The Queen (2006)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.6/10   

Réalisateur:

Stephen Frears

Scénariste:

Peter Morgan (written by)

Release Date:

15 septembre 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Biographie | Drame

Accroche:

Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her.

Plot:

After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

Plot Keywords:

Queen | Royal Family | Prime Minister | Monarchy | Princess Diana

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 58 wins & 51 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Pointed and Impartial. Mirren is superb.

Ensemble

Helen Mirren	...	The Queen
James Cromwell	...	Prince Philip
Alex Jennings	...	Prince Charles
Roger Allam	...	Robin Janvrin
Sylvia Syms	...	Queen Mother
Tim McMullan	...	Stephen Lamport
Robin Soans	...	Equerry
Lola Peploe	...	Janvrin's Secretary
Douglas Reith	...	Lord Airlie
Joyce Henderson	...	Balmoral Maid
Pat Laffan	...	Head Ghillie
Amanda Hadingue	...	Queen's Dresser
John McGlynn	...	Balmoral Head Ghillie
Gray O'Brien	...	Charles' Valet
Dolina MacLennan	...	Balmoral Switchboard Operator
Jake Taylor Shantos	...	Prince William
Dash Barber	...	Prince Harry
Michael Sheen	...	Tony Blair
Helen McCrory	...	Cherie Blair
Mark Bazeley	...	Alastair Campbell
Kananu Kirimi	...	Blair's PA
Susan Hitch	...	Blair's Secretary
Julian Firth	...	Blair's Aide
Harry Alexander Coath	...	Euan Blair
Earl Cameron	...	Portrait Artist
Elliot Levey	...	TV Director
Anthony Debaeck	...	Catholic Priest
Emmy Lou Harries	...	Little Girl
Laurence Burg	...	Princess Diana
Michel Gay	...	Dodi Fayed
Wolfgang Pissors	...	German Reporter
Malou Beauvoir	...	American Reporter
Paul Barrett	...	French Bodyguard
Xavier Castano	...	French Bodyguard
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Cruise	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dodi Fayed	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	No.10 Advisor (uncredited)
Tom Hanks	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Heathcote	...	Secret Service (uncredited)
Elton John	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Forbes KB	...	Biker (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martyn Lewis	...	Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson Mandela	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trevor McDonald	...	Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicholas Owen	...	Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Camilla Parker-Bowles	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luciano Pavarotti	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Princess Diana	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Red Richards	...	Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Jon Snow	...	Himself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julia Somerville	...	Herself - Newsreader (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earl Charles Spencer	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Starkey	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tracey Ullman	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ralitsa Vassileva	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Stephen Frears

Scénaristes
Peter Morgan		(written by)

Produit par
Andy Harries	....	producer
François Ivernel	....	executive producer
Christine Langan	....	producer
Cameron McCracken	....	executive producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
Tracey Seaward	....	producer

Musique originale
Alexandre Desplat

Image
Affonso Beato		(director of photography)

Montage
Lucia Zucchetti

Distribution des rôles
Leo Davis

Création des décors
Alan MacDonald

Direction artistique
Matthew Broderick
Franck Schwarz
Ben Smith
Peter Wenham		(supervising art director)

Décorateur de plateau
Tina Jones

Création des costumes
Consolata Boyle

Maquillage
Veronique Bosle	....	hair assistant: Paris
Rebecca Cole	....	hair stylist
Rebecca Cole	....	makeup artist
Terry Jarvis	....	wig maker
Fran Needham	....	hair stylist: additional photography
Fran Needham	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Daniel Phillips	....	hair designer
Daniel Phillips	....	makeup designer
Tapio Salmi	....	hair stylist supervisor
Tapio Salmi	....	makeup supervisor

Directeur de production
Raphaël Benoliel	....	production manager: France
Sue Calverley	....	production manager
Sean Cooney	....	post-production executive
Alistair Hopkins	....	post-production supervisor
Matt Jones	....	unit manager

Assistant réalisateur
Paul Bennett	....	third assistant director: additional photography unit
William Booker	....	first assistant director: second unit
Christel Bordon	....	second assistant director: Paris
Lucy Egerton	....	third assistant director
Jo Gibson	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Joanne Gibson)
Richard Graysmark	....	second assistant director (as Rickay Graysmark)
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Gilles Kenny	....	first assistant director: Paris (as Gil Kenny)
Stuart Renfrew	....	first assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Perry Bell	....	painter
Gwyneth Binyon	....	art department assistant
Katie Buckley	....	assistant art director
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster
David Chisholm	....	storeman
Sophia Chowdhury	....	assistant set decorator
Will Coubrough	....	art department assistant
Jonathan Downing	....	dressing props
Shane Harford	....	dressing props
Joe Hawthorne	....	carpenter
Jean-François Juvanon	....	painter: Paris
Tim Monroe	....	stand-by art director
Brian Neighbour	....	construction manager
Allen J. Polley	....	property master
Josh Polley	....	trainee props
Douglas Regan	....	painter
Adrian Start	....	chargehand painter

Technicien du son
Tim Alban	....	foley supervisor
Anna Bertmark	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Davey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Davies	....	supervising sound editor
Nathan Duncan	....	second boom operator
Nathan Duncan	....	sound assistant
Jack Gillies	....	adr editor
Jack Gillies	....	dialogue editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Danny Hambrook	....	sound: second unit
James Hamilton	....	foley artist
Peter Lindsay	....	production sound mixer
Keith Marriner	....	supervising dialogue editor
Khama Matiti	....	voiceover recordist
Darko Mocilnikar	....	sound assistant: additional photography
Marc Parazon	....	sound assistant: Paris
James Perry	....	adr recordist
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Malcolm Rose	....	sound maintenance
Chris Sturmer	....	sound consultant: dolby
Jessie Taylor	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Chris Treble	....	foley editor
Rachael Tate	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Steve Breheney	....	special effects supervisor: Emergency House SFX
Evan Green-Hughes	....	special effects coordinator: Emergency House SFX

Visual Effects
Louie Alexander	....	digital cleanup artist
Nigel Ankers	....	technical director
David Aulds	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
Rodrigo Bernardo	....	systems engineer
Helen Bunker	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Andy Burrow	....	scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Paul Doogan	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
James D. Fleming	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC (as James Fleming)
Charlie Habanananda	....	digital intermediate data operator
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer
Adam Hawkes	....	head of digital retouch and restoration
Charles Howell	....	visual effects producer
Nathan Hughes	....	digital matte painter
Marc Jones	....	matchmove artist: Framestore-CFC
Patricia Llaguno	....	digital compositor
Kevin Lowery	....	high definition engineer
Dan McRae	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
Christophe Meslin	....	head of systems
Maria Michalopoulou	....	data operator
Mike Morrison	....	digital grading assistant
Mark Nelmes	....	visual effects supervisor
Collette Nunes	....	digital cleanup artist: Framestore CFC
Steve Parsons	....	digital paint artist: Framestore CFC
Richard Poet	....	visual effects editor: Framestore CFC
Travis Porter	....	digital compositor
Scott Pritchard	....	digital compositor: Framestore CFC
Cristina Puente	....	compositor: Framestore-CFC
Dave Robinson	....	systems engineer
Aatesh Shah	....	systems engineer: Framestore CFC
Asa Shoul	....	digital colourist
Donna Smith	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC
Nick Stanley	....	digital cleanup artist
Maggie Walby	....	digital I/O: Framestore CFC
Stephen Willey	....	senior systems engineer
Anthony Smith	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Francis Auguy	....	stunt driver: Paris
Christian Bonnichon	....	stunt coordinator: Paris
Elaine Ford	....	stunt coordinator
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunts: motorcycle chase

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Baker	....	camera operator
Affonso Beato	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Luke Cairns	....	camera trainee
Wailoon Chung	....	electrician
Matt Cole	....	camera trainee
Guy Cope	....	electrical rigger
Tim Critchell	....	grip
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Russell Diamond	....	grip
Emma Edwards	....	assistant camera
Warren Ewen	....	rigging gaffer
Mike Farr	....	lighting balloon technician
Dan Garlick	....	second grip
Eugene Grobler	....	lighting technician
Mark Hanlon	....	best boy
Philippe Houdart	....	camera operator
Andy Long	....	gaffer
Chaz Lyon	....	second assistant camera
Alastair Rae	....	Steadicam operator
Felipe Reinheimer	....	Steadicam operator
Felipe Reinheimer	....	assistant camera
Felipe Reinheimer	....	camera operator
Paul Shottner	....	camera operator
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer
Simon Tindall	....	focus puller
Charlie Woodburn	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Lissy Holm	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christopher Bradshaw	....	wardrobe master
Sue Casey	....	daily costume assistant
Nigel Egerton	....	assistant costume designer
Claire Hardaker	....	costume daily
Hilary MacDonald	....	costume daily
Laura Rushton	....	costume assistant
Maggie Scobbie	....	costume maker
Dulcie Scott	....	costume supervisor: additional photography

Editorial Department
Pani Ahmadi-Moore	....	first assistant editor
Marcus Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer
Chris Andrews	....	negative cutter
Ian Cunningham	....	second assistant editor
Jaynie Miller	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Morrison	....	digital grading assistant
Asa Shoul	....	colorist
Kelly Smith	....	negative cutter

Music Department
David Arch	....	musician: piano
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	additional orchestrator
Chris Cozens	....	auricle control systems
Alexandre Desplat	....	conductor
Alexandre Desplat	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	music mixer
Andrew Dudman	....	music recordist
Carmine Lauri	....	orchestra leader
Tony Lewis	....	music editor
Abbie Lister	....	music supervisor
Alison Stephens	....	musician: mandolin

Transportation Department
Jeff Derby	....	driver
James Downard	....	driver
Forbes KB	....	driver: action vehicle
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus
Adam Marchand	....	driver
Gary Mavor	....	driver
Tony Power	....	stand-by construction driver
Jan Reichel	....	driver
Nina Ruhkala	....	action vehicle coordinator
Chris J. Smith	....	picture vehicles coordinator
Mickey Davie	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)

Divers
John Adams	....	military advisor
Naoufel Ben Youssef	....	unit location manager: Paris
Campbell Brand	....	pilot
Jeremy Burnage	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Mally Chung	....	assistant location manager
Orlagh Collins	....	head of physical production: Pathé
Jonah Coombes	....	location manager: additional photography
Gerry Cott	....	animal handler
Perrine Coulogner	....	assistant location manager
Joss Crowley	....	production runner: additional photography
Adam Curtis	....	archive consultant
Lara Davis	....	production assistant
Tim Desbois	....	aerial coordinator
Linda Drew	....	assistant: Mr. Frears
Jon Duncan	....	production accountant
Cathy Dutheil	....	production secretary Paris
Penny Dyer	....	dialect coach
Giles Edleston	....	location scout
Zoë Edwards	....	production coordinator
Penny Eyles	....	script supervisor
Kerry Gill-Pryde	....	researcher
Synnöve Godeseth	....	location trainee: FT2, re-shoots
Mark Hopkins	....	set runner
Vinnie Jassal	....	location assistant: additional photography
Jenna Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Harries
Jérôme Jouneaux	....	press attache: France
Pat Karam	....	location manager
Marigo Kehoe	....	head of production
Tory Lenosky	....	production runner: additional photography
Amelia McNeil	....	location assistant
Jaynie Miller	....	assistant to producer and director
Jean-Philippe Moreteau	....	assistant location manager
Tracy O'Riordan	....	assistant production coordinator
Michelle Pianca	....	assistant location manager
Celina Radwanski	....	set runner
Kay Raven	....	animal handler
Hallam Rice-Edwards	....	production assistant
Gerry Scott	....	animal handler
Johanna Silverman	....	assistant: Mr. Cromwell
Andy Stephens	....	aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Katherine Tibbetts	....	travel coordinator
Vanessa Whyte	....	accounting assistant
Barney Wrightson	....	aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Josh Yudkin	....	location manager: additional photography
Gareth Lewis	....	production runner: dailies (uncredited)

Thanks
Sam Frears	....	thanks
Gareth Humphreys	....	thanks
Robert Lacey	....	thanks
Ingrid Seward	....	thanks
Brian Tufano	....	thanks
Tracey Ullman	....	thanks

Production Companies

• BIM Distribuzione
• Canal+
• France 3 Cinéma
• Future Films
• Granada Film Productions
• Pathé Pictures International
• Pathé Renn Productions
• Scott Rudin Productions

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Applause Entertainment (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Avex Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2007) (Chile) (TV)
• Cinergia (2007) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golden Scene (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Monopole-Pathé (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Myndform (2006) (Iceland) (theatrical)
• Pathé Pictures International (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Prime Entertainment (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Sandrews (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Zazie Films (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Framestore CFC (visual effects)
• Emergency House Special Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• AP Archive  archive footage courtesy of
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment supplied by (as ARRI Lighting Rental)
• Abbey Road Studios  music recording and mixing
• Alex Rose Wig Company  wigmaker
• All England Caterers  catering
• Alpha Press  archive footage courtesy of
• Angels the Costumiers  costume supplier
• BBC Motion Gallery  archive footage courtesy of
• Brook Lapping Productions  archive footage courtesy of (as Brook Lapping)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  archive footage courtesy of (as CNN)
• Carlo Manzi Rentals  costume supplier
• Clarity Post Production Sound  foley recording and remixing
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Corbis  archive footage courtesy of
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  post-production facilities
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  re-recording (as De Lane Lea Sound Studios Limited)
• Firstep Productions  production services: Paris (as Firstep S.a.r.L)
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Foreign Office  title design
• Framestore CFC  digital intermediate
• GMTV  archive footage courtesy of
• Hothouse Music  music supervision
• ITN Source  archive footage courtesy of
• Kodak  film stock
• Lofty's Lab  stills processing
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  music performed by
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Mr. Youngs Preview Theatre  screening facility
• Offline Editing Company, The  cutting rooms
• Offline Editing Company, The  post-production facilities
• PD Sound Design  sound editing
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paris Musique Service  music preparation
• REX Features  archive footage courtesy of
• SA19  extras casting
• Sapex Scripts  post-production scripts (as Sapex)
• Soho Images  film laboratory services
• The Business  costumes supplied by
• Translux  facilities and trucks
• UK Computamatch  negative cutting (as Computamatch)
• United Casting  extras casting (extras casting)
• Universal Combat Limited  military advice
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies

Autre(s) titre(s):

La regina (Italy)
The Queen (France)
Sa majesté la reine (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Durée:

103 min | Turkey:94 min (TV version)

Pays:

UK | France | Italy

Langue:

Anglais | Allemand | Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Ireland:PG | UK:12A | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-3 | Netherlands:AL | France:U | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Norway:A | Denmark:A | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:12 | Peru:PT | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42527) | Malaysia:U | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Blairquhan Castle, Blairquhan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Company:

BIM Distribuzione

Anecdotes:

Nathan Larson, who had composed the score for the previous film in the series, The Deal (2003) (TV), had his score replaced by Alexandre Desplat after Stephen Frears found the first score not suitable. Desplat finished his score in three weeks.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Queen goes for a ride with Charles you see two dogs entering the car. When she stops to walk back three dogs jump out of the car.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Reporter: After weeks of campaigning on the road, Tony Blair and his family finally strolled the few hundred yards to the polling station this election day morning. Amongst the Labour faithful up and down the country, there is an enormous sense of pride in Mr. Blair's achievements, and the confidence that he is about to become the youngest prime minister this century.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel

Pointed and Impartial. Mirren is superb.

On the 1st of September 1997, the world saw tragedy. In the turmoil that followed, Princess Diana's death was blamed on the Media, the driver, and an entire array of others, before the upset and ill-meant malaise of the public was turned sneeringly to the Royal Family. In this film, we get a glimpse of what life was like inside Buckingham Palace, and whether The Queen (played here by Helen Mirren) was being cold and uncaring, or, if she was the one who was suffering most of all.

Director Stephen Frears recreates one week in 1997 with intelligent, deft strokes. The presentation of Princess Diana is artfully done in news snippets and archive footage, which brilliantly demonstrates the high impact her being had on people. The design of The Queen's home and her surroundings are convincing without being overly showy, and the Alexandre Desplat score is by turns dark, sad, and grand, perfectly summarizing the mindset of those involved.

But the film belongs to Helen Mirren, who takes on of her most challenging roles and showing us that behind the Queen lay a person, and one with feelings. In her role as the reigning lady, she is the epitome of suppressed disappointment and hurt. The Queen chose not to make a parade of her feelings in response to Diana's death, and, though the nation hated her for it, we learn here that it is not because she did not care, but because she honestly thought it the right thing to do.

As a young and newly elected Tony Blair with big aspirations and an even bigger grin, Michael Sheen is freakishly good as the Prime Minister. His performance shows a likable side of the prime minister in his refusal to side with the public over the denouncement of The Queen for her actions, and his attempts to make The Queen limit the damage that she has made is the basis for a very insightful story.

Other delights in this film come in some high-brow one-liners and some other good performances, but the best thing about it is how it manages to make you think, and even empathise with a group of people that you never saw yourself giving a toss about. At under 100 minutes, The Queen is funny, pointed and highly intelligent, showing that, as always, there are two sides to every story.