The Young Victoria

– From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
The Young Victoria (2009)

From Academy Award® winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese, along with the makers of Gosford Park and The Departed, comes the story of Queen Victoria’s early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to Prince Albert, Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) gives a stunning performance as the young Victoria. Packed with drama, romance, breath-taking cinematography, lavish costumes and featuring an outstanding British cast including Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, and Rupert Friend, The Young Victoria has captivated British audiences, and is the film that Company magazine called “an epic British film, which will sweep you up in her remarkable story.”

The Young Victoria (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Jan 2010

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Jean-Marc Vallée

Writer:

Julian Fellowes

Main Actors:

Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson

Plot:

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 Prime Minister 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.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations.

Gross profit:

$10,900,000

Production:

Apparition

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
Metacritic:
64%