W.E. (2011) (original) (raw)
Two love stories, one historic and one contemporary, are interwoven. The famous romance between King Edward VIII and American divorc�e Wallis Simpson is juxtaposed with the affair of a Russian security guard with a New York trophy wife Wally Winthrop. Wally is obsessed with the story of Edward and the woman he loved, and embarks on her own research of their life together, even attending the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate. She comes to see that their relationship, although glamorous, was not the perfect one that she had imagined it to be.
Two love stories, one historic and one contemporary, are interwoven. The famous romance between King Edward VIII and American divorc�e Wallis Simpson is juxtaposed with the affair of a Russian security guard with a New York trophy wife Wally Winthrop. Wally is obsessed with the story of Edward and the woman he loved, and embarks on her own research of their life together, even attending the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate. She comes to see that their relationship, although glamorous, was not the perfect one that she had imagined it to be. (less)
Director: Madonna
Writers: Madonna, Alek Keshishian
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, David Harbour
Producer: Madonna
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 1, 2012
4 / 10
It�s been proven on numerous occasions that Madonna cannot act. It was proven in 2008 that Madonna couldn�t direct with the rambling �Filth and Wisdom.� �W.E.� is the pop legend�s attempt to be taken seriously as a film artist, selecting a sweeping love story of impossible refinement and sacrifice to study, with an intoxicating historical context to keep her on task. Alas, the big screen just isn�t the proper outlet for Madonna�s majesty, as �W.E.� is a hopelessly distanced museum piece attempting to pass itself as a heaving emotional event, finding the moviemaker in a wandering mood of explor ...read more...
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