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The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan, and starring Helen Mirren in the title role, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Released almost a decade after the event, the film depicts a fictional account of the immediate events following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997.
The main plot focuses on the differing views in how to deal with the death of Diana. The Royal Family, while on their summer residence at Balmoral Castle, sees her death as a private affair, not to be treated as an official Royal death, in contrast with newly appointed Prime Minister Tony Blair and Diana's ex-husband Prince Charles, who attempt to reflect the public wish for an official expression of grief. Matters are further complicated by the media, royal protocol regarding Diana's official status, and wider issues about republicanism. The views of Diana's two sons throughout the film are only portrayed through other characters.
The film's release coincided with a revival of favourable public sentiment with respect to the monarchy and a downturn in fortunes for Blair, whose resignation came less than a year later. Michael Sheen reprised his role as Blair from the Channel 4 television film The Deal, and did so again in The Special Relationship. The film also earned critical and popular acclaim for Mirren, and some controversy as she had originally refused appointment into the Order of the British Empire in 1996, only to accept the offer in 2003. Mirren praised the Queen in her Academy Awards acceptance speech and was invited to dinner at Buckingham Palace on 10 May 2007, but declined to attend due to filming commitments in the United States.
Actors: Glen Cheney (composer), Rosero McCoy (miscellaneous crew), Youngjae Lee (composer), Miguel Gauthier (writer), James Arnett (actor), Miguel Gauthier (director), Miguel Gauthier (producer), Edward Winters (actor), Viktorija Pashuta (producer), Viktorija Pashuta (director), Viktorija Pashuta (writer), Peter Phan (costume designer),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Jessica Hendrickson (actress), Jessica Hendrickson (actress), Vlada Knowlton (writer), Arthur Rains-McNally (producer), Arthur Rains-McNally (director), Arthur Rains-McNally (editor), Arthur Rains-McNally (producer), Kevin Cox (composer), Cathan Bordyn (actor), Lindsay Erika Crain (actor), Kyle Traver (actor), Dylan Smith (actor), Benjamin Soler (miscellaneous crew), James Dailey (producer), Jeff Morales (producer),
Plot: Decent People. When a wicked Queen loses the crown of 'Fairest of Them All' she turns to her mirror for advice. Unfortunately, the mirror malfunctions and connects her someplace most unexpected... a modern day office, and it's exacting boss who has demands of his own.
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: Chris Briggs (producer), Grégoire Sivan (editor), Jérôme Barthélemy (producer), Daniel Sauvage (producer), Clara Choveaux (actress), Magali Magistry (writer), Magali Magistry (writer), Magali Magistry (director), Magali Magistry (producer), Ailton Franco Jr. (producer), Ailton Franco Jr. (producer), Zeca Carvalho (actor), Orlando Berbert (actor), Rude Rodriguez (actor), Yasmin Garcez (actor),
Plot: Love and loss in a Rio night club. How far will Luiza go to spend one more night with the man she loves?
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance, Short,Actors: Shahrook Oomer (producer), Steven Molony (actor), Brigitte Mueller (producer), Dan Glaser (editor), Dan Glaser (producer), Dan Glaser (writer), Dan Glaser (director), Michael Stromenger (actor), Jonathan Sheldon (producer), Timothy J. Meyer (writer), Timothy J. Meyer (actor), Joseph T. Kramer (actor), Ian Colhoun (producer), Ginny Glaser (actress), Adam Swegarden (producer),
Plot: A British hypochondriac turns to crime after becoming addicted to consumerism. As his obsession worsens, his life falls quickly into the absurd and he continues to spend himself deeper and deeper into depravity.
Keywords: addiction, bag-over-head, black-comedy, bound-and-gagged, british-accent, british-in-america, broken-nose, burglar, consumerism, criminal-gangActors: Jayme Langford (actress), Ross Thomas (actor), Wyatt Denny (writer), Wyatt Denny (actor), Wyatt Denny (director), Mike Zehr (actor), Dugan O'Neal (editor), Tracy Viera (actress), Jerome Ferguson (actor), Siouxzen Kang (producer), Jack Richardson (producer), Joe Hill (actor),
Plot: Alice & her friend Dinah take a wild ride with a mysterious white haired albino and a golden painted, fallen Angel. Alice finds herself in an underground world being traded for a ruby red glitter drug. It is here she will remain as entertainment for the King, to play Russian roulette with a furious Queen.
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Jeremy Xido (writer), Jeremy Xido (director), Jeremy Xido (editor), Claudia Heu (producer), Zoe Knights (actor), Thomas Meadowcroft (actor),
Plot: A woman falls, and gets back up - transformed. In three surreal paintings-in-motion, the 'body of the Queen' is explored. What does it mean to make a big thing out of nothing? What does it mean to be suspended between frailty and power? To be in pain? To be packaged? To be a Queen?
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Philip Davis (actor), Daniel Craig (actor), Guillermo del Toro (actor), Francis Ford Coppola (actor), Tom Cruise (actor), George Clooney (actor), Ben Affleck (actor), Steve Carell (actor), Jack Black (actor), Peter Boyle (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Joseph Barbera (actor), Javier Bardem (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Leslie Schilling (actress), Antonio Echeverria (actor), Max Cusimano (writer), Tom Salvatori (composer), Max Cusimano (director), Max Cusimano (actor), Murray Conque (actor), Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul (editor), Joe Riehl (actor), A.J. Smith (actor), Mitzi Duhon (producer), Lance Conque (composer), Steve Narahara (composer),
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: Mike O'Neal (writer), Mike O'Neal (producer), Mike O'Neal (actor), Mike O'Neal (director), Mike O'Neal (editor), Mike O'Neal (composer), Chris Springfield (producer), Chris Springfield (writer), Chris Springfield (editor), Richard E. Doherty (actor), Allen Corcorran (actor), Beth Vickers (miscellaneous crew), David Seal (actor), Siobhán F. Jess (actress), Steve Collins (actor),
Plot: Shakespeare's classic tale retold in Dr. Seuss-style rhyme. Prince Hamlet seeks to avenge his father's murder, while his loyal servant SamIamlet tries to get him to sample a new food dish.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, color-in-title, fencing, ghost, independent-film, murder, parody, poison, reference-to-william-shakespeare, revengeActors: Art Seid (editor), Michael Neale (miscellaneous crew), Robert Townsend (actor), Steven Williams (actor), Yaphet Kotto (actor), Rudy Ray Moore (actor), Thomas Carter (actor), Debbi Morgan (actress), Randy Brooks (actor), Rosalind Cash (actress), Arthur Marks (director), Arthur Marks (producer), Charles Eric Johnson (writer), Donn C. Harper (actor), Carl W. Crudup (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Oh, tonight I'm gonna show them what I'm made of, oh
The killer queen inside me's coming to say hello
Oh, tonight I will return the fame and riches earned
With you I'd watch them all be burned
Whenever I start feeling strong
I'm called a **tch in the night
But I don't need these 14 karat guns to win
I'm a woman I insist, it's my life
I can be the queen that's inside of me, this is my chance to release
And be brave for you, you'll see, I can be the queen you need me to be
This is my chance to be the dance, I've dreamed it's happening
I can be the queen
I am wind and hurricane, the stormy sky and rain
When you run dry I'll flood your pain
In between the moments of the lady I've become
A voice beats through the noise like drums, rum pum pum pum
Whenever I start feeling strong
I'm called a **tch in the night
But I don't need these 14 karat guns to win
I'm a woman I insist, it's my life
I can be the queen that's inside of me, this is my chance to release
And be brave for you, you'll see, I can be the queen you need me to be
This is my chance to be the dance, I've dreamed it's happening
I can be the queen
The quee-ee-en
The que-que-queen
Que-ee-en que-que-queen
Starry night, come inside me like never before
Don't forget me when I come crying to heaven's door
I will fly on a challenger across the sky