Danish with English sub-titles
Genre: Period drama, politics, royalty, romance
Rating: M 138’ Mature themes, violence & sex scenes
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander
Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Set in Denmark in 1766, Caroline Mathilde is married to the mad and politically ineffectual King Christian VII, when she finds an unexpected ally in the king’s new personal physician, Struensee The attraction between the two is initially one of shared ideals and philosophy about the political enlightenment of the era, but it soon turns into a passionate and clandestine affair that changed an entire nation. Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at the Berlin Film Festival.
Currently 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
"This gorgeously mounted, exquisitely acted slice of Danish history is, in this age of political polarisation, strangely and depressingly topical. I was certainly enlightened by the history here, which encompasses a Royal Tale of intrigue and passion." C.J. Johnson ABC radio
"An 18th-century epic that harks back to the great Amadeus with its sumptuous detail and vision, A Royal Affair is one of the finest, most refreshing period dramas to emerge in a long time." Ed Gibbs The SunHerald
"A superbly executed historical drama with the guts of a great romantic tragedy and the scale of national significance" Andrew Urban Urban Cinefile