The uncrowned queen
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The uncrowned queen |
| Original title | The Divine Lady |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1929 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Lloyd |
| script |
Forrest Halsey Agnes Christine Johnston |
| production |
Frank Lloyd Walter Morosco |
| music | Cecil Copping |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Hugh Bennett |
| occupation | |
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The uncrowned Queen is an American period film from 1929. The screenplay is based on the novel The Divine Lady: A Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton by E. Barrington.
action
England in 1782. Emma Hart is the beautiful daughter of a cook who works for the actor George Romney. She is friends with Charles Greville. But later she married Charles' uncle, Lord William Hamilton , the British ambassador to the court of the Kingdom of Naples . Despite the age difference and different social backgrounds, the couple is happy. Emma even becomes a confidante of the Queen of Naples.
Years later, Emma meets the English captain Horatio Nelson . England is at war with France. Nelson, the commander of an English warship, is able to store important supplies and water through Emma in Naples. The two fall in love. Nelson's victories over the French fleet and Emma's influence at the court of Naples are closely watched in London. Finally the lovers are ordered to London, where they greet the crowd enthusiastically.
But the higher society rejects Emma. Her husband also evades her. When Emma is refused an invitation to a royal celebration in honor of the captain, Nelson leaves his wife Fanny and retires with Emma to his country estate. Both are happy there for a while, but Nelson is soon entrusted with a fleet assignment again. Again he wins victories over the French fleet. He is fatally injured in the Battle of Trafalgar . He dies surrounded by his crew, his last thoughts are with Emma.
criticism
Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times writes that Frank Lloyd has the crew, the money, and the ships. But some of his scenes are too abrupt, other scenes are ruined by the inevitable music.
Awards
At the second Academy Awards in 1930 , Frank Lloyd was honored with the Oscar for best director . There were nominations for Corinne Griffith for Best Actress and John F. Seitz for Best Cinematography .
background
The premiere took place on March 31, 1929. The shooting took place on Santa Catalina Island off California . Andy Devine , Joan Bennett , Joel McCrea and the later director Robert Parrish can be seen in small supporting roles .
The theme music Lady Divine was composed by Nathaniel Shilkret (music) and Richard Kauntz (text). The sound of the film was played by Vitaphone records in sync with the film, but did not contain any dialogues.
Vivien Leigh as Emma and Laurence Olivier as Nelson were the stars in the 1941 remake Lord Nelson's Last Love ( That Hamilton Woman ) by Alexander Korda , which was also Oscar-winning.
Web links
- The uncrowned queen in the Internet Movie Database (English)