Victoria & Albert

Movie
German title	Victoria & Albert
Original title	Victoria & Albert
Country of production	USA , UK
original language	English
Publishing year	2001
length	225 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	John Erman
script	John Goldsmith
production	David Cunliffe
music	Alan Parker
camera	Tony Imi
cut	David Blackmore , Ian Farr
occupation
Victoria Hamilton : Queen Victoria Jonathan Firth : Prince Albert James Callis : Ernest Diana Rigg : Baroness Lehzen Patrick Malahide : Sir John Conroy Roger Hammond : Duke of Coburg Penelope Wilton : Princess Mary Louise Victoria Peter Ustinov : King William IV . Delena Kidd : Queen Adelaide Timothy Carlton : Dr. Halford John Wood : Arthur Wellesley , Duke of Wellington Malcolm Sinclair : Conyngham Gary Raymond : Archbishop Nigel Hawthorne : Lord William Lamb David Suchet : Baron Christian Friedrich von Stockmar Jonathan Pryce : King of Belgium Leopold I. Crispin Bonham-Carter : Lord Frederick Standish Rachel Pickup : Lady Henrietta Standish

Victoria & Albert is a US - British television film released in 2001 . The film was directed by John Erman and written by John Goldsmith . The main roles were played by Victoria Hamilton and Jonathan Firth .

action

Princess Victoria is patronized by her own mother before she comes of age. King Wilhelm IV , who is in constant dispute with Victoria's mother, wants her to be present at court more often. When he dies, Victoria becomes queen.

The adviser to the von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld family, Baron Christian Friedrich von Stockmar, is planning the marriage of the Queen to her relative, Prince Albert . Victoria at first refuses to see Albert; nor is he enthusiastic about the idea of ​​a wedding. Albert convinces von Stockmar that he can use his talents better in London than in the German provinces. Victoria's uncle Leopold I gets them to see Albert. She falls in love with the prince when she sees him.

Albert learns to love Victoria. At first he was not given a job at court, he was only slowly gaining influence. The children are born, Albert brings Victoria to reconcile with her mother. Albert organized the world exhibition in 1851 and the Queen praised him for it in the opening speech. There are educational problems with the son and heir to the throne Edward VII , who neglects his studies. Victoria thinks Albert works too hard; in the end he dies.

background

In this film, Nigel Hawthorne plays the Prime Minister Lord William Lamb, who already held this office under William IV. In the film King George - A Kingdom for More Mind ( The Madness of King George ) he portrayed the father of Queen Victoria's father and his brothers George IV and William IV.

criticism

The television magazine TV direkt praised the “excellent” actors and the “elegant furnishings”.

Awards

The film won the Emmy Award in 2002 for costumes , for which Diana Rigg was also nominated. The costumes also received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award in 2002 .

Web links

• Victoria & Albert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Victoria & Albert at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of Release for Victoria & Albert . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2004 (PDF; test number: 98 098 V / DVD).
2. ^ TV direct , 12/2006