Factual error: Performing for Queen Victoria is the famous opera composer Giacomo Puccini. This happens during her sojourn in Florence in 1888. Puccini was born in 1858, so he was barely thirty years of age, but the actor portraying him, Simon Callow, is in his late 60s (and it shows). Moreover, he is presenting his latest creation "Manon Lescaut"; in 1888 he hadn't even started working on it.
Victoria and Abdul (2017)
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Directed by: Stephen Frears
Starring: Michael Gambon, Judi Dench, Olivia Williams, Eddie Izzard
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Victoria and Abdul is a "mostly" true account of one of the most unlikely of enduring friendships between a reigning monarch and a poor Indian clerk who became her confidant, spiritual advisor and helped her understand the people of India that she was sovereign over-whom she never met-much to the chagrin of her advisors, her son the crown prince and the Buckingham staff. Lavish sets, good acting, and chemistry between the main stars elevate the film, which relies upon believably portraying an older, sickly, cantankerous monarch sharing fascination and respect with a tall, young Indian of low birth but high intelligence that both would risk everything they hold dear to maintain their remarkable relationship. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, Victoria and Abdul was captivating and perhaps provides a glimpse into the very private life and love of a controversial world figure.
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Dr. Reid: I did not do seven years at Edinburgh University to look at Indian dicks.
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