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The most dramatic love story in Danish history is the affair between King Christian. VII's physician, Johan Struensee, and the English born queen of Denmark, Caroline Mathilda in the early 1770's. During the past 40 years, several screen adaptations of this emotional chapter in Danish history have been on the drawing board, but it isn't until now, with Nikolaj Arcel's A ROYAL AFFAIR, that a Danish feature film about one of the country's most fascinating dramas reaches the silver screen Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander A ROYAL AFFAIR is directed by Nikolaj Arcel, who is behind award-winning features such as KING'S GAME (2004) and THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (2007). Lately Arcel was nominated for the most prestigious film prize in Scandinavia, The Nordic Film Council Prize, for his dramacomedy TRUTH ABOUT MEN (2010). Arcel also wrote the screenplay for Stieg Larsson's THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO -- an accomplishment for which he earned a BAFTA nomination (2011).
The most dramatic love story in Danish history is the affair between King Christian. VII's physician, Johan Struensee, and the English born queen of Denmark, Caroline Mathilda in the early 1770's. During the past 40 years, several screen adaptations of this emotional chapter in Danish history have been on the drawing board, but it isn't until now, with Nikolaj Arcel's A ROYAL AFFAIR, that a Danish feature film about one of the country's most fascinating dramas reaches the silver screen
The most dramatic love story in Danish history is the affair between King Christian. VII's physician, Johan Struensee, and the English born queen of Denmark, Caroline Mathilda in the early 1770's. During the past 40 years, several screen adaptations of this emotional chapter in Danish history have been on the drawing board, but it isn't until now, with Nikolaj Arcel's A ROYAL AFFAIR, that a Danish feature film about one of the country's most fascinating dramas reaches the silver screen Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander A ROYAL AFFAIR is directed by Nikolaj Arcel, who is behind award-winning features such as KING'S GAME (2004) and THE ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (2007). Lately Arcel was nominated for the most prestigious film prize in Scandinavia, The Nordic Film Council Prize, for his dramacomedy TRUTH ABOUT MEN (2010). Arcel also wrote the screenplay for Stieg Larsson's THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO -- an accomplishment for which he earned a BAFTA nomination (2011).
Based on the true story of Caroline Mathilda, the English princess who married King Christian VII of Denmark in the early 1770s, A Royal Affair is a bold, sumptuous tale of illicit love and political passion on a sweeping, epic scale. Keen to be a dutiful wife and Queen, Caroline's hopes are soon dashed when she discovers the King's true madness. Turning away from the King she finds herself in the arms of the King's physician -- a radical libertarian -- with whom she embarks upon a passionate affair that would bring the kingdom to the brink of revolution. Winner of two Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival 2012 (Best Actor and Best Script) A Royal Affair is a stunningly powerful portrait of love, lust and betrayal, told here for the very first time.
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