(DVD Duke)
I noticed that this DVD has two of my favorite British actors — Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren — and it is based on a true story, so I thought it would be interesting to view this. The story is set in 1961 England, where Kempton Bunton is trying to get started as a playwright when he isn’t raging war against the British law that requires people to have a license in order to watch the BBC on their television sets. Helen Mirren plays his cranky wife who supports the family through her work as a house cleaner for a well-to-do British family. The family is in the middle of a catastrophe when the painting of the Duke of Wellington by Goya is discovered to be missing from the National Gallery and has been hidden in the wardrobe of the guest bedroom in their house! The storyline is intriguing, but I found the language to be unneccessarily vulgar, particularly for the time that this is set in. What I enjoyed most were the techniques used to make this look like a 1960s film, including the closing credits and side-by-side action shots throughout the movie. The movie was interesting to watch, but it is definitely not for everyone.
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try the Prime Suspect series, starring Helen Mirren.)
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by Kim J.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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