W.E. (2011)

Actors: Deborah Ricketts (miscellaneous crew), Sean Oliver (miscellaneous crew), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew), Robin Demetriou (miscellaneous crew), Madonna (producer), James D'Arcy (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), James Fox (actor), Geoffrey Palmer (actor), Madonna (director), Madonna (writer), Elizabeth West (miscellaneous crew), Joan Washington (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.

Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1970s, 1990s, abbreviation-in-title, abdication, abused-wife, abused-woman
Genres: Drama, History, Romance,

Quotes:

Edward: How do you find living in England Mrs Simpson?::Wallis Simpson: I'm always cold.::Edward: Maybe you need someone to keep you warm?::Wallis Simpson: Isn't that what husbands are for?

Wallis Simpson: Are you trying to seduce me?::Edward: Is it working?

Wallis Simpson: Darling, they can't hurt you if you don't let them.

Wallis Simpson: Attractive, my dear, is a polite way of saying a woman's made the most of what she's got.

Wally Winthrop: People seem to only focus on what he gave up for her. But what about what she gave up?

The King's Speech (2010)

Actors: Claire Bloom (actress), Bob Weinstein (producer), Helena Bonham Carter (actress), Timothy Spall (actor), Geoffrey Rush (actor), Geoffrey Rush (producer), Guy Pearce (actor), Roger Hammond (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Colin Firth (actor), Anthony Andrews (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Derek Jacobi (actor), Alexandre Desplat (composer), Harvey Weinstein (producer),

Plot: Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.

Keywords: 1930s, abdication, apostrophe-in-title, archbishop-of-canterbury, australian, biplane, britain, british-royal-family, bromance, brother-brother-relationship
Genres: Biography, Drama, History,
Taglines: It takes leadership to confront a nation's fear. It takes friendship to conquer your own. When God couldn't save The King, The Queen turned to someone who could. When his nation needed a leader, when the people needed a voice, an ordinary man would help him find the courage. Find Your Voice. The Nation Awaits...

Quotes:

Lionel Logue: What was your earliest memory?::King George VI: I'm not... -here to discuss... -personal matters.::Lionel Logue: Why are you here then?::King George VI: Because I bloody well stammer!

Lionel Logue: Do you know any jokes?::King George VI: ...Timing isn't my strong suit.

King George VI: [Sees Logue is sitting on the coronation throne] What are you doing? Get up! You can't sit there! GET UP!::Lionel Logue: Why not? It's a chair.::King George VI: No, that. It is not a chair. T-that... that is Saint Edward's chair.::Lionel Logue: People have carved their names on it.::King George VI: [Simultaneously] That... chair... is the seat on which every king and queen has... That is the Stone of Scone you ah-are trivializing everything. You trivialize...::Lionel Logue: [Simultaneously] It's held in place by a large rock. I don't care about how many royal arseholes have sat in this chair.::King George VI: Listen to me. *Listen to me!*::Lionel Logue: Listen to you? By what right?::King George VI: By divine right if you must, I am your king.::Lionel Logue: No you're not, you told me so yourself. You didn't want it. Why should I waste my time listening?::King George VI: Because I have a right to be heard. I have a voice!::Lionel Logue: [pauses] Yes, you do.::[Longer pause]::Lionel Logue: You have such perseverance Bertie, you're the bravest man I know.

[watching a clip of Hitler speaking]::Lilibet: What's he saying?::King George VI: I don't know but... he seems to be saying it rather well.

King George VI: Every monarch in history has succeeded someone who is dead. Or just about to be. My predecessor's not only alive, but very much so. Bloody mess. Can't even give them a Christmas speech.::Lionel Logue: Like your dad used to do.::King George VI: Precisely.::Lionel Logue: He's not here anymore.::King George VI: Yes he is: he's on that shilling I gave you.::Lionel Logue: Easy enough to give away. You don't have to carry him around in your pocket. Or your brother. You don't need to be afraid of the things you were afraid of when you were five.

King George VI: ...a sieve of thisted siffles!

Stanley Baldwin: Sir, I have asked to see you today in order to tender my resignation as Prime Minister.::King George VI: I'm so sorry to hear that... Mr Baldwin.::Stanley Baldwin: Neville Chamberlain will take my place as Prime Minister. It's a matter of principle. I was mistaken. I have found it impossible to believe that there is any man in the world so lacking in moral feeling as Hitler. And that the world may be hurled for a second time into the abyss of destructive war. Churchill was right all along. This was always Hitler's intention. I'm only very sorry to leave you at this great time of crisis.::Stanley Baldwin: [pauses]::Stanley Baldwin: I'm very much afraid, sir, that your greatest test is yet to come.

Queen Elizabeth: [Using the name "Mrs. Johnson"] My husband's work involves a great deal of public speaking.::Lionel Logue: Then he should change jobs.::Queen Elizabeth: He can't.::Lionel Logue: What is he, an indentured servant?::Queen Elizabeth: Something like that.

Myrtle Logue: Will their Majesties be staying for dinner? [Logue and Bertie look panic-stricken. Elizabeth comes to the rescue]::Queen Elizabeth: We would love to, such a treat, but alas... a previous engagement. What a pity.

Lionel Logue: [as George "Berty" is lighting up a cigarette] Please don't do that.::King George VI: I'm sorry?::Lionel Logue: Please don't smoke. I believe sucking cigarette smoke into your lungs will kill you.::King George VI: I need to relax. My physicians say it relaxes the throat.::Lionel Logue: They're idiots.::King George VI: They've all been knighted.::Lionel Logue: [sarcastic] Makes it official then.

Wallis & Edward (2005)

Actors: George Faber (producer), David Calder (actor), Richard Johnson (actor), Joely Richardson (actress), Miriam Margolyes (actress), John E. Keane (composer), Julian Wadham (actor), Margaret Tyzack (actress), David Westhead (actor), Andra Barbuica (miscellaneous crew), Rupert Vansittart (actor), Charles Pattinson (producer), Clifford Rose (actor), Monica Dolan (actress), Romualds Ancans (actor),

Plot: In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and Edward is the first time that the events have been considered from Wallis's point of view. The drama follows the beginning of their affair whilst Edward was Prince of Wales and Wallis was still married to Ernest Simpson.

Keywords: 1930s, abdication, alpine-skiing, based-on-true-story, british-royalty, budapest-hungary, costume-drama, divorcee, duke-of-windsor, duty
Genres: Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

[to Edward]::Stanley Baldwin: You are not a man, Sir. You are the King.

King George V: Some day the whole ruddy Empire will look to you for guidance, and God help it when it does.

Edward: I work damned hard when I'm on duty, and when I'm off duty...::King George V: You are *never* off duty!

Bertie and Elizabeth (2002)

Actors: Oliver Ford Davies (actor), Robert Hardy (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), David Ryall (actor), Rebecca Eaton (producer), Dave Evans (miscellaneous crew), Eileen Atkins (actress), Alan Bates (actor), Paul Brooke (actor), Corin Redgrave (actor), Geoffrey Beevers (actor), James Wilby (actor), Simon Day (actor), Peter Eyre (actor), Terence Harvey (actor),

Plot: The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI. Now he expects to be, as constitutional monarch, little more then a figure head, but again faith has more in store for him: Nazi Germany proves such a formidable war challenger to the British Empire that the nearly desperate nation looks to its royal couple as comforting symbol of the unbroken spirit, a part they play with great success, while hosting chased monarchs and governments from continental Europe. After victory, life returns to normal, but pulmonary disease soon ends George's, leaving the throne to his still young firstborn, queen Elisabeth II.

Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, abdication, archbishop-of-canterbury, attack-on-pearl-harbor, bagpipes, british-royal-family, british-royalty, character-name-in-title, cigarette-smoking
Genres: Drama,

Quotes:

Lady Mabel Airlie: Surely, she'd be the first commoner to marry into the royal family since, umm...::Queen Mary: Anne Boleyn::Lady Mabel Airlie: Well, that didn't work out, did it?::Queen Mary: Well, my understanding is that until he had her beheaded, the whole thing was a resounding success.

King George V: I have no pretensions of being able to run anything. But I do know a few fellows who can. I'm a very ordinary sort of chap... as are you, David. The difference between us is that you seem to be unaware of this very important fact.

The Woman He Loved (1988)

Actors: Julie Harris (actress), Phyllis Calvert (actress), Jane Seymour (actress), Robert Hardy (actor), Olivia de Havilland (actress), Allyn Ferguson (composer), Anthony Andrews (actor), Tom Wilkinson (actor), John Horsley (actor), Margaretta Scott (actress), Rupert Frazer (actor), Charles Jarrott (director), Larry A. Thompson (producer), Peter Graves (actor), Vincent Marzello (actor),

Genres: Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

Wallis Simpson: I hope it doesn't rain and spoil everything.::Prince of Wales: I thought you like the rain.::Wallis Simpson: I was lying.

Wallis Simpson: I wonder what my old débutante friends in Baltimore would say if they knew I, Bessie Wallis Warfield was ten feet away from the future King of England?