The Young VictoriaThe Young Victoria

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  • Aspect Ratio:
    Widescreen
  • Rating:
     PG — for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking
  • Language:
      Eng
  • Studio:
      Sony Pictures
  • UPC:
      043396334106
  • Year of Release:
      2009
  • Item Number:
      COL033410
  • Release Date:
      04/20/2010
  • Genre:
     

    Docudrama –

    Drama –

    Romantic Drama

  • Format:
     

    DVD

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

    Director Jean-Marc Vallee takes the helm for this look at the turbulent early years of Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt), who was crowned at the age of 18, and whose ill-fated marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) would later prompt her into a life of mournful seclusion. Graham King and Martin Scorsese produce a film penned by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
  • Features:
    • Deleted & Extended Scenes
    • Making of The Young Victoria Featurette
    • The Real Queen Victoria Featurette
    • The Coronation Featurette
    • The Wedding Featurette
    • Lavish History: A Look at the Costumes and Locations
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Won Best Costume Design - 2009 (Sandy Powell)
  •     Nominated Best Art Direction - 2009 (Maggie Gray, Patrice Vermette)
  •     Nominated Best Makeup - 2009 (Jenny Shircore, Jon Henry Gordon)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  •     Won Best Costume Design - 2009 (Sandy Powell)
  •     Won Best Makeup and Hair - 2009 (Jenny Shircore)
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  •     Film Presented - 2009
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - 2009 (Emily Blunt)
  • Toronto International Film Festival
  •     Film Presented - 2009
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEW:
  • Handsomely mounted historical dramas about the great kings and queens in world history are about as durable and long-lasting a genre as filmmaking has ever known. And people who like that kind of thing will find The Young Victoria to be the kind of thing they like.

    The teenage Victoria (Emily Blunt) ascends to England's throne after the death of her uncle, King William (Jim Broadbent). Because she is unmarried, her choice for a groom has international implications. She's inundated with a steady stream of advice from her mother (Miranda Richardson), her closest political aide (Paul Bettany), and from many other self-serving members of court. The young queen wants to think for herself, however, and even though she has no desire to marry, takes a shine to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) and allows him to begin courting her from afar. Although her people celebrate her grandly at the beginning of her reign, Victoria begins to lose the goodwill of her subjects due to an amateur understanding of politics, and soon comes to believe that Albert may be the only person she can fully trust.

    Director Jean-Marc Vallee, with the help of outstanding costume design and art direction, serves up sumptuous visual splendor in just about every frame -- this is the kind of movie that deservingly wins a boatload of the coffee-table Oscars. However, if The Young Victoria were nothing more than a series of pretty postcards, it wouldn't be worth watching. Thankfully, Emily Blunt effortlessly and gracefully displays the charm required to make Victoria a heroine worth cheering -- she may be naive, but she's never dumb. Her growth over the course of the movie is subtle -- this is not a character who undergoes a sweeping change, but rather one who slowly but surely figures out what she wants, and then goes about getting it. Granted, there are no surprises, per se, especially if you're familiar with the actual historical events that are being played out. But fans of well-acted, elaborately ornate movies about palace intrigue and romance will find much to enjoy. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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