Review of A Royal Affair (2012) by Ella Taylor for NPR — 08 Nov 2012
While it's lavish and lush in all the expected costume-drama ways, A Royal Affair never bogs down in period detail. What drives the film, along with great acting, is the appetite of director Nikolaj Arcel and his boisterous co-writer Rasmus Heisterberg ("I want a fun queen!" wails Christian) for the queasy workings of political gamesmanship both above and below board.
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This review of A Royal Affair (2012) was written by Ella Taylor and published by NPR on 08 Nov 2012.
A Royal Affair has generally received very positive reviews.
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