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A Royal Affair
En kongelig affære
Directed by
Nikolaj Arcel
Produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Meta Louise Foldager, and Louise Vesth
Screenplay by Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel Based on the novel Prinsesse af blodet by Bodil Steensen-Leth
Produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Meta Louise Foldager, and Louise Vesth
Screenplay by Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel Based on the novel Prinsesse af blodet by Bodil Steensen-Leth
With:
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Cyron Melville, Bent Mejding, Harriet Walter, Laura Bro, and Søren Malling
Cinematography:
Rasmus Videbæk
Editing: Kasper Leick and Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Music: Gabriel Yared and Cyrille Aufort
Editing: Kasper Leick and Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Music: Gabriel Yared and Cyrille Aufort
Runtime:
137 min
Release Date: 29 March 2012
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 29 March 2012
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
A Royal Affair is one of those terrific historical fictions that don’t get made much these days; free of cuteness and the standard BBC “dress-up” qualities and full of good, old-fashioned storytelling via its strong script and excellent cast. It is the true story of a queen who falls for a common man and together they start a revolution. All the characters are fascinating and relatable as they scheme and plot and double-cross. By the end we are deeply invested in their fates.