should be made more often. By February they may well have the Academy Awards to prove their point. It’s probably useless to argue in the face of such unerring good taste. Yet for some of us, Tom Hooper’s period drama about the stammer of King George VI is exactly the kind of movie we’ve had enough of — complacent middlebrow tosh engineered for maximum awards bling and catering to a nostalgia for the royalty we’ve never actually had to live with. The movie isn’t badly done, just overdone — a cozy art-house
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BRITFILMS STUDY GUIDE: THE KING’S SPEECH Great Britain, Australia 2010, 118 min German certification: minimum age 12, recommended for 14 years and over director Tom Hooper script David Seidler (based on the book The King's Speech – How One Man Saved the British Monarchy, by Mark Logue) cinematography Danny Cohen editing Tariq Anwar music Alexandre Desplat featuring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer
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Johnson The Kings Speech Topic, what was this about? The Kings Speech takes a completely different view on a typical war movie. With the threat of World War II, and Hitler at the height of his popularity, this movie is focused on King George VI and his “mechanical difficulties of speech.” Not even able to tell his daughters a bed time story, Queen Elizabeth seeks out help from a different type of speech therapist, by the name of Lionel Logue. (Not doctor!) The movie focuses on the bond
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The fire broke out late in the evening of October 29th, 1998 in a warehouse near Backaplan in the Hisingen district of Gothenburg. History of City The Gothenburg region is an old and exciting cultural area. The many ruins in the area prove that people were already living here 8,000 years ago. Gothenburg, which was granted its charter in 1621, was intended to act as Sweden´s gateway to the west. Its position was strategic. The area around the mouth of "Göta Älv", the river, had been an important
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stage of life, as in Kings Speech, the character Queen Elizabeth is the reason that King George VI joins the therapist. She drives him to improve and believes in him that one day the speech delivered will have no stammer. She stands by him even when his brother is against him. Family is an important part of the individual you are, the morals set in you are by your parents. In kings speech King George VI is
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Xiao Yu The King’s Speech Writing 2 Professor Cummings Responsibilities of a king are numerous, but above all, a king is there to protect and speak for the people. Although the power a king has is limited in modern time, the king is still the face of the nation and represent the people. The king must address the nation during important events such as the entering of a war. In “The King’s Speech”, Prince Albert, Duke of York, is faced with speech difficulties that prevent him from making a
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their situation will have changed for the better. However, the Association criticised comedian Lenny Henry for his opening sketch for the 2011 Comic Relief, during which he spoofed the film and grew impatient with Colin Firth's portrayal of King George VI as he stammered over his speech. The Sun reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune". Speaking in
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In the historical play Henry V, by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to the story of a young and mysterious King Henry V of England, and his quest to conquer France under the reign of Charles VI of France. According to the History article (“Battle of Agincourt”), it details Henry’s life leading up to and following the Battle of Agincourt in the year 1415. From the very beginning, the Chorus portrays Henry as a glorious King who is about to engage in an epic and glorifying battle with the French
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The King’s Speech By Michael Stevens March 31, 2011 History 1112-602 “The King’s Speech” addresses a very important moment in time during which the British are declaring war against Germany. The British had been severely hurt by World War I, and were doing their best to stay out of war. George V is currently the King but he is getting older and closer to death. In my paper I will go through the history leading up to “The King’s Speech,” then review and discuss the content of
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was serious minded, within days of her accession she was receiving prime ministers and presidents, and ambassadors and High Commissioners...and doing so faultlessly.” During their years together the two met every Tuesday, just as the late King George VI had done, precisely at six thirty. Their meetings would consist of consultations of Commonwealth needs, cabinet minutes, foreign affairs, and even some ordinary talk about the horse races. Elizabeth had said some years later that she enjoyed talking
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