What a sumptuous and indulgent film about someone who I'm ashamed to say I had never heard of until now - Caroline Mathilde, a British princess who gets married to her Danish cousin Christian who is mentally ill. A bit like Charles and Diana, and Lady Georgina, Caroline is desperately unhappy in the marriage, with her husband's bizarre moods, and feels spurned when he practically refuses to come to her bed chamber. Christian soon gets a new Royal Physician named Johann whom he trusts unconditionally. He soon becomes close to Caroline, sharing in her love of enlightenment literature and views of the peasants and they are before long embarking in a passionate affair leading to her becoming pregnant. The results for all are devastating.
Amazing film with a wonderfully talented cast. One of the best films of 2012 in my opinion.
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