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  1. Dec 17, 2009 · In one portrait of the young Queen Victoria, the 18-year-old who ascended the British throne in 1837 and gave the Victorians their name, she sits in her coronation robes staring straight ahead...

    • Jean-Marc Vallée
  2. Dec 16, 2009 · Emily Blunt makes Victoria as irresistible a young woman as Dame Judi Dench made her an older one in "Mrs. Brown" (1997). In seeking the fascinating women from that century of the repression of women, we often find them among courtesans or royalty -- two classes that need answer to no man.

  3. “The Young Victoria” breaks no new ground in the realm of period pieces. It’s concerned — as have been many of its predecessors with royals as subjects — with the burdens of monarchy such as the pressures to produce an heir, confront complex palace intrigue and find a way to connect with the outside world.

  4. Dec 18, 2009 · “The Young Victoria,” starring Emily Blunt as the 18-year-old queen of England circa 1837, is such a rich pastiche of first love, teen empowerment, fabulous fashion and fate that you almost...

  5. The Young Victoria is a 2009 British period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes, based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

  6. The Young Victoria: Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. With Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson. A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

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  8. The Young Victoria is enjoyable, if not scrupulously accurate. It is, however, well framed and assembled, with plenty of good performances. It won't appeal to everyone; it is ultimately a vague period romance with some moments of humour and some dramatised (and stylised) scenes, with a grounding in history, but for all that it's entertaining.

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