Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) (original) (raw)
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York. (less)
Director: Roger Michell
Writer: Richard Nelson
Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams
Producer: Kevin Loader
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Review by Brian Orndorf, December 13, 2012
6 / 10
Much of �Hyde Park on Hudson� is devoted to misdirection. With the gorgeous wilderness of the titular location, polished and primed period details, and the central casting of Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt, it�s a not a film that outwardly suggests a troubling tale is approaching. Even the marketing pushes a tone of jovial antics featuring the 32nd President of the United States. However, while the movie is playful at times, it�s primarily an unsettling tale of submission detailing affairs and humiliations, though one that�s habitually respectful to the participants. While it refuses a d ...read more...
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