Victoria and Abdul, 2017. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Piggott-Smith, Michael Gambon, and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. There’s a lewd, cheeky streak to Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul, a prestige picture trying […]
Movie Review – Victoria and Abdul (2017)
Victoria And Abdul, 2017. Directed by Stephen Frears Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Tim Piggott-Smith, Michael Gambon, and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Queen Victoria is in her declining years when she forms a close friendship with Abdul Karim, a clerk from Agra in India. As well as being her confidante, he becomes her advisor, […]