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Kaffeine Buzz
reviews independent and foreign films,
in addition to reporting the latest buzz behind
Colorado's film festivals.
The Young Victoria (Jean-Marc
Vallée)
“Queen Victoria has never been remembered
for her youth, but for her seemingly never ending
old age: her years of mourning, her black dress,
her dour expression, her iconic stature. One might
wonder, ‘Was she ever a girl?’”
– “Becoming Victoria” by
Lynn Vallone.
Yes indeed. The Closing Night film for the Starz
Denver Film Festival, “The Young Victoria,”
takes us back to a point in Queen Victoria’s
history that has been somewhat overshadowed by
what Queen Victoria became after Prince Albert,
her husband, her business partner, and dare I
say, soulmate, passed.
This is the story of the “rose of England”
(Emily Blunt, "Devil Wears
Prada," "Gideon's Daughter") who
through a variety of circumstances—this
person had died, this person didn’t have
more children, her parents didn’t have time
to have a son before her father died—was
the next in line for the crown after her uncle,
King William (Jim Broadbent,
"Crying Game," "Bullets over Broadway,"
"Hot Fuzz") died.
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