The Madness Of King George
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Actors: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm
Duration: 107 min
Year: 1994
A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge...
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