Stephen Frears, director of The Queen (2006), which starred Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen has a new movie based on another British monarch. One who’s played by Judi Dench.

Also starring Olivia Williams, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon and Tim Pigott-Smith, the story of Victoria & Abdul focuses on Queen Victoria’s unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Dame Judi Dench and the promising humour are all the reason I need to watch.

There is also my interest in seeing an ageing female monarch take charge of herself and others with aplomb.

Victoria & Abdul Release Dates: September 15th, 2017 (UK); September 22nd, 2017 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G