The Young Victoria (2009)

Director:

Jean-Marc Vallée

Writer (WGA):

Julian Fellowes (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Tagline:

Love rules all

Plot:

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. |

Plot Keywords:

Prince Albert | Queen Victoria | Love | Period Piece | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Emily Blunt	...	Young Victoria
Rupert Friend	...	Prince Albert
Paul Bettany	...	Lord Melbourne
Miranda Richardson	...	Duchess of Kent
Jim Broadbent	...	King William
Thomas Kretschmann	...	King Leopold of Belgium
Mark Strong	...	Sir John Conroy
Jesper Christensen	...	Baron Stockmar
Harriet Walter	...	Queen Adelaide
Jeanette Hain	...	Baroness Lehzen
Julian Glover	...	Duke of Wellington
Michael Maloney	...	Sir Robert Peel
Michiel Huisman	...	Ernest
Genevieve O'Reilly	...	Lady Flora Hastings
Rachael Stirling	...	Duchess of Sutherland
Morven Christie	...	Watson
Josef Altin	...	Edward Oxford
Tom Brooke	...	Man on Soap Box
Michaela Brooks	...	Young Victoria Age 11
Grace Smith	...	Young Victoria Age 5
Sophie Roberts	...	Lady Portman
Charlie Clarke	...	The Newsboy
Robert Cambrinus	...	Kammerrher Turner
Tom Fisher	...	Lord Chamberlain
Shaun Dingwall	...	The Footman
Alice Glover	...	Duchess of Montrose
David Horovitch	...	Sir James Clark
Jo Hartley	...	Landlady
Bernard Lloyd	...	Archbishop of Canterbury
Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis	...	Earl of Derby
Iain Mitchell	...	Speaker
David Robb	...	Whig Member
Malcolm Sinclair	...	Charles Kemble
Thomas Michael Voss	...	Dance Master
Julie McDonnell	...	Lady in Waiting
Liam Scott	...	Duke of Sussex
Mark Beesley	...	Opera Singer
Richard Quine	...	Opera Singer
Nick Chopping	...	Footman
Kelly Dent	...	Cupid
Mark Henson	...	Falling Bishop
Dominic Preece	...	Officer of Escort
Peter White	...	Apprehending Pedestrian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Princess Beatrice	...	Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Danny Dalton	...	Prince of Prussia (uncredited)
James Fiddy	...	Footman (uncredited)
Rowley Irlam	...	Footman (uncredited)
Tony Jeeves	...	Police man (uncredited)
Ruth Leah	...	Elvira - Opera singer (uncredited)
Stephen Ralphs	...	Prince Alberts Archery Coach (uncredited)
Len Woodcock	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Marc Vallée

Writing credits (WGA)
Julian Fellowes		(written by)

Produced by
Sarah Ferguson	....	producer
Elisabeth-Ann Gimber	....	line producer
Elisabeth-Ann Gimber	....	post-production producer
Tim Headington	....	producer
Graham King	....	producer
Denis O'Sullivan	....	co-producer
Anita Overland	....	co-producer
Martin Scorsese	....	producer
Colin Vaines	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ilan Eshkeri

Cinematography by
Hagen Bogdanski

Film Editing by
Jill Bilcock
Matt Garner

Casting by
Susie Figgis

Production Design by
Patrice Vermette

Art Direction by
Paul Inglis		(supervising art director)
Chris Lowe
Alexandra Walker

Set Decoration by
Maggie Gray

Costume Design by
Sandy Powell

Makeup Department
Ursula Adelhelm	....	daily makeup trainee
Francesco Alberico	....	hair stylist
Corinne Bossu	....	makeup dailies
Mandy Gold	....	crowd makeup artist
John Henry Gordon	....	hair stylist
Jo Grover	....	crowd makeup artist
Sharon Holloway	....	crowd makeup artist: dailies
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetics designer/supplier
Cara Parry	....	daily makeup trainee
Tinks Reding	....	dailies makeup artist
Maralyn Sherman	....	dailies hair stylist
Maralyn Sherman	....	dailies makeup artist
Jenny Shircore	....	hair designer
Jenny Shircore	....	makeup designer
Rachael Speke	....	crowd hair/makeup artist: daily
Julia Vernon	....	chief hair stylist: crowd
Julia Vernon	....	chief makeup artist: crowd
Rupert Simon	....	additional hair stylist (additional make up artist) (uncredited)

Production Management
Hermione Ninnim	....	production manager
Pierre Thériault	....	post production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joey Coughlin	....	third assistant director
Henry Forsyth	....	third assistant director: crowd
Kate Hazell	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit
Sarah Hood	....	additional third assistant director
Sarah Hood	....	third assistant director: visual effects unit
Olivia Lloyd	....	second assistant director
Samar Pollitt	....	crowd second assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director
Toby Spanton	....	additional third assistant director

Art Department
Bruce Bigg	....	property master
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster
Charlotte Crosbie	....	assistant buyer
Laura Dishington	....	graphics
Dean Fisher	....	stand-by prop
Sarah Forbes	....	assistant production buyer
Bruce Gordon	....	head sculptor
Martin Kane	....	stand-by props: additional photagraphy
Rhian Nicholas	....	stand-by art director
Catherine Palmer	....	junior draftsman
Sandra Phillips	....	assistant art director
Carly Reddin	....	art department assistant
Matthew Robinson	....	assistant art director
Jim Stanes	....	graphic artist
Kate Venner	....	production buyer
Jackie Yau	....	production buyer: additional photography

Sound Department
Daniel Bisson	....	sound recordist
Michelle Cloutier	....	dialogue editor
Tom Deane	....	adr mixer
Gavin Fernandes	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Gibb	....	sound assistant
Louis Gignac	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Jim Greenhorn	....	production sound mixer
Benoit Leduc	....	adr recordist
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist
Mireille Morin	....	adr supervisor
Martin Pinsonnault	....	sound designer
Martin Pinsonnault	....	supervising sound editor
Vincent Riendeau	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Christian Rivest	....	sound effects editor
Jean-François Sauvé	....	sound effects editor
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator
Tristan Tarrant	....	boom operator
Philip Young	....	adr recordist
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Haddenham	....	special effects senior technician
Tez Palmer	....	special effects technician (as Terry Palmer)
Nigel Wilkinson	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Patrick Béland	....	motion graphic artist
Pierre-Luc Boily	....	technical director
Genevieve Boisvert	....	visual effects producer
Marc Cote	....	visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Daniel	....	Lustre assistant
Veronique Derval	....	digital compositor: Fake Studio
Vincent Dudouet	....	motion graphic artist: Fake Studio
Julie Fallu	....	visual effects coordinator: Fake Studio
Sabrina Foisy	....	visual effects coordinator: Fake Studio
Nicolas Gaffiero	....	CG artist: Fake Studio
Jean-Francois Gallant	....	CG artist: Fake Studio
Patricia Gaumond	....	CG artist: Fake Studio
Kate Hazell	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit
Gael Hollard	....	digital compositor
Sarah Hood	....	third assistant director: visual effects unit
Nicolas Houle	....	on-set compositor
Alex Jadfard	....	lead compositor: Fake Studio
Heston Labbe	....	concept artist (as Heston L'Abbe)
Heston Labbe	....	matte painter: Fake Studio (as Heston L'Abbe)
Emanuel LaFrance	....	compositor
Evelyne Leblond	....	digital compositor: Fake Studio
Martin Lipmann	....	compositing supervisor
Martin Lipmann	....	compositing supervisor: Fake Studio
Pascal Lortie	....	CG artist: Fake Studio
Jean-Philippe Lucas	....	digital compositor: Fake Studio
Rene Morel	....	3D artist
Christian Paradis	....	cg supervisor
Martin Perron	....	systems administrator
Robert Rioux	....	3D artist
Patrick Tasse	....	digital compositor
Sylvain Theroux	....	CG supervisor: Fake Studio

Stunts
Kelly Dent	....	stunts
Robin Earle	....	stunt rigger
Rob Inch	....	stunt coordinator
Rowley Irlam	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Arnold	....	key grip
Jacob Barrie	....	daily second assistant camera: "b" camera
Matthew Butler	....	electrician
Wailoon Chung	....	electrician
Chris Clarke	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David Cozens	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ian Franklin	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Funnell	....	best boy
Sam Kite	....	key rigging electrician
Oliver Loncraine	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tim Molema	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Molloy	....	electrician
Robert Patzelt	....	camera operator: "b" camera/Steadicam
David Penfold	....	first assistant camera
David Wall	....	chief rigging electrician
Jimmy Wilson	....	gaffer
Sally Wright	....	central loader

Casting Department
Brendan Donnison	....	voice casting
Kirsty Kinnear	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheara Abrahams	....	costume assistant
Jennifer Alford	....	costume maker
Emma Brown	....	costume maker
Charlie Copson	....	costume maker
Marco De Magalhaes	....	wardrobe master
Yvonne Duckett	....	costume supervisor
Caroline Fallon	....	costume coordinator
Annie Hadley	....	costume cutter
Liberty Kelly	....	costume maker
Liz Krause	....	costume trainee
Linda Lashley	....	costume maker (as Linda Duffield)
Jane Law	....	costumes: Emily Blunt & Rachael Sterling
Pernilla Lindfors	....	costume maker
Cavita Luchmun	....	costume maker
Tracey Millar	....	costume assistant
Joanne Mosley	....	costume trainee
Lisa Robinson	....	costume maker
Georgiana Sayer	....	wardrobe assistant
Debbie Scott	....	assistant costume designer
Kirsty Wilkinson	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Stephanie Broussaud	....	first assistant colorist
Nicolas Daniel	....	second assistant colorist
Mathieu Demers	....	additional editor
Didier le Fouest	....	colorist (as Didier Le Fouest)
Sylvain Marleau	....	color timer
Adrian Murray	....	second assistant editor
Joe Parisella	....	digital color timer
Alexis Seymour	....	editorial production assistant (as Alex Seymour)
Jonathan Taylor	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Christoph Bauschinger	....	additional music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music legal
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Jessica Dannheisser	....	additional orchestrator
Jay Duerr	....	supervising music editor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Ilan Eshkeri	....	orchestrator
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Chad Hobson	....	musician
Lewis Jones	....	music engineer
Julian Kershaw	....	additional orchestrator
Elisa Kustow	....	music production coordinator
Richard Lancaster	....	music engineer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	score mixer (as Steve McLaughlin)
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Paul Allen	....	unit driver
Alan Canty	....	driver: Paul Bettany
Darren Fenny	....	unit driver
Dean Moran	....	transportation captain
Pete Newman	....	driver
William Pidgley	....	unit driver

Other crew
Caridad Angus	....	stand-in Emily Blunt
Kim Armitage	....	script supervisor
Danielle Bennett	....	crowd runner
Tara Billik	....	assistant to Graham King
Mally Chung	....	assistant location manager
Daniel-Konrad Cooper	....	assistant: Hagen Bogdanski
Lynsey Cosford	....	daily location assistant
Tom Crooke	....	location manager
Emma Davie	....	unit publicist
Andrew Gwyn Davies	....	assistant production coordinator
Sophie Dunn	....	location marshall
Wendy Ellerker	....	production accountant
Synnöve Godeseth	....	assistant location manager
Tania Gordon	....	floor runner
Michael Groom	....	assistant to director
Elizabeth Hagan	....	assistant to producer
Steve Hart	....	location manager: addiional photography
Dan Hillsdon	....	first assistant accountant
Alexandra Jordan-Lavis	....	locations
Martin Joy	....	location manager
Matthew Lee	....	assistant coordinator
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach
Jack Murphy	....	choreographer
Joanna Nicola	....	food styling assistant
Denis O'Sullivan	....	production executive
Charlotte Piddington	....	production secretary
Guillaume Poulin	....	electronic dusting
Gill Raddings	....	animal handler
Lee Robertson	....	assistant location manager
Andy Scott	....	production assistant
Jonathan Scott	....	production coordinator
Toby Spanton	....	key floor runner
Alistair Thompson	....	production accountant: additional photography
Haydn Webb	....	horse and carriage handler
Rebecca Wolf	....	second assistant accountant
Sam Blackmore	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)
Ali James	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert Messinger	....	special thanks
Roger Savage	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• GK Films

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (Benelux)
• Shaw Organisation (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alliance (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Apparition (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Aurum Producciones (2009) (Spain) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Momentum Pictures (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (all media) (Scandinavia)
• Pinema (2009) (Turkey) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2010) (USA) (video)

Special Effects

• Fake Studio (cgi and post-production)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  score recorded at
• Access Bookings  accommodation sourcing
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Berliner Synchron  adr facility (as Berliner-Synchro AG)
• British Grove  score mixed at
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Edit Hire (New Technology)  offline editing facilities (as Edit Hire)
• Fake Studio  offline editing facilities
• Fake Studio  post-production services
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr facility (as Goldcrest Post)
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Lip Sync Post  adr facility (as Lipsync)
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  score performed by
• Mayflower Studios  ADR recording studio
• Modulations / Technicolor  sound services (as Modulations - Technicolor)
• Movie Lot, The  unit security
• North Pole Studios  score mixed at
• Soundfirm  special thanks (as Soundfirm Australia)
• Technicolor Creative Services  2K services (as Technicolor Creative Services Montreal)
• Todd-AO Studios  adr facility (as Todd-AO)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking.

Runtime:

USA:100 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:7 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:All | Japan:G | UK:PG | Sweden:7 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK

Company:

GK Films

Trivia:

Producer Sarah Ferguson's daughter, Princess Beatrice of York, has a small role in the film as one of Victoria's ladies in waiting. Beatrice is a great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the King's birthday party, wine flows up out of the glass and back into the bottle.

Quotes:

Prince Albert: [accepting his letter from Victoria] As a matter of interest, will a time come when I read them first?
Baron Stockmar: You'll enjoy this. She has a real flair for description.

Movie Connections:

Version of Victoria the Great (1937)

Soundtrack:

Only You

A great production

This film is about the life of Queen Victoria during her youth and her first few years as the monarch of Great Britain.

"The Young Victoria" has amazing production. Every scene is designed and decorated to immaculate detail. The extravagant costumes, lavish locations and beautifully landscaped gardens all make "The Young Victoria" very impressive. I was the most amazed by the thoughtful cinematography. How every person is placed in relation to the background or foreground is well thought out, every scene is well composed. The scene that strikes me the most was when Victoria talks to Melbourne. Melbourne was positioned in the middle of the door frame from Victoria's angle, while from Melbourne's angle Victoria was situated between the space where Melbourne held his arm on his hips.

Story wise, it is far too compressed to be followed and understood by a person without historical knowledge of Queen Victoria. Many events are rushed through or not even explained. I expected a grand scene of the coronation, and disappointingly it only lasted for a few seconds.

Overall, "The Young Victoria" is a good film, and it would have been even better if it was longer, so that events could be properly explained without rush.