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Mrs Brown

Mrs. Brown

1997

John Madden

Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Antony Sher, Gerard Butler ...

6.3

780

Drama While on an extended stay at Balmoral Castle and still in mourning over the death of her beloved Prince Albert, Queen Victoria meets Mr. Brown, a member of her household staff who thinks the time has come for her to start living a normal life. He soon gains the Queen's favor and friendship and his authority and status in the household are soon on the rise. This creates concerns among the Queen's many advisers who see their own influence ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[Judi Dench] is wonderful (...) The movie is insidious in its methods, asking us to see what is happening beneath the guarded surfaces (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Darren Bignell Empire	"Before you know it, you're caught up in a difficult but touching friendship, and enjoying a history lesson more than you ever thought possible (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[The film, directed] with penetrating acuity, also sees the exquisite tension between Victoria's wishes and her obligations."	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"A sensitive, richly detailed drama (...) Two superlative performances, by legendary stage actress Judi Dench (...) and Billy Connolly, elevate [it]"	POS
United Kingdom	Alex von Tunzelmann The Guardian	"It's not often that a movie plays down – rather than up – a suggestion of historical romance, but that's exactly what 'Mrs Brown' does. By doing so, it stays mostly on the right side of Victoria's biographers."	POS

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