Extended Reading
  • Ivy 2022-04-27 06:01:02

    "Royal Romance"

    First of all, I want to say that it looks better than I imagined. The main actors have a good grasp of the shaping of the characters, the overall art director's costume design is beautiful, and the narration and shots are also subtle and restrained. The film treats a period of Danish history in the...

  • Aliza 2022-09-04 14:41:45

    Forgive me for always jumping off the stage

    1. The scenery is beautiful and idyllic.
    2. Look at the dances of the nobles. They are very elegant. I really want to learn to dance. And the scene after that once again proved that dancing is the catalyst for the rapid warming of the relationship between men and women.
    3. The reformist forces will...

A Royal Affair quotes

  • Title Card: Europe at the close of the 18th century. The nobility rules by oppression, supported by strong religious forces. But the winds of change are blowing... Across the continent intellectuals and freethinkers demand reforms and freedom for the people. It is the age of the Enlightenment.

  • [first lines]

    Caroline Mathilde: [writing a letter] I'm trying to remember him. Johann. I have to tell you about him. About us. Why we did the things we did.

    Caroline Mathilde: My beloved children, you do not know me, but I am your mother. Perhaps you have never forgiven me. Perhaps you hate me. I hope not. I now know that I will never see you again, so I am writing to tell you the truth, before it's too late.