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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781577423294
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1577423291
Label: Thomson Productions
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Thomson Productions
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Thomson Productions
Release Date: November 21, 2000
Running Time: 200 minutes
Studio: Thomson Productions
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2001
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Recasting history as a particularly lavish soap opera, Victoria and Albert sets the story of the relationship between the queen and her consort against a background of family strife and political wrangling. Sticklers for accuracy might be disappointed, but the strong cast and lavish production values make for an entertaining film.
Victoria is barely 18 when her uncle King William IV dies. She is introduced by the family adviser to a young German prince called Albert, and in spite of their initial indifference to one another and a great deal of political opposition, they fall in love. Marriage brings its own problems, however, and as Victoria, grows from an inexperienced young woman into a shrewd and powerful monarch Albert struggles to find a role for himself in both the family and the nation.
The relationship between Victoria and Albert was a remarkable one and this film, while occasionally erring on the side of sentiment, brings that relationship to life. The young leads are charming, but it is the supporting cast of British acting stalwarts--including Nigel Hawthorne, David Suchet, and Diana Rigg--who make Victoria and Albert truly worth watching. --Simon Leake
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Before I saw the movie I knew a little about Victoria and Albert,then afterwards I went back and read my history book on the Royals and was pleasently surprised as to how accurate the movie was...the only differance between the book and the movie that I noticed was that Victoria did not like her children very much even though she loved Albert...then as they got older she became fond of them....one scene in the movie I especially liked is when Albert and Victoria had a huge diagreememt over the care of one of the children and the woman who was Victoria's nanny when she was little.... disagreed with Albert... and Victoria took the nanny's side over Alberts he storms from the room and goes back to the bedroom and locks the door,she storms after him, and when she found the door locked she knocked... he asked ...who is it...she said....Its the QUEEN....he refused to open the door, she started to walk away then turned back and softly knocked this time, and he softly answered... who is it and she says .....its your wife he was firm but very loving with her...he told her when it comes to the children he is speaking to her as their father not as her consort.I am glad I got this movie I absolutely love it.It was well acted by every one,very entertaining,another thing I liked was she got rid of her nanny she made her leave and any one who tried to come between her and Albert she did the same,this movie is worth every penny.
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The movie is a fun feast for the eyes...kind of like watching The Swan or Roman Holiday. However, I kept forgetting this was supposed to be about queen Victoria. Young Victoria was short, chunky and homely as a mud fence. She was also said to have had a beautiful voice and a lovely laugh. If you were to put her in today's nondescript clothing and plunk her into a shopping mall she would be indistinguishable from all the other shoppers. The actresses that portray her are always very pretty, slim, and tallish. Victoria was one of the most photographed and recognizable women of her time. It's like making a movie about Eleanor Roosevelt and casting Elizabeth Taylor in the lead. The three cardinal sins of hollywood are to be fat, short,and homely. It is thought such people could not possibly have passionate fascinating personalities and movie makers believe that the public will not accept a feminine romantic lead who has such unfortunate dimensions. As a result, they are OK with an old fat Victoria but can't stomach a young chubby Victoria.
Victoria and her times are a fascinating study. Movies about Victoria should concentrate more on the historical backgroud and the complexity of her personality. She had noble and maddingly neurotic traits. Royals were the rock stars of their day. People wanted to dress and do as they did. For example: When anesthesia was discovered in the early 1800s doctors were reluctant to give it to women in childbirth because, according to the Bible, God wanted them to suffer the pains of childbirth due to the sins of Eve. Victoria was having none of that and when offered said GIVE ME DRUGS. Her use of anesthesia during labor made it permissible for women to bypass the bible and avoid hours of painful labor.
I'm still waiting for that 8 part series on Victoria and her times that realy does justice to the topic. When it comes it will be a knock-out!!!
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Bought this a while back, but got it out a second time after seeing The Young Victoria (which is a sweeter, more romanticized version of the story, beautifully filmed). I suspect this version is a little closer to the truth and the acting/story is superb. Definitely worth adding to your collection :)
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This a beautifully acted and choreographed film that depicts the lives of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. As some have pointed out not all this film is historically accurate. Bertie never could do right and was raised in a strict Victorian environment. I suspect Bertie received more love and affection from the servants than his parents. Today we'd be shocked by such poor parenting but during the Victorian times this was acceptable. Also, Queen Victoria never recovered from the death of Albert. She pretty well took to living a secluded life the rest of her reign after Albert's death.
The film was beautifully acted by some well known stars including Diana Rigg and Peter Ustinov. The characters playing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert depicted good on screen chemistry leading the movie goer to immerse themselves into this most believable movie about Queen Victoria's reign.
Highly recommend.
Rating:  -
Victoria and Albert was a lukewarm retelling of the lives of Queen Victoria and her consort. The screenwriter chose to portray Prince Albert as uninterested in Victoria and uninterested in politics and only involving himself out of boredom and to help Victoria which was simply not true. Albert was an ambitious man, and worked very hard to be the power behind the throne, and was groomed to do so from a young age. If he didn't love Victoria at the outset, he certainly would never act like he didn't. Albert had few friends in England and his number 1 supporter was his wife. Albert had a Teutonic disregard for women in general, but there are no records to suggest he wasn't in love with her.
The actors who played the famous couple were alright, but I felt the chemistry wasn't strong between them, which hampered the believability of the love story. The screenwriter chose to white wash some of the more Victorian attitudes, such as the attitude towards children. (Queen Victoria did not particularly like them, but especially babies), and their attitude towards Bertie (they didn't much care for him either). Victoria was not a good mother. She ignored her children as most Victorian moms did, leaving them to the care of governesses. Albert was somewhat better, even good daddy material for the time period, but he had high standards which his eldest son never met.
I felt the dismissal of Victoria's beloved governess made it appear that this was mostly Victoria's idea, when in fact this was Albert's plotting. I think the writers should have worked a bit harder to portray Victoria's courtship and relationship with Albert from the beginning. Victoria's reluctance to wed Albert had much to do with the first impression he made when he came to court (he was ill and vomited, and wore a poorly fitted clothing)... Showing this early encounter might've humanized Albert, and shown how the ugly duckling had become a swan. Instead the about face Albert makes, with the Byron poetry seemed just sort of odd.
Eh. I felt this could've been done better. I'd probably have split it up further and focused on their early marriage, their middle years, and Albert's death.
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