The Young Victoria

"Love rules all."

2009 1h 45m EN

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7.2

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75%

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7.2

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 1,084🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 68,991

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As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.

“Love rules all.”

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Cast

Emily Blunt
Queen Victoria
Rupert Friend
Prince Albert
Paul Bettany
Lord Melbourne
Miranda Richardson
Duchess of Kent
Jim Broadbent
King William IV
Thomas Kretschmann
King Leopold
Mark Strong
Sir John Conroy
Jesper Christensen
Baron Stockmar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Writers: Julian Fellowes
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 83% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ilan Eshkeri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jill Bilcock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend and Paul Bettany carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love rules all.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Marc Vallée directs. Hagen Bogdanski behind the camera. Ilan Eshkeri scores. Jill Bilcock cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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1Earned back only 83% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
4Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, shot by Hagen Bogdanski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ilan Eshkeri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jill Bilcock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend and Paul Bettany carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love rules all.".
9IMDB entry: tt0962736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 24 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hagen Bogdanski
Original score: Ilan Eshkeri
Editing: Jill Bilcock
Production design: Patrice Vermette
Costume design: Sandy Powell
Makeup / hair: Jon Henry Gordon
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $29,196,409
Return: 83% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Young Victoria (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 75% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 68,991 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 17 nominations total

Academy Award for Best Costume Design

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CinemaSerf2024-06-01
★ 6/10
Historically - as far as the cinema is concerned - Queen Victoria was born well into her seventies. Rarely has anyone tried to depict her early years and sadly, this is a rather shallow attempt so to do. Emily Blunt portrays the Queen with some fortitude but the rather soppy performances from Rupert Friend and Paul Bettany don't give us anything like a proper comprehension of the struggle she had, as a (young) woman, to establish herself at the head of an empire riddled with chauvinism, ambition and pomposity. Miranda Richardson as her mother takes up some of the slack in this lacklustre effort with the occasional, wise, contribution from Harriet Walter as the dowager Queen Adelaide welcome too. If it is a love story, then it just about works - anything else is just too far out of reach.

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