Posted on 09/22/2017 9:03:31 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
The British director says it's no accident that he made a historical film that seeks to dismantle Muslim stereotypes.
Stephen Frears returns to royal territory with the debut of his new film, Victoria & Abdul, about an unusual relationship the queen had toward the end of her life.
Judi Dench returns to form as Queen Victoria in the late 19th century.
Bored of her royal duties, and increasingly depressed at the world around her, she meets Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a handsome Indian clerk who is recruited to be a part of a Golden Jubilee ceremony.
They grow closer and closer, and he begins to teach the monarch Urdu. The royal court is horrified that she has taken to a lowly Muslim servant, and they take action to sabotage their intimate friendship and send him back to India.
On why he decided to make a historical comedy examining Britain’s relationship with the Muslim world, Frears joked, “I thought to myself: ‘What film would Donald Trump most like to see?' It’s quite irreverent.”
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You raze an interesting point. ;O)
A Muslim ISIS supporter just tried to blow up a train in London a few days ago, never mind the car attacks on bridges earlier this year. Frears must not get out much, or read the daily papers.
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