Mrs Brown
MRS. BROWN (PG)
D: John Madden
Miramax/Ecosse (Sarah Curtis)
UK 1997
103 mins
Drama/Historical
W: Jeremy Brock
DP: Richard Greatrex
Ed: Robin Sales
Mus: Stephen Warbeck
PD: Martin Childs
Cos: Diedre Clancy
Judi Dench (Queen Victoria), Billy
Connolly (John Brown), Geoffrey Palmer (Henry Ponsonby), Anthony Sher (Benjamin Disraeli), Gerald Butler (Archie Brown)
Following the death of her husband, Prince Albert, Queen
Victoria develops a friendship with her gardener.
Judi Dench delivers a fantastic performance as England's
(as yet) longest reigning monarch in this conservative period drama, meticulously designed with its faithful period detail, costumes and makeup, as well as being elegantly directed by John
Madden.
7/10
