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, […]
Judi Dench to play Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul
She was Oscar nominated for her portrayal in Mrs. Brown, and now Dame Judi Dench is set to reprise the role of Queen Victoria in Working Title Films’ Victoria and Abdul, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Based on Shrabani Basu’s book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closest Confidant […]
Second Opinion – Victoria and Abdul (2017)
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 […]
