During his long reign, II. Isabella has been the subject of numerous audiovisual analyzes, especially nonfiction, but also from the stark perspective of playwright Peter Morgan. Here we select movies, series and documentaries in a variety of formats, all available via streaming, for those who want to expand their knowledge of the recently deceased monarch and dazzle at their next family reunion.
‘Queen (Queen)’ (2006)
Helen Mirren She won the Oscar for her role as Elizabeth: in the days after Diana’s death, in constant and tense conversations with Tony Blair about how to formally treat his bride. Governing Stephen Frears from a script Peter Morganhe was previously the author of a play called ‘The Audience’, in which Mirren played Elizabeth during sixty-year meetings with their prime minister. Available on HBO Max, Movistar Plus+, RTVE Play and acontra+.
‘The King’s Speech’ (2010)
Five years after portraying Helen Mirren as England’s Elizabeth I in a mini-series (‘Elizabeth I’, 2005), the director Tom Hopper It focused on the relationship of George VI of the United Kingdom and more specifically the monarch (Colin Firthstill far from the blur of the ‘ladder’ helped her get over her stuttering with her speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush). freya wilson, Jeremy Piven’s ‘Mr. Selfridge’ plays a boy Isabel in the movie. Available on Prime Video, Disney+, Film and Movistar Plus+.
‘Queen II. Elizabeth’s glorious life’ (2013)
It’s easy to guess from the title: instead of a demanding and analytical look at the British monarchy, this lengthy documentary focuses on World War II. It is an uncompromising tribute to the figure of Elizabeth. Its hooks include HD scanned archive footage and contributions from experts such as: Hugo Vickers (Written after several reviews of ‘The Crown’), Camilla Tomney (associate editor of the ‘Daily Telegraph’) and historian Robert Lacey, among others. The film’s director, Alan Byron, replaced copyright documentaries with pieces about the Beatles and rock and roll. Available on Netflix.
‘The Crown’ (2016-)
While writing the aforementioned ‘The Audience’, Peter Morgan had the idea to write a film about Churchill’s relationship with the young woman who was somewhat reluctant to rule. But two hours would be about sixty hours: This exemplary historical drama about the conflicts between public and private lives will continue as a whole, deftly reflecting on what the members of the House of Windsor thought and said on symbolic days. From the series II. Although he referred to Elizabeth as a “love letter”, Morgan had no problem pointing out his political mistakes (such as forever responding to the tragedy of the Aberfan mining town) or situations he was in. He paid for his personal disappointments with those around him. Available on Netflix.
‘Royal House of Windsor’ (2017)
If you have to choose between any of these offers, perhaps the most pressing is this six-episode documentary series, available to watch exclusively on Netflix until September 29. It covers almost a century of history of the House of Windsor, from the days of the First World War to the death of Diana of Wales. Thanks to material found in archives around the world (and even the Queen’s own family archive), the documentarian Richard Sanders It shows the Windsor’s survival strategy over several generations. Available on Netflix.