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Stephen Frears

Author of The Queen [2006 film]

48+ Works 1,886 Members 40 Reviews

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Image credit: Sweden, 1989, promoting Dangerous Liaisons (photo credit: wikipedia user Towpilot)

Series

Works by Stephen Frears

The Queen [2006 film] (2006) — Director — 372 copies
High Fidelity [2000 film] (2000) — Director — 329 copies
Dangerous Liaisons [1988 film] (1988) — Director — 181 copies
Philomena [2013 film] (2013) — Director — 152 copies
Victoria & Abdul [2017 film] (2017) — Director — 118 copies
Mrs Henderson Presents [2005 film] (2005) — Director — 111 copies
Florence Foster Jenkins [2016 film] (2016) — Director — 102 copies
My Beautiful Laundrette [1985 film] (1985) — Director — 82 copies
The Grifters [1990 film] (1990) — Director — 65 copies
Dirty Pretty Things [2002 film] (2002) — Director — 40 copies
Prick Up Your Ears [1987 film] (1987) — Director — 37 copies
Mary Reilly [1996 film] (1996) — Director — 37 copies
Tamara Drewe [2010 film] (2010) — Director — 28 copies
Chéri [2009 film] (2009) — Director — 23 copies
Hero [1992 film] (1992) — Director — 23 copies
Alan Bennett at the BBC (2009) — Director — 22 copies
The Snapper [1993 film] (1993) — Director — 18 copies
The Hit [1984 film] (1984) — Director — 16 copies
The Lost King [2022 film] (2023) — Director — 13 copies
The Program [2016 film] (2016) — Director — 12 copies
A Very English Scandal [2018 TV mini series] (2018) — Director — 12 copies
The Van [1996 film] (1996) — Director — 11 copies
Lay the Favorite [2012 film] (2012) — Director — 10 copies
8-Film British Cinema Collection V.2 (2013) — Director — 9 copies
Fail Safe [2000 TV movie] (2000) — Director — 8 copies
Gumshoe [1971 film] (1971) — Director — 7 copies
Liam [2000 film] (2000) 6 copies
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid [1987 film] (1987) — Director — 5 copies
Three Men in a Boat [1975 film] (1975) — Director — 4 copies
The Deal [2003 TV movie] (2003) — Director — 4 copies
The Hi-Lo Country [1998 film] (1998) — Director — 4 copies
Accidental Hero [1993 film] — Director — 2 copies
The Century of Cinema, Volume 1 — Director — 1 copy
Quiz: Episode 2 of 3 (2020) 1 copy

Associated Works

Tamara Drewe (2007) — Preface, some editions — 466 copies
Night Will Fall [2015 film] (2014) — Producer — 8 copies

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First, I question whether there is a benefit to this movie. Hence my rating. Incredible actors and acting, although I question if Queen Elizabeth actually walked as fast as Helen Mirren portrayed her. I wonder what the purpose is for making this movie. It is set around Princess Diana's death. Based on the title, it seems to be not about that, but about the Queen. If someone were to make a movie about the Queen, then looking at a larger picture of her life would be fitting, and more interesting to me. Perhaps the movie is intended to be about a pivotal point in the United Kingdom monarchy, which seems to best fit the content of the movie, and which the title does not best portray. So, perhaps, it is mostly a matter of a title not fitting the point of the movie. That said, the topic is not of strong interest to me, and did not draw my interest. It mostly had interest to maybe see a better glimpse of what these famous figures were like, and see how a public situation / sentiment was handled. Small things. I can appreciate the work that went into this movie, but not that it needed to be made. It is interesting enough, yet I would not recommend making a point to see this movie.
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freixas | 4 other reviews | Mar 31, 2023 |
I found myself caught up in the story, understanding something of what it might have been like to live through the war as someone working in a theatre, in a way I hadn’t really thought about before.

The acting is excellent, and the pace is just right.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2018/10/mrs-henderson-presents-starring-judi...
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SueinCyprus | 4 other reviews | Dec 12, 2022 |
We were caught up in the film almost from the start, finding it sad yet with some superb one-liners and comic moments to lighten the serious nature of the film. It was very powerful, demonstrating the cruelty that apparently wasn’t uncommon towards unmarried mothers in the 1960s, and also the power of forgiveness.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2018/09/philomena-starring-judi-dench.html… (more)
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Statistics

Works
48
Also by
2
Members
1,886
Popularity
#13,644
Rating
3.8
Reviews
40
ISBNs
86
Languages
3

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