tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3826128887856836168..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Young Victoria (2009)elena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-17973037532889252102010-05-09T13:59:23.762-04:002010-05-09T13:59:23.762-04:00Yes, Cliff, it is suitable for young children, alt...Yes, Cliff, it is suitable for young children, although some children under ten (especially small boys) might find it boring.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-50607429996841666032010-05-09T13:54:33.697-04:002010-05-09T13:54:33.697-04:00Based on your post, I purchased this movie for a M...Based on your post, I purchased this movie for a Mother's Day gift. Now we need to know - is it suitable for young children??? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-13723884324765603512010-05-01T08:56:07.630-04:002010-05-01T08:56:07.630-04:00I agree, Gareth, Harriet was tremendous!
Cinderel...I agree, Gareth, Harriet was tremendous!<br /><br />Cinderella, everyone should see it!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-21700971439200464242010-05-01T01:02:57.648-04:002010-05-01T01:02:57.648-04:00Thank you for the review - you're the first pe...Thank you for the review - you're the first person who's made me really want to see it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-23538514346191621682010-04-30T18:56:17.037-04:002010-04-30T18:56:17.037-04:00A beautiful movie, which I also saw mid-Atlantic, ...A beautiful movie, which I also saw mid-Atlantic, on a Virgin flight to New York last summer.<br /><br />I'm so glad you mentioned the performance of Harriet Walter as Queen Adelaide; I thought it was tremendous and it's always a lot of fun to see a lesser-known historical character get their moment in the Sun.<br /><br />Great review.Gareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-11536941547384700612010-04-30T16:57:24.547-04:002010-04-30T16:57:24.547-04:00I don't think I will ever quite understand how...I don't think I will ever quite understand how her mother treated her.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-17622812642368893022010-04-30T16:47:41.890-04:002010-04-30T16:47:41.890-04:00I actually got to watch this movie on a plane flig...I actually got to watch this movie on a plane flight recently. (Amazingly, the inflight movie is one of the few things that American does not nickel-and-dime you for...I'd better not give them any ideas!) I want to rent it again since the tiny screen hardly did it justice, but it was wonderful, brilliant, and romantic in the best sense of the word.<br /><br />The utter alone-ness of Victoria early in the movie highlights how important her relationship with Albert was. I felt quite sad at seeing how the young Queen had almost no one she could trust. Everyone tried to manipulate her for their own ends, even her mother.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279960474896005256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-13099464763917255352010-04-30T14:40:07.851-04:002010-04-30T14:40:07.851-04:00Thank you for the review. It will be my next choic...Thank you for the review. It will be my next choice on Netflix!<br /><br />Love in Christ,<br />JulianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-61722981005274498902010-04-30T13:51:45.316-04:002010-04-30T13:51:45.316-04:00I thought they showed Leopold as the brilliant pol...I thought they showed Leopold as the brilliant politician that he was, as well as a responsible monarch, trying to pull some diplomatic strings that would help the Belgian people in the long run. If it had not been for Leopold's diplomacy as well as Baron Stockmar's grooming of Albert, Victoria and Albert may never have gotten together. That is what the film conveyed to me.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-3558549868465466262010-04-30T13:13:03.836-04:002010-04-30T13:13:03.836-04:00I have not seen this film yet, but members of my f...I have not seen this film yet, but members of my family have. From their remarks (and Theodore Harvey's review) it sounds as though the portrayal of Victoria's uncle, Leopold I of Belgium, is too harsh. I have been told that he is presented as coldly ambitious and rather crude. Now, Leopold I isn't my favorite Belgian king, but I do think he had genuine affection for his nephew and niece- he was actually Victoria's favorite uncle! And he was admired by many, and called the "Nestor of Europe..." so I think he would have had more refinement and tact. <br /><br />Nonetheless, I'd still love to see this film- it is, indeed, an inspiring story and it is lovely to have a portrayal of Victoria as the vibrant young woman she once was, rather than simply as a widow in mourning. Thank you for another great review.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com