The Young Victoria

Fri Oct 29, 2010 to
Thu Nov 04, 2010

21:00

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

Dominated by her possessive mother and her bullying consort, Conroy, since childhood, teen-aged Victoria refuses to allow them the power of acting as her regent in the last days of her uncle, William IV's rule. Her German cousin Albert is encouraged to court her for solely political motives but, following her accession at age eighteen, finds he is falling for her and is dismayed at her reliance on trusty premier Melbourne. Victoria is impressed by Albert's philanthropy which is akin to her own desire to help her subjects. However her loyalty to Melbourne, perceived as a self-seeker, almost causes a constitutional crisis and it is Albert who helps restore her self-confidence. She proposes and they marry, Albert proving himself not only a devoted spouse, prepared to take an assassin's bullet for her, but an agent of much-needed reform, finally endorsed by an admiring Melbourne.

Cast:
Emily Blunt (Queen Victoria)
Rupert Friend (Prince Albert)
Paul Bettany (Lord Melbourne)
Miranda Richardson (Duchess of Kent)

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer: Julian Fellowes
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Language: English
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 2009

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