A Royal Affair(Movie, 2012)

Name: A Royal Affair
Genre: Drama, History, Romance / Love
Released: 2012
Duration: T02:17:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "En kongelig affære" (Danish/DA)

| 2h 17min | Genres: Drama, History, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 398 votes)

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee. The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 2h 17min

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Duration: 2h 18min

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 2h 17min

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Duration: 2h 18min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for A Royal Affair

nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Composer nominated for: European Film Award for Best Production Designer

About A Royal Affair

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

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Trailer for A Royal Affair + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 1:58)

Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.aroyalaffairthemovie.com

Production countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Sweden

Shot in: Czech Republic

Plays in: England, Copenhagen

Made by: Danmarks Radio (DR), Zentropa Entertainments, Sirena Film, Sveriges Television AB, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje

Original language: Danish (DA)

Spoken languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR)

Translated into 27 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/09/2012 (World premiere: 03/29/2012)

Appearing Characters: Johann Friedrich Struensee, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Christian VII of Denmark, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Johann Hartmann, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Frederick VI of Denmark, Enevold Brandt, Louise von Plessen, Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Carl Schack Rantzau–Ascheberg, Christian Ditlev Reventlow, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Følsgaard, David Dencik, Søren Malling, Trine Dyrholm, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Cyron Melville, Rosalinde Mynster, Laura Bro, Bent Mejding, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Søren Spanning, Klaus Tange, Erika Guntherová, John Martinus, Harriet Walter, Jakob Lohmann, Frederik Christian Johansen, Nikol Kouklová, Michaela Horká, Morten Holst, Ivan G'Vera, Daniel Bambas, Ivan Vodochodský, Mads Hjulmand, Karin Rørbech, Kristian Fjord, Julia W. Olsen, Frank Rubæk, Josefine Højbjerg Bitsch, Zinnini Elkington, Lukás Král, Tereza Císařová, Petr Janiš, Jan Krafka, Peter Varga, Jakub Albrecht, Kenneth M. Christensen, Jitka Jirsová, Karel Polišenský

Director: Nikolaj Arcel

Producer: Meta Louise Foldager, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Louise Vesth

Screenwriter: Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Bodil Steensen-Leth

Executive Producer: Lars von Trier, Peter Aalbæk Jensen

Film Editor: Kasper Leick, Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

Director of Photography: Rasmus Videbæk

Composer: Gabriel Yared, Cyrille Aufort

Production Designer: Niels Sejer, Nora Sopková

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O erotas tis vasilissas"

"Roiyaru afea ai to yokubō no ōkyū"

"ロイヤル・アフェア　愛と欲望の王宮"

"Korolevskiy roman"

Keywords: coup detat, politics, enlightenment, royal family, aristocracy, danish history, religion, unhappy marriage, love triangle, doctor, queen, infidelity, christian vii, royalty, unfaithful wife, secret love

Budget: 8,000,000 USD

Revenue: 14,758,997 USD (= 184%)

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