英国史上最長の王位を誇るヴィクトリア女王（在位1837～1900）の秘められた恋を描いたラヴ・ロマンス。監督は「哀愁のメモワール」のジョン・マッデン。脚本はジェレミー・ブロック。製作は「従妹ベット」のサラ・カーティス。製作総指揮はダグラス・レイ、アンドレア・コールダーウッド、レベッカ・イートン、ナイジェル・ウォールグリーン。撮影はリチャード・グレートレックス。音楽はスティーヴン・ウォーベック。美術は「ある貴婦人の肖像」のマーティン・チャイルズ。出演は「眺めのいい部屋」「ハムレット」のジュディ・デンチ、「ポカホンタス」（声優として）のビリー・コノリー、「リチャード三世」のアンソニー・シェールほか。
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監督: John Madden
脚本: Jeremy Brock
音楽: Stephen Warbeck
制作: Sarah Curtis / アンドレア・カルダーウッド / Rebecca Eaton
撮影監督: Richard Greatrex
制作会社: Miramax / BBC Scotland / GBH / Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
There have been goodness knows how many theories about the relationship between Queen Victoria and her highland ghillie John Brown, brought from Her Majesty's estate at Balmoral to try to prize her from her routine of melancholy following the death of Prince Albert. In this version, John Madden cleverly decides to emphasise the characterisations of the Queen and of her Highland servant, rather than to try and create something that historians can argue over... Of course it's all speculative, but both Judi Dench and Billy Connolly excel here at building an honest, and ultimately loving friendship that is plausible - especially for the widow surrounded otherwise by an almost acolytic suite of staff. Geoffrey Palmer is also on good form as her Private Secretary (Sir Henry Ponsonby) trying to walk the line between protocol and productivity; and to deal with the resentment across the family and other staff caused by Brown's relationship with his Sovereign as the film progresses. Antony Sher also stands out as the politically savvy Disraeli, David Westhead as the seriously un-amused Prince of Wales and there is an early outing for Gerard Butler as John's brother "Archie". As you'd expect, the technical and creative aspects of the production lend their best efforts to make this a very craftful piece of cinema.
