The Girl King
Directed by:
Mika KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Michel Marc BouchardCinematography:
Guy DufauxComposer:
Anssi TikanmäkiCast:
Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant, Laura Birn, Hippolyte Girardot, Peter Lohmeyer, François Arnaud, Patrick Bauchau, Ville Virtanen (more)VOD (1)
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The Girl King is the steamy and sumptuous story of one of the most iconic queens in history. Crowned Queen in 1633 at the age of six and raised as a Prince, Queen Kristina of Sweden was an enigmatic and brilliant young leader who fought conservative forces to revolutionize Sweden while falling in love and exploring her awakening sexuality. Torn between conflicts of political and personal aspirations, Kristina made one of the greatest and most scandalous decisions in history. (Defiant Screen Entertainment)
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Apparently, the Finns wanted revenge on the Swedish royal family over the centuries of enslavement and made a deliberately bad film about one of the famous figures in Swedish royal history. Because I can't explain such a bad movie in terms of the story, the environment, the actors (except Nyqvist) and especially the dialogues in any other way.
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A fine historical film that primarily offers what the genre actually claims. By that I mean some history. Even though the film tries hard to appear fresh, modern, and gritty, it's not really like that, and it's a standard spectacle that could easily be aired on television because there's nothing particularly shocking about it.
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