主演:约翰·古德曼,彼得·奥图尔
导演:大卫·S·瓦德
简介: 英国王室的成员因为一次意外,全部去世了。皇室后继无人,却惊喜发现民间还有一名皇室后裔。这个人就是拉尔夫(约翰•古德曼 John Goodman饰),他热爱摇滚,喜欢无拘束的生活。然而让他去当国王,却有点违背他本性——果然,进入白金汉宫后,拉尔夫完全不了解各种礼仪仪式,闹了不少笑话,幸得老勋爵薛杜尔相助教导。 议会会长对拉尔夫极为不满,收买了脱衣舞女米兰德来勾引拉尔夫企图破坏拉尔夫声誉,迫其退位。果然米兰德却与拉尔夫相谈甚欢。有外国来访,拉尔夫忘记礼仪大出洋相,不料外国元首却偏偏喜欢这种自由的风气。英国政府希望拉尔夫与芬兰公主成就一桩政治婚姻,拉尔夫却因为米兰德的出现搞砸了这个计划。或许,拉尔夫根本就无心这个宫廷内。
主演:Queen Elizabeth II,Alastair Bruce
导演:Harvey Lilley
简介: Exploring the role and symbolic meaning of the Crown Jewels in the centuries-old coronation ceremony, The Coronation shows these objects of astonishing beauty in new high-resolution footage. The film tells the extraordinary story of St Edward's Crown, which was destroyed after the English Civil War and remade for the Coronation of Charles II in 1661. It has only been worn by Her Majesty once, at the moment she was crowned. On 2 June 1953, on one of the coldest June days of the century and after 16 months of planning, The Queen set out from Buckingham Palace to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, watched by millions of people throughout the world. A ceremony dating back more than a thousand years was to mark the dawn of a new Elizabethan age. Viewing both private and official film footage, The Queen recalls the day when the weight of both St Edward's Crown and the hopes and expectations of a country recovering from war were on her shoulders, as the nation looked to their 27 year-old Queen to lead them into a new era. In the film, The Queen says: 「I've seen one Coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable.」 For audiences unfamiliar with the story of the Crown Jewels and the regalia, the film explains their contemporary relevance to the UK as a nation and to the enduring purpose and the work of monarchy. They are symbols of the relationship between the Sovereign and the people, and the duties and responsibilities of leadership. The film also features eyewitness accounts of those who participated in the 1953 Coronation, including a maid of honour who nearly fainted in the Abbey, and a 12 year-old choirboy who was left to sing solo when his overwhelmed colleagues lost their voices.