Miramax Home Entertainment has announced that The Queen, one of the most highly-acclaimed films of the year, will grace us with her presence on DVD and Blu-ray April 24th with a suggested retail price of $29.99. The DVD will be released in the UK on March 12th.
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The critics have all been buzzing about The Queen, a revealing look at the private world of the British Royal Monarchy in the wake of the tragic death of Princess Diana, starring Mirren as Queen Elizabeth. The New York Post raves, “The Queen is one of the year’s best movies.”
The Queen has been showered with critical acclaim, including an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design and Best Original Score; the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress (Mirren); Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress (Mirren) and Best Original Screenplay (Peter Morgan); the Venice Film Festival’s Best Actress Award (Mirren) and Best Screenplay Award (Peter Morgan); The New York Film Critics-Online Best Director Award (Frears) and Best Screenplay Award (Morgan); The National Board of Review’s Best Actress Award (Mirren) and The Los Angeles Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Award (Michael Sheen).
The Queen’s royal court of bonus features includes a “Making of The Queen” featurette plus feature-length commentary from helmer Stephen Frears, writer Peter Morgan, and British historian/Royal Expert and author of “Majesty,” Robert Lacey.
Acclaimed director Stephen Frears (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Dirty Pretty Things, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters) pulls back the curtain on the private chambers of the royal family in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in 1997, where the contained, traditional world of the Queen of England (Mirren) is brought into conflict with the public, modern Prime Minister (Sheen) and a nation looking to its leaders for guidance in dark times. Dramatic and revealing, the story of The Queen was drawn from extensive interviews, research, discreet sources and informed imagination.
The Queen’s aristocratic cabinet includes Mirren (Gosford Park, The Madness of King George), rising British star Sheen (Kingdom of Heaven, Laws of Attraction, Mary Reilly) and James Cromwell (Babe, The Green Mile, L.A. Confidential). AmazonUK for a March 12th release. Visit the DVD database for more information. Cover art has not been released yet. Check back with M&C for more details as the release date approaches.
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