Victoria, the young queen
Victoria, the Young Queen (Original title: The Young Victoria ) is a British history and romance film from 2009 , with Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend in the lead roles. The film describes the events before and during Queen Victoria's coronation ceremonies, as well as her first years in reign and romance with Prince Albert in the 1830s. It was produced by Martin Scorsese , Graham King , Sarah Ferguson and Tim Headington . The world premiere was on March 3, 2009 at the Electric Palace in Bridport, Dorset . The film opened in German cinemas on April 22, 2010. The film received an Oscar in the Best Costumes category .
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Raised far from court, Princess Victoria of Kent becomes Queen of England at the age of only 18. The plot begins with a look back at events a year before the accession to the throne.
The household of the Duchess of Kent is determined by Sir John Conroy , who tries to secure his influence with the help of his so-called Kensington rules: Victoria has to sleep in her mother's bedroom, is not allowed to go down the stairs alone and has little contact with the outside world. Conroy hopes that Victoria will take the throne before she comes of age and become the Duchess of Kent regent, who in turn is completely under his influence. Conroy repeatedly tries to force Victoria to sign, with which he would have become her private secretary upon accession to the throne, the Duchess of Kent tolerates this behavior towards her daughter. At the same time Victoria's uncle, the Belgian King Leopold , wants to secure his influence over them in order to strengthen the position of his family in England and secure military support. That is why he has long had plans for a marriage between Victoria and his nephew (Victoria's cousin) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . When Albert visits London, the two immediately like each other. They get closer in conversations in which Albert advises her to learn "to play the game better than the others," and a correspondence begins.
At the birthday party of King William IV there was a scandal when he publicly accused the Duchess in his speech of having "stolen" his room in Kensington Palace because he had not made it available to her. He also expressed his hope that he would live long enough that there would be no more reign. The duchess then leaves the hall. The Prime Minister Lord Melbourne is also trying to secure the favor of the future Queen and offers Victoria his help. When Victoria finally ascends the throne without any experience, she initially relies entirely on Lord Melbourne. Albert, who is arriving for the coronation, gives her to understand that she does not want to get married at the moment. She moves into Buckingham Palace , Sir John Conroy no longer plays a role in her household and contact with her mother is limited to a minimum. Soon after the coronation celebrations, the first crisis comes with the so-called ladies -in- waiting affair. Lord Melbourne had recommended her only ladies-in-waiting who were close to his own party. When there is to be a change of government after the elections, the possible new Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel demands that the political situation at court must be balanced. Victoria refuses to comply, after all Melbourne remains in power with a minority government. Victoria is criticized by her subjects as a result, and is even insulted as Mrs. Melbourne in the opera .
Albert, who observed the events from afar, is now traveling to England again to offer her his support. Finally, Victoria makes a marriage proposal to Albert, which he accepts. After her honeymoon, Victoria is soon pregnant. Albert tries to reform the court, gets to the bottom of Sir John Conroy's mismanagement, but does not allow himself to be controlled by King Leopold. When he prevents another lady-in-waiting affair, this leads to a dispute between the young couple, as Victoria does not want any interference in government affairs. When Albert saves her life and is injured in an attempted assassination on Victoria, the two make up again. Victoria agrees to the reforms and will be supported by Albert in the future.
Historical background and production
While the film largely sticks to historical facts, there are still some inaccuracies. Prince Albert was not actually present at the coronation celebrations. The scene in which Conroy tries to force the sick princess to sign, however, is true. The episode surrounding King William IV's speech in Windsor , in which he expresses his hope that Victoria will succeed him to the throne directly, without reign, and thus indirectly criticize the Duchess of Kent, really took place. But only two thirds of the speech are reproduced exactly, the Duchess of Kent did not leave the room and Princess Victoria burst into tears at the table. Lehzen actually had to leave the farm, but only after the birth of the second child.
The scenes that take place in Westminster Abbey were filmed in Lincoln Cathedral . The scenes set to take place inside Buckingham Palace were filmed in Osterley Park , Hounslow . Other locations were Arundel Castle , West Sussex , Wilton House near Salisbury , Wiltshire , Belvoir Castle and Leicestershire .
At the time of filming, Victoria was the queen with the longest reign in British history, which is also shown in a fade-in. In September 2015 the record was broken by Elisabeth II.
Awards
In addition to the Oscar for the best costumes for Sandy Powell , the film was also nominated for two other Oscars - Best Equipment and Best Make Up . At the British Academy Film Awards 2010 the film won in the categories "Best Costumes" and "Best Mask". He was also u. a. Nominated for the Golden Globe ( Best Actress ) and the British Independent Film Awards 2009 (Best Actress).
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"An impressively equipped costume film that largely avoids political issues and instead relies on the weak romantic part of the story."
See also
Web links
- The Young Victoria in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Young Victoria atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- http://www.youngvictoria-film.de
- http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/young-victoria
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Victoria, the young queen . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2010 (PDF; test number: 121 927 K).
- ^ Age rating for Young Victoria . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article2273894.ece
- ↑ http://www.discdish.com/index.php/2010/04/20/interview-sarah-ferguson-duchess-of-york-and-producer-of-the-young-victoria/
- ↑ http://www.youngvictoria-film.de/
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7775430.stm
- ↑ a b [1] at Rotten Tomatoes , accessed on January 10, 2014
- ↑ a b [2] at Metacritic , accessed on January 10, 2014
- ↑ Victoria, the young queen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Kathrin Lang: film review on moviesection.de. moviesection , April 19, 2010; archived from the original on January 3, 2011 ; accessed on August 18, 2019 .