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  1. The Queen: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam. After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

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    • Biography, Drama
    • Stephen Frears
    • 2006-11-17
  2. The Queen garnered widespread critical and popular acclaim for Helen Mirren playing the title role of Queen Elizabeth II. [3] Mirren was praised by the Queen herself and was invited to dinner at Buckingham Palace . [ 4 ]

  3. Feb 25, 2022 · Dame Helen Mirren starred as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, a role for which she won her only Academy Award. The 2006 film depicts the death of Princess Diana in 1997, and the drama around...

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  4. Sep 8, 2022 · Dame Helen, who won an Oscar and Bafta for her portrayal, previously revealed she sent a letter to the Queen while shooting the movie as she quickly realised she was dealing with a sensitive...

  5. Oct 12, 2006 · Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) bucks public sentiment by opposing a royal funeral for Diana in The Queen, which seems to know what goes on backstage with the monarchy. The opening shots of Stephen Frears ‘ “The Queen” simply show Helen Mirren’s face as her character prepares for it to be seen.

  6. Following the death of Princess Diana in an auto accident, Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (Dame Helen Mirren) and Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) struggle to reach a compromise in how the royal family should publicly respond to the tragedy.

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  8. www.bfi.org.uk › film › de83791a-9734-5ee9-906aThe Queen (2006) - BFI

    A subtle imagining of the diplomatically nuanced relationship between Queen Elizabeth II (an Oscar-winning Helen Mirren) and Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) following Princess Diana’s death. “Helen Mirren [is] granted an unbeatable chance to expose the twin sides of her appeal: the warmth and the chill.