THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and wh... Read allTHE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
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- 3 wins & 2 nominations
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- TriviaDirector Mika Kaurismäki said this film was very difficult to produce. First off, he had to find the right balance for the screenplay, which was very complicated. Also, coming from a small country, he didn't have access to a lot of funds to produce these kinds of films so he had to go out and look for the money, which wasn't easy. He said if the film had been about a male king, it might have been easier to find the money, but a female lead in this kind of role made it more difficult.
- GoofsCount Oxenstierna picks up a book by Johannes Kepler and says: "Here's one in my own language" (English). Kepler wrote in Latin and his books were not translated into English until the 20th century.
- Quotes
Queen Kristina: [greeting the philosopher René Descartes] By Christ's balls! I hate to be kept waiting...
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja (2015)
- SoundtracksL'amore
Composed by Anssi Tikanmäki
Lyrics by Anssi Tikanmäki and Maarit Tikanmäki
Performed by Johanna Rusanen
Ebba Spare, on the other hand, otherwise known as "Belle", seems way too submissive in nature (even though she is a servant) and deserved more lines throughout the entire script. After watching the movie I barely remembered she was even in it until I read the cast again. But she looked more of like a doll on display rather than a living, breathing character. Kristina's advances towards her were very cringey.
The whole movie seems rushed and much too fast-paced for my liking, or anyone's, for that matter. The message is pretty clear, but the delivery seems like they were given only a single evening to rehearse all of it. Felt a lot like a costume play, not a genuine royalty presentation such as it was done in Magnificent Century (Turkish) and The Tudors (British), and while these two were a televesion series, they should provide a role model for how all monarch-based flicks should appear and be viewed as. Also, as a side note, I think the way Kristina cut her hair near the end of the story was absolutely horrific and truly don't think that kind of a transition was necessary.
All in all, an excellent story put into a less-than-mediocre visualization of all the "issues" going on in pre-Industrial Scandinavia. By no way is this the performer's fault, it's the directors producers that tend to nullify the end result of such a glamorous, touching story. But honestly, pretty actressess don't cover up the obvious peresence of spoiled and unskilled movie-making.
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- Also known as
- Kristina of Sweden
- Filming locations
- Turku Castle, Turku, Finland(as Kronor royal castle, Stockholm)
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- Budget
- €6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $369,798
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1