king speech king speech british biographical drama film directed written plays king cope sees australian speech language played men friends work brother throne new king relies help wartime radio broadcast britain declaration war germany read life overcoming condition endured youth started writing relationship monarch early 1980s request king widow queen mother postponed work death later rewrote screenplay stage focus essential relationship protagonists weeks filming began discovered quotations incorporated script principal photography took place london britain november january opening scenes filmed road leeds stadium locations standing old stadium indoor scenes substituted buckingham palace stood weaving mill scene filmed queen street mill cinematography differs historical dramas hard light story greater resonance wider normal lenses employed recreate king feelings technique employed centre framing characters consultation captured couch edge frame released united_kingdom january king speech major box office critical success initially gave adult ratings profanity later revised downwards criticism makers distributors instances swearing muted budget million earned million internationally million widely praised film critics visual style art direction acting commentators discussed film representation historical detail especially reversal winston_churchill opposition film received awards nominations particularly performance golden globe award best actor sole win ceremony seven nominations king speech won seven including rush film won academy awards best picture best director best original screenplay plot prince albert duke york second son king george speech closing stadium duke given hope cure wife elizabeth persuades australian speech living london session insists called patient royal calling prince family duke decides treatment unsuitable hamlet trouble playing music recording performance record prince albert leaves anger offers recording king george makes christmas radio address explains son importance broadcasting modern monarchy demands albert train starting reading father speech attempt failure later duke plays recording hears reciting returns wife insist focus physical exercises therapy teaches patient muscle breath control continues probe gently psychological roots albert eventually reveals pressures childhood men start friends george death eldest son david throne king edward viii causes constitutional crisis determination marry american legally married second husband pointed edward head church_of_england marry receives second divorce previous husbands alive session albert expresses frustration speech improved talking people talking brother reveals extent simpson insists albert good king instead labels suggestion treason dismisses king edward decides order marry simpson albert reluctantly succeeds king new king queen visit quarrel startling unaware new king husband patient preparations coronation george learns formal qualifications confronted explains asked help shell shocked australian soldiers returning great war george remains fitness throne sits dismisses underlying stone king surprises sudden burst outraged allows ceremony britain declaration war nazi_germany king george summons buckingham palace prepare upcoming radio address britain empire knowing challenge lies archbishop_of_canterbury winston_churchill prime minister present offer support george left broadcasting room delivers speech conducting end speaking freely preparing leave room present palace mentions king difficulty king jokes throw know king family step balcony palace applauded crowd title card explains present king george speeches war remained friends rest lives cast king george rush queen king edward viii archbishop queen princess elizabeth duke princess king george king private secretary production development child developed believes caused emotional trauma world war murder grandparents holocaust king success overcoming inspired young king radio speeches listening passion intensity adult resolved write king late 1970s 1980s researched king found information eventually contacted agreed discuss father available queen mother gave permission asked lifetime halted project queen mother died years later returned story bout creative work inspired recovery cancer research including chance encounter uncle treated indicated mechanical breathing exercises combined psychological probe underlying causes condition prepared imagined sessions showed finished screenplay wife liked pronounced cinematic technique suggested rewrite stage play focus essential relationship king completed sent friends worked theatre london new_york feedback production company london received script lane started talking invited london rewrite play time screen lane organised reading play theatre small house north london group australian mother called son said found project instead trying contact agent lane asked australian staff member hand deliver script house far away melbourne reports received page mail rush manager breach ending invitation discuss project saw films involved words worked chair bafta started turning story men sitting room bigger liked story thought original ending needed changed reflect events closely originally hollywood ending hear real speech clearly perfect performance managing production team learned weeks prior start filming diary containing original notes treatment duke went worked script reflect notes said film memorable lines climax king replies throw know direct quotations notes changes script reflect historical record included signed away authority decision dress duke opening scene thought good choice play king preferred actors refused offer met heard read convinced role awarded production million june filming began december lasted days shot weeks christmas rush performing play january schedule complicated availability worked week scenes filmed weekend location design set design presented challenge film makers period dramas rely extent quality production budget relatively limited million film authentic combining depression era london november crew took buildings entire street transformed 1930s london large advertisements things placed walls streets sprayed buildings neighbour told london time thick cars guided walking create scene crew pumped artificial smoke fire nearby sounded according scene good opportunity socio economic background november week filming began location production asked permission film abbey denied demands tourism closer match abbey preferred favoured filming location size allowed build sets showing coronation preparations government owned period house london interiors buckingham palace king walks prior making speech official photograph cost day rent swore oath filmed february hall hall principal photography completed room ornate vast met occasion nature new king responsibilities shown surrounding rich detail flags royal crew investigated consultation rooms small film instead found high vaulted room far away portland place production designer liked recreated effect entire room dvd commentary said liked set felt lived unlike period houses london scenes home family filmed showing prince living expectations royal drama opening scene set closing ceremony british empire exhibition stadium filmed location road home stadium home speech elements prince way public address stadium selected resemblance curved ends crew access stadium football game filled extras dressed period costumes live actors interspersed impression crowd additional people ranks soldiers pitch added post production visual effects locations include queen doubled bbc wireless control room final cut film completed august dialogue developing portrayal worked voice coach film sister professional voice coach actors proposed exercises king suggestions imagine mix physical psychological coaching film addition watched archive footage king speaking interview published said interesting working film think far strength george think courageous director tom courageous actor felt need slightly degree authenticity pleased said finding traces difficult eliminate probably hear interview moments infectious said find start thinking worse gets insight feels like soundtrack film original score composed film man struggling articulate wary film sound voice music deal music deal silence music deal time score sparse arrangement strings piano addition cut intended convey sadness king growing warmth friendship minimalist approach protagonist struggle control repetition single note represent king speech film progresses growing banks warm strings deepening friendship leads music rises climax coronation scene originally wanted film scene music argued real climax story point friendship ratified decision trust rare said love stories create dated sound score recorded old extracted emi archives specially royal family music played broadcast radio speech climax film 2nd movement 7th symphony added editor later joined team write music praised defended suggestion remarked stature piece helps elevate status speech public event score nominated awards including golden winning award score won grammy 54th grammy awards track listing songs written composed noted visual style employed number cinematic techniques evoke king feelings cinematographer wider normal lenses photograph film typically subtle distortion picture helps convey king discomfort instance point view shot empire exhibition speech close microphone wider lens similar filming technique duke early physician new_york_times wrote feeling inside king head rendered overly literal believed lens scenes wider lenses discussed lens likes puts human beings context roger_ebert noted majority film shot indoors sets corridors small spaces manifest contrast usual emphasis sweep majesty historical dramas wide shots capture actors body language particularly trained paris consequently brilliant way carries body widened scope capture rush gestures body movements approach carried consultation scene duke end long couch framed large wall use arm kind friend security blanket praised low cinematography making look like strong tea times camera positioned close actors catch emotion faces lens inches somebody face emotion long lens feet away said interview sought second subtlety filming consultation room scene men having placed camera inches face wanted day performances historical dramas traditionally tend use soft light wanted use gives contemporary feel greater emotional resonance achieve effect lighting team erected huge tents georgian buildings large lights filtered egyptian cotton historical accuracy filmmakers chronology events years shifted actual timeline treatment duke york actually began work october years crisis improvement speech apparent months years suggested film newspaper interview said opened australian parliament canberra seven months duke began work adviser film agreed alteration historical details preserve essence dramatic story necessary high ranking officials instance present king speech churchill involved level average viewer knows churchill doesn know lord halifax lord grandson doubted film depiction speech stating don think swore king certainly called english historian states severity king exaggerated characters antagonistic increase dramatic effect challenged film portrayal winston_churchill role crisis established churchill encouraged resist pressure portrayed film strongly supportive prince albert opposed attributes treatment cult surrounding churchill legacy smart film true story interesting audience wondered criticised film failing era film directly mentions issue argue implies especially final scene portraying churchill king buckingham palace speech unity resistance delivery far chamberlain policy king dispatched car meet returned signing munich agreement hitler september king chamberlain stood balcony buckingham palace acclaimed cheering crowds led historian write acting endorse chamberlain foreign policy king biggest constitutional sovereign century guardian corrected portrayal having resigned refusal order britain armament fact stepped national hero exhausted decade acknowledged film legitimately artistic licence valid dramatic points probably imagined scene lectures son importance broadcasting filler tolerated addressing swearing king certainly understood hitler speaking german filler makes larger point king wife reality lukewarm churchill support brother crisis warmed churchill later war performance wartime leader commenting film final scene balcony buckingham palace written scene fairly absurd historical point view winston_churchill present cheering crowds outside buckingham palace overall roberts praises film sympathetic portrayal king quiet heroism states portrayals sympathetic acute movie occasional factual release cinema release film world september film festival united_states screened toronto international film festival 50th birthday received standing ovation won cinema release poster designed extreme close jaw microphone criticised design train smash called original air brushed effort showed leads awful new worthwhile film distributed australia united_kingdom distributed north_america germany scandinavia china hong_kong latin_america film released france february title distributed ratings controversy film initially given certificate scene encourages king shout london film festival criticised decision questioning board film bad language allow films casino ratings despite graphic torture scenes following criticism board lowered rating allowing children years age film accompanied adult criticism gave film rating preventing age seeing film adult review roger_ebert criticised rating calling utterly wrote excellent film teenagers january executive producer distributor said considering having film edited remove profanity receive lower classification reach larger audience refused cut film considered covering swear words defended film saying film violent humanity wit people speech got confidence doubts receiving academy_award noted support editing film use profanity maintains use offensive context scene serves purpose alternate version muted classified united_states version released cinemas april replacing rated version film available dvd blu ray reception box office great_britain ireland film highest earning film opening weekend took cinemas guardian said biggest takes recent memory compared years earlier earned million king speech continued stunning weeks atop box office earned million consecutive weekends film toy story weeks release hailed successful independent british film united_states king speech opened cinemas holds record highest cinema gross widened screens christmas day screens january eventually million north_america overall australia million weeks according figures collected executive director said customer feedback film spectacular period country think successful uplifting film good example film started independent cinemas spread mainstream cinemas film net profit estimated million million cinema release roughly split executive producer receive bonuses remaining profit split equally producers equity investors invested million public funds united_kingdom lottery film march variety estimated return times council merger means profits returned body critical response king speech received widespread critical acclaim performance receiving strong acclaim rotten_tomatoes gives film score based reviews critics average rating calculated summarised critical consensus gives performance predictable produced period drama metacritic gave film weighted score based critiques ranks universal acclaim reported audiences gave film rare grade empire gave film stars commenting lost words gave film marks humane qualities intelligent winning drama fit king rest said roger_ebert chicago_sun-times awarded film stars commenting superior historical drama powerful personal guardian gave stars stating richly enjoyable produced movie massively confident crowd whilst generally ambivalent film called lead performances principal attractions volume turned appealing professional rush rise acting occasion characters circle settling swing things preparing big speech partly gives film title wrote daily_telegraph called performance formidable glamour charisma utter self absorption empire said played role flash harry shed nation wife new_york_times thought able create complications abbreviated scenes praised actor dvd commentary saying nailed 1930s royal accent time magazine named performance movie performances welcomed release film makers realistic depiction frustration fear speaking faced people daily basis said portrayal king particular strikes authentic accurate welcomed film launched giving voice campaign time commercial release french cinema website gave film average stars based survey reviews characterised film latest manifestation british summarised ugly boring right admired performances said film swept british carpet enjoyable philosopher cultural critic incorporated film critique ideology describing interpreting king evidence displays minimum common sense experiencing seriously accepting king divine claiming task australian voice coach render stupid accept king natural property interprets king case referred symbolic queen elizabeth_ii daughter successor king sent copies film christmas sun newspaper reported watched film private screening palace source described reaction touched moving portrayal father called reports highest honour film receive awards nominations academy awards won academy award best picture best director best original screenplay film received oscar nominations film year categories won film received nominations supporting actors rush won seven awards including outstanding british film rush best supporting actress best original screenplay film nominated film golden globe awards won film won golden despite earning seven nominations film film win oscar best picture 17th screen actors guild awards won best actor award entire cast won best ensemble meaning went home acting awards evening best director film won award best theatrical motion picture producers guild america awards king speech won toronto international film festival best british independent film british independent film awards award best european film las
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