A Royal Affair (2012)

Denmark et al.
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Media (1)

Original title En kongelig affære
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,54 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Danish
  • English
  • German
  • French
Swedish release 2012-04-13

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen
Johann Friedrich Struensee

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Kristian VII

Alicia Vikander
Caroline Mathilda

David Dencik
Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Trine Dyrholm
Juliane Marie

Thomas Waern Gabrielsson (as Thomas W. Gabrielsson)
Schack Carl Rantzau

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Plot summary

A Royal Affair tells the true story of a man who wins the heart of a queen and starts a revolution. It centres on the intense triangle drama between an increasingly mentally infirm...

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Titles

Original title
  • En kongelig affære
Swedish release title
  • A Royal Affair
International title
  • A Royal Affair
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • A Royal Affair

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Film Commissioner

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen Johann Friedrich Struensee
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard Kristian VII
Alicia Vikander Caroline Mathilda
David Dencik Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Trine Dyrholm Juliane Marie
Thomas Waern Gabrielsson (as Thomas W. Gabrielsson) Schack Carl Rantzau
William Jøhnk Nielsen Frederik VI
Cyron Bjørn Melville Enevold Brandt
Laura Bro Louise von Plessen
Bent Mejding J.H.E. Bernstoff

Companies

Production Company Zentropa Entertainments25 ApS
Co-Production Company Zentropa International Sweden AB
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Nordisk Film AB 2012
Distributor in Sweden Nordisk Film AB 2012

Plot summary

A Royal Affair tells the true story of a man who wins the heart of a queen and starts a revolution. It centres on the intense triangle drama between an increasingly mentally infirm Christian VII, the enlightened and idealistic Struensee, and the young yet strong Queen Caroline Matilda.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 200861
Date 2012-03-30
Classification Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision En skildring av en kärlekshistoria mellan en drottning och en hovläkare som får dramatiska konsekvenser. Framställningen innehåller inslag av uppslitande och dramatiska scener med en död blodig man, barn som skiljs från sin mor, en man som misshandlas i fängelse samt en man som förs till en stupstock och avrättas vilket bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet hos barn under 11 år.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title Prinsesse af blodet (Novel)
Author Bodil Steensen-Leth


Production location

2011-04-14 2011-05-12
Dresden, Sachsen Germany

Release dates

First showing 2012-03-29 Denmark
Release in Sweden 2012-04-13 Sweden
DVD release 2012-11-28 Sweden
TV showing 2018-06-09 SVT1 Sweden
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Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title A royal affair – dialog M/TC. Final/ 3rd of february 2012.
Extent 23 s. + 16 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Danish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Caroline Mathildes år. Af Nikolaj Arcel og Rasmus Heisterberg. Shooting Draft Februar 2011
Extent 119 s.
Language Danish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 59 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 128 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Caroline Mathildes år. Af Nikolaj Arcel og Rasmus Heisterberg. 3. Draft.
Extent 113 s.
Language Danish


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Misc.prints
Language English


Type Misc.prints
Language Danish


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