Go As Foriegn Films Go, This One Is Special. by Alon Patterson Reading a film puts a lot of people off. That's understandable in that it's difficult to watch and read at the same time. Still, some films transcend this deficit and this is definitely one of...
Go Both interesting and Educational by dawesten Based on true events and historical characters, I found this period film from the woman's point of view interesting, and the view into court life and politics of the late 1,700's educational and...
90 Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern With its sumptuous settings, urgent romance and intellectual substance, A Royal Affair is a mind-opener crossed with a bodice-ripper. Read full review
88 St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Joe Williams Although the brazen lovers, bellicose ministers and backstabbing handmaidens are familiar elements, the film is so handsomely mounted that we happily endure the ride until the turning of the screws in the tragic last act. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea Historical drama of the highest order - teeming with big ideas, and anchored by the nicely nuanced performances of Vikander and Mikkelsen. Read full review
88 Charlotte Observer | Lawrence Toppman Writers Rasmus Heisterberg and Nicolaj Arcel are known in America for the original version of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." This film is the exact opposite: stately instead of propulsive, emotionally warm instead of chilly, lit by candles and sun instead of flashlights and neon. Read full review