| The Young Victoria |  | Actors: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $27.96
Buy New: $13.96
as of 9/9/2010 08:02 CDT details
You Save: $14.00 (50%)
New (40) Used (12) from $8.43
Seller: inetvideo
Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 515
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 043396334106
UPC: 043396334106
EAN: 0043396334106
ASIN: B001C4AFOY
Theatrical Release Date: September 5, 2008
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
A DRAMATIZATION OF THE TURBULENT FIRST YEARS OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S RULE, AND HER ENDURING ROMANCE WITH PRINCE ALBERT.
Amazon.com
Stills from The Young Victoria (Click for larger image)
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 122
 Beautifully Done Period Piece September 7, 2010
Sharon A. Garcia (California)
Emily Blunt shows why Meryl Streep said that she was the most talented young actress that she's ever worked with in this intimate look into one of England's most famous monarchs. Blunt gives us a well rounded and well researched performance, something missing from our recent movie history. In scenes that display a 17 year old Victoria backhandedly snubbing the man who would later become the love of her life, she somehow manages to win our understanding and sympathy.
Most people only see Queen Victoria as she was in her later life, as a recluse widow, solemn and gaunt, but this production brings life and vivid color to her little talked of beginnings. As Rupert Friend (Prince Albert) said in the special features, "we forget that she was once a 16 year old girl who loved to dance." The production also throws into light how much Victoria and Albert needed eachother to make the era one of the greatest in Britain's history. She needed his coolheaded logic and gentle reassurance to temper her stubbornness, and he needed her energy and drive to get his plans off the drawing board (hinted at quite literally in one scene).
All in all, a beautifully done film that isn't the traditional love story. Most romantic dramas nowadays end when the young couple finally gets together after a long suffering, but in The Young Victoria, the wedding is only the midway point. It guides us through the daze of the honeymoon to the first unintentional insult, the first disagreement, down to the first blowout fight, but always returns to the fact of their mutual all-encompassing love for eachother.
 Lovely movie September 4, 2010
V. Watson (texas)
I loved this movie. I don't think it is the most historically accurate, but it is very entertaining and beautiful to watch.
Perhaps the best September 2, 2010
B. Davis (Beautiful Northwest USA)
This is probably the best period movie I have seen to date. The actors are perfectly cast, costumes are gorgeous, scenery and sets are outstanding. This is a love story that continued for the entire life of Queen Victoria. The movie inspired me to later watch the dvd "Mrs. Brown." Young Victoria is definitely 5 stars*****
One of My Personal Favorite Movies August 30, 2010
Linda R. Hendrex (USA)
Great cinamatography, great costumes, great music, great mood, touching story, and excellent acting. All the more pleasing because it is mostly true. I could watch it over and over again.
Excellent storytelling and and acting, also quite compelling August 30, 2010
R. C Sheehy (Foxboro,MA USA)
The Young Victoria tells the story of Queen Victoria in the first years of her reign and just before she took the throne. This is a unique vantage point as many past stories have focused on her as an older woman, mourning the loss of Prince Albert. While this is primarily a love story, it shows how both Victoria and Albert became lovers as well as co-rulers of Great Britain.
Granted this is not designed to be a documentary, such events as Albert being shot by a would be assassin never actually happened, but what is important is that the relationship between Victoria and Albert became one of true partnership and the closeness the two felt for each other becomes obvious and makes the pain felt in some films such as Mrs. Brown seem so much stronger.
This is a very good movie. It features great acting, wonderful writing and a true understanding of what life was like for Victoria growing up. I would strongly recommend this to anyone.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 122
|
|
|
 Love Movies | |
