Release Date
November 9, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
March 26, 2013 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Writer
Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Lars von Trier
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard
Studio
Running Time
137 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for sexual content and some violent images
"A Royal Affair" is an 18th-century historical drama four years in the making, starring Mads Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel, screenwriter of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," the film is an epic romance about the love triangle between a German doctor, the queen of Denmark, and her deranged king. The film was produced by Meta Louise Foldager ("Melancholia") and Sisse Graum Jorgensen ("In a Better World") for Zentropa Entertainment.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Note to guys: if you are literally insane, your hot and neglected wife will cheat on you with a doctor. Such is the case in A Royal Affair, a romantic and engaging drama that deservedly earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Picture. Full movie review »
