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Portrait of the Queen

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Queen Elizabeth II was the most photographed, the most loved and talked about, spied upon, praised, criticized, popular woman on the planet. All over the globe and in every moment of her long life, that came to an end at the age of 96, people have always wanted to watch her through a peephole, discover new things about her, get to know her better, connect with her and understand her. Portrait of the Queen offers an original portrayal of the story of The Queen from a totally new perspective: through the most intense, amazing, revealing photographic portraits of her, as shared by the extraordinary photographers who accompanied and often created the image of the British monarchy itself. Special focus is given to each of The Queen's most intense, intimate, faithful portraits, symbols of 20th century history, contextualized by the photographers who portrayed Her Majesty -- Brian Aris, Jason Bell, Julian Calder, Chris Levine, David Montgomery, and John Swannell.
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Brandon Yu New York Times 09/06/2023
Elements that could have made for a somewhat intriguing documentary get lost in what amounts to a tedious piece of agitprop that ultimately regurgitates the dutifully respectful picture of Elizabeth we’ve seen time and time again. Go to Full Review Valerie Kalfrin AWFJ.org 09/14/2023
3/5
(T)he bulk of the film involves behind-the-scenes stories from a handful of photographers about how they took certain shots. While that makes Portrait of the Queen diverting enough for Anglophiles and photography buffs, others might wish for more. Go to Full Review Ruth Maramis FlixChatter Film Blog 09/11/2023
3/5
As amusing as it is to hear from the lensmen who have photographed the Queen, it doesn't really offer an in-depth portrait of the late monarch beyond what's generally known. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Peggy 12/01/2022 Excessive talk from photographers. With 10s of thousands of pictures taken, it showed a very dismal amount. Didn't go to look at photographers. Their stories were long and boring. CUT TO THE CHASE AND SHOW MORE PICTURES!!! See more 12/01/2022 Misnamed - it’s 80% photographers chatting about their opportunity to take a picture of the queen. Very few pictures of Elizabeth and those pictures don’t stay on the screen long enough to enjoy the photos. Very poorly produced movie. See more Read all reviews
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Fabrizio Ferri

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Synopsis Queen Elizabeth II was the most photographed, the most loved and talked about, spied upon, praised, criticized, popular woman on the planet. All over the globe and in every moment of her long life, that came to an end at the age of 96, people have always wanted to watch her through a peephole, discover new things about her, get to know her better, connect with her and understand her. Portrait of the Queen offers an original portrayal of the story of The Queen from a totally new perspective: through the most intense, amazing, revealing photographic portraits of her, as shared by the extraordinary photographers who accompanied and often created the image of the British monarchy itself. Special focus is given to each of The Queen's most intense, intimate, faithful portraits, symbols of 20th century history, contextualized by the photographers who portrayed Her Majesty -- Brian Aris, Jason Bell, Julian Calder, Chris Levine, David Montgomery, and John Swannell.
Director
Fabrizio Ferri
Distributor
Fathom Events
Genre
Documentary
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 30, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 5, 2023
Runtime
1h 35m
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