A Royal Affair (2012)

Taglines:

Their love affair would divide a nation. See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and some violent images | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Trivia

The film's director, Nikolaj Arcel, made a Director's Statement for the picture. It reads: "A ROYAL AFFAIR is based on one of the most dramatic events in Denmark and indeed European history; whenever I used to pitch the film to foreign investors, people had a hard time believing that the story was true, that these momentous events had actually happened in the late 1700's. In Denmark however, it is taught in school, more than 15 books have been written about it (both factual and fictional) and there has even been an opera and a ballet. I feel honored and extremely lucky to finally bring the full story to the screen. Tonally, I was inspired by the great epics from the 40's and 50's where films would often feel like literary works, structured around characters and the passage of time, and not clearly following the obvious screenplay roadmaps. But my creative team and I were also fired up by the idea of bringing the Scandinavian historical drama into the new century. We wanted to achieve this by adhering to a self-imposed rule; we didn't want to "show" history, didn't want to dwell pointlessly on the big official events, the fancy dresses and hairdos, or the way the food was served. Rather, we wanted people to simply experience the story through the eyes of the characters, taking the 1760's for granted. Even though the period is obviously there in the set designs, the costumes it was filmed and edited as we would have filmed and edited a film taking place in modern Copenhagen. Finally, Gabriel Yared and Cyrille Auforts' beautiful score has brought the film full circle, and home to its epic roots.". See more »

Goofs

The film's opening captions include the phrase "Europe at the close of the 18th century" and also "England, 1766." These two statements are mutually exclusive. 1766 was not the "close" of the century, it was just barely short of two-thirds of the way through it. See more »

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Country:

Denmark | Sweden | Czech Republic | Germany

Language:

Danish | English | German | French

Release Date:

29 March 2012 (Denmark) See more »

Also Known As:

A Royal Affair See more »

Filming Locations:

Hradcany Square, Hradcany, Prague, Czech Republic See more »

Opening Weekend USA:

$38,212, 11 November 2012

Gross USA:

$1,546,761

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,758,997

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Danmarks Radio (DR), Trollhättan Film AB See more »

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Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1