Jane Austen-style bodice ripper, quite skilfully integrating the political machinations of the time, intending to dispel any traditional notion of Victoria as a crusty widow, and well acted, although not quite in the Dame Anna Neagle class. This year's Other Boleyn Girl.

d: Jean-Marc Vallee
s: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong, Michael Maloney, Harriet Walter, Thomas Kretschmann, Jesper Christensen, Julian Glover

Preceded by:
Alienated*
(GB 2008. University of Hertfordshire. 2m.; An unemployed alien tries to fit in.; d: Mohammed Aqeel Ahmed, Krissy Josephides.)
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