"The Queen": a film about Elizabeth II and the death of Diana.

[Warren]

But she has an Oscar in her hand so it doesn't matter what she's wearing.

[sassie]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

At any of the investitures there is not normally time for in depth conversations.

I didn't ask that.

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

We were talking with regard to the film, but as ysbel has already said Charles may have stood in. At any of the investitures there is not normally time for in depth conversations.

The question was whether she'd met the Queen, not whether they'd had time for in-depth conversations. I think that being invested with a DBE would count as meeting whichever royal did the investing.

[selrahc4]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

The question was whether she'd met the Queen, not whether they'd had time for in-depth conversations. I think that being invested with a DBE would count as meeting whichever royal did the investing.

Helen has said she met the Queen and had a brief conversation with her:
link to article

Yes, she's met the queen. "It was at a polo match," Mirren says. "I had all of a minute with her. I was with Chloë Sevigny and Chloë and I were being introduced at the same time. And I said to the queen, 'This is Chloë Sevigny. She's come all the way from Los Angeles. And I'm Helen Mirren and I've come all the way from Battersea'." That got a smile.

[Skydragon]

"I had heard (can't remember who, what, where or when) that QEII actually helped out with this film. Helped out in the sense that she contributed some insight into her life and feelings during that difficult time. I think Dame Helen Mirren had an interview with her...is that right?"

I replied ----
No, that is totally inaccurate. Mirren has never met or spoken to the Queen by her own admission. Nor has anyone connected to this film claimed or suggested that the Queen co-operated with this production in anyway.

I don't know what everyone else was reading or replying to, but the original question was whether Mirren had an interview with the Queen who supposedly helped out with this film, which is totally inaccurate. This is after all a thread about the book/film The Queen.

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[Skydragon]

Mirren went 'commando' at Oscars

Dame Helen Mirren didn't have underwear on at the Oscars.

The actress has revealed she went 'commando' when she collected her Best Actress award for playing Queen Elizabeth II in 'The Queen' on Sunday.

Bank Holiday honour for Dame Helen

Oscar winner Dame Helen Mirren could have a Bank Holiday named after her - in her native Essex

[sara1981]

Hello Magazine articles
Euphoric Helen receives a royal homecoming
Euphoric Helen receives a royal homecoming

[Suonymona]

She just received a "knickknack" in California.

What a wonderful spirit!

[Elspeth]

The DVD still isn't available at the US Amazon site, but the Barnes and Noble website has it available to preorder and claims that it's coming out on 24 April.

[Toledo]

I was one of many with my fingers crossed hoping she would get that oscar. Even in the last minute I thougt of an Oscar upset, like when Cate Blanchet's Elizabeth lost to G. Paltrow's lesser acting abilities in Shekaspeare in Love.

Now that Helen Mirren has won every award there is in one year for playing Queen Elizabeth I and II she becomes the most suceful movie queen around. And that includes for me the first time I noticed her, she played Morgan Le Fey in Excalibur.

On the Queen and queen meeting:
What do they do in a British tea invitation?
How informal can it get?
Anyone knows if the Queen will have her guests over a room with a painting of Queen Elizabeth I looking down on all of them?

[gfg02]

James Cromwell: The Crew of 'The Queen' Hated Princess Diana
James Cromwell: The Crew of 'The Queen' Hated Princess Diana - Cinematical

[sirhon11234]

What a piece of trash that James Cromwell is. And I liked him in the show six feet under.

[ysbel]

Methinks James Cromwell may be exaggerating here.

Helen Mirren said in an interview that she came from a family that were anti-monarchists and was quite surprised with the affinity she had for the Queen.

So I don't necessarily think that Mirren just loathed Diana. Its possible James did, but then the directors thought that's a useful emotion for an actor to have when playing Prince Philip.

There probably was a tumble on the set with the screenwriter being so anti-royal and anti the Queen. His so strong stance against the Queen probably brought out the monarchist in people who thought previously they weren't monarchists. Like James Cromwell, who bills himself as a socialist.

[sassie]

Originally Posted by ysbel

So I don't necessarily think that Mirren just loathed Diana. Its possible James did, but then the directors thought that's a useful emotion for an actor to have when playing Prince Philip.

But, Cromwell didn't say that Helen Mirren loathed Diana. He referred to people "working on the set", by which I think he meant the crew (according to the headline) and not his fellow actors.

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by sassie

But, Cromwell didn't say that Helen Mirren loathed Diana. He referred to people "working on the set", by which I think he meant the crew (according to the headline) and not his fellow actors.

Well in that case it really doesn't make sense. Forgive my French but who really cares if the makeup artist or the set designer or the gaffer hate Diana? They're not going to have influence over the movie's plot.

But if James says that a lot of the scenes that were shot were later cut for being too anti-royal, it looks like there was a tug of war between the screenwriter and the director and in these types of cinematic battles, the director always wins.

This particular director seemed to be more pro-Tony Blair than anti-Diana or anti-Queen.

[Elspeth]

The screenwriter (Peter Morgan) certainly seemed to not have a lot of sympathy with the Queen; maybe the director and the actress were the ones who injected the humanity into the characterisation. James Cromwell said as much about the screenwriter in that interview.

As for what he said about Diana, I think it just goes to show that even this long afterwards, most people are strongly pro or anti and there's precious little neutral middle ground.

[ysbel]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

The screenwriter (Peter Morgan) certainly seemed to not have a lot of sympathy with the Queen; maybe the director and the actress were the ones who injected the human