Young Victoria, The

Opulent costumes and striking sets dominate this fascinating, colorful, factually based, star-studded (Paul Bettany, Thomas Kretschmann, et al.) historical drama that chronicles the love story and the early, turbulent years of headstrong, savvy Queen Victoria (Emily Blunt), who was the longest running British monarch at her death at age 81, from her coronation in 1838 at age 18 after the death of King William (Jim Broadbent), her longstanding discord with her mother the Duchess of Kent (Miranda Richardson) and her power-hungry stepfather Sir John Conroy (Mark Strong) when he tried to become regent, and her 20-year marriage to Prince Albert (Rupert Friend) of Belgium with whom she had nine children.
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