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The Lost Prince (2003) (TV)

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User Rating: 8.2/10 (602 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Stephen Poliakoff
Writer:
Stephen Poliakoff (writer)
Release Date:
18 December 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
The heartbreaking story of the prince that history forgot
Plot:
The true story of the British royal prince locked away because of having epilepsy. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Plot Keywords:
Women's Suffrage | WWI | Tsar | Royalty | Queen more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations more
User Comments:
Poignant, lovely, but you better know your history more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
180 min (2 parts)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (part 2) | UK:PG (part 1)
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Quotes:
Queen Mary: I am English. From top to toe, from toe to top. I am English, from top to toe, from toe to top. I am English, from top to toe, from toe to top. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Poignant, lovely, but you better know your history, 25 February 2007
7/10
Author: irish23 from United States

Excellent period film with a liberal dose of brief stunning vignettes that haunt the viewer for weeks afterward.

This film keeps stepping into and outside the action, drawing us intimately into Lalla's desperate care for Prince John and Queen May's inability to cope with the crumbling world around her -- then it steps back and views the world through John's eyes, turning us into spectators of something so large and complex (the destruction of centuries of royal culture and the social revolutions of the early 20th century) that we can only make sense of bits and pieces.

As noted elsewhere, the acting is marvelous, with Miranda Richardson simply outstanding.

The drawbacks are few but significant. The biggest one is the lack of hints for those not deeply versed in the personalities and events of the Great War. For instance, I'm not sure Stamfordham's name is ever actually mentioned in the film. How are we supposed to know who he is? There are a number of examples of this type of thing. I felt fortunate to know as much as I do about this period of history in England and Russia but was, at times, distracted from the film as I wracked my brain to piece together who the characters were talking about.

While the film assumes an extensive knowledge of this time period, it oddly did not portray Dowager Queen Alexandra's deafness, nor, to my memory, mention Alice Keppel or show King Edward as the dissolute party boy he was.

It is for these reasons I rated the film as I did; there were a few too many times when I was drawn out of the story. But there are images from the film that haunt me yet, and the whole sad plight of Prince John seems a metaphor for the distorted time period covered in the film.

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