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July 19, 2006
Frears's 'Queen' to Open 44th NY Film Festival
The New York Film Festival announced late Tuesday that Stephen Frears's The Queen is confirmed as this year's opening-night selection. Featuring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, the film explores the reaction of England's royal family following the 1997 car crash that killed Princess Diana; its Sept. 29 screening will be a North American premiere.
According to the Post's Vinnie Musetto, Britain is aghast at the film's portrayal of the slumbering queen "awakened by a chambermaid." Surely, such decadent scandal will roil jaded New Yorkers to a long, loud yawn. At any rate, a fearless Miramax is going ahead with The Queen's Christmas release date and an official press release has studio chief Daniel Battsek, NYFF boss Richard Peña and all involved absolutely platitudinous with joy.
The remainder of the 44th annual festival's program is expected in mid-August, but a source close to the festival says to also expect Pedro Almodóvar's Cannes favorite Volver to make the cut. >Shocking, I know.
Posted by stvanairsdale at July 19, 2006 09:10 AM
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