Young Victoria

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 (USA - Limited) / 2009 12 18 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 043396349933

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Smoking]

Summary: Director Jean-Marc Vall?e takes the helm for this look at the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt), who was crowned at the age of 18, and whose ill-fated marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) would later prompt her into a life of mournful seclusion. Graham King and Martin Scorsese produce a film penned by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Toronto International Film Festival Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Presented – Chicago International Film Festival Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Features: Deleted & Extended Scenes
Making of The Young Victoria Featurette
The Real Queen Victoria Featurette
The Coronation Featurette
The Wedding Featurette
Lavish History: A Look at the Costumes and Locations

Young Victoria

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 04/20/2010

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 104 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Perry Seibert

Handsomely mounted historical dramas about the great kings and queens in world history are about as durable and long-lasting a genre as filmmaking has ever known. And people who like that kind of thing will find The Young Victoria to be the kind of thing they like. The teenage Victoria (Emily Blunt) ascends to England's throne after the death of her uncle, King William (Jim Broadbent). Because she is unmarried, her choice for a groom has international implications. She's inundated with a steady stream of advice from her mother (Miranda Richardson), her closest political aide (Paul Bettany), and from many other self-serving members of court. The young queen wants to think for herself, however, and even though she has no desire to marry, takes a shine to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) and allows him to begin courting her from afar. Although her people celebrate her grandly at the beginning of her reign, Victoria begins to lose the goodwill of her subjects due to an amateur understanding of politics, and soon comes to believe that Albert may be the only person she can fully trust. Director Jean-Marc Vall?e, with the help of outstanding costume design and art direction, serves up sumptuous visual splendor in just about every frame -- this is the kind of movie that deservingly wins a boatload of the coffee-table Oscars. However, if The Young Victoria were nothing more than a series of pretty postcards, it wouldn't be worth watching. Thankfully, Emily Blunt effortlessly and gracefully displays the charm required to make Victoria a heroine worth cheering -- she may be na?ve, but she's never dumb. Her growth over the course of the movie is subtle -- this is not a character who undergoes a sweeping change, but rather one who slowly but surely figures out what she wants, and then goes about getting it. Granted, there are no surprises, per se, especially if you're familiar with the actual historical events that are being played out. But fans of well-acted, elaborately ornate movies about palace intrigue and romance will find much to enjoy. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Julian Fellowes  Screenwriter 
Martin Scorsese  Producer 
Jean-Marc Vallée  Director 
Graham King  Producer 
Colin Vaines  Executive Producer 
Ilan Eshkeri  Composer (Music Score) 
Sarah Ferguson  Producer 
Tim Headington  Producer 
Emily Blunt  Actor 
Rupert Friend  Actor 
Paul Bettany  Actor 
Miranda Richardson  Actor 
Jim Broadbent  Actor 
Thomas Kretschmann  Actor 
Mark Strong  Actor 
Jesper Christensen  Actor 
Harriet Walter  Actor 
Jeanette Hain  Actor 
Julian Glover  Actor 
Michael Maloney  Actor 
Michiel Huisman  Actor 
Genevieve O'Reilly  Actor 
Rachael Stirling  Actor 
Morven Christie  Actor 
Josef Altin  Actor 
Tom Brooke  Actor 
Michaela Brooks  Actor 
Grace Smith  Actor 
Sophie Roberts  Actor 
Charlie Clarke  Actor 
Robert Cambrinus  Actor 
Tom Fisher  Actor 
Sean Dingwall  Actor 
Alice Glover  Actor 
David Horovitch  Actor 
Jo Hartley  Actor 
Bernard Lloyd  Actor 
Johnny Lyne-Perkis  Actor 
Iain Mitchell  Actor 
David Robb  Actor 
Malcolm Sinclair  Actor 
Julia St. John  Actor 
Thomas Michael Voss  Actor 
Julie McDonnell  Actor 
Liam Scott  Actor 
Mark Beesley  Actor 
Richard Quine  Actor 
Nick Chopping  Actor 
Rowley Irlam  Actor 
Kelly Dent  Actor 
Kelly Dent  Actor 
C.C. Smiff  Actor 
Mark Henson  Actor 
Dominic Preece  Actor 
Peter White  Actor 
Lenny Woodcock  Actor 

Country: UK,USA