Victoria & Abdul

Wonderful book to read ; many rare and unknown facts presented in an authentic fashion

An enjoyable movie with an interesting story line and excellent acting by the lead actors.

Amazing movie .. a story of friendship between two different worlds .

Very informative. Excellent acting by the cast especially Judy Dench.

Very nice film.Superb acting by Judi dench

Magnanimous picture of the Century. Outstanding performance by the British legendary Actor Madam Judy Dench & Indian Charm Ali Fazal. Hats off to the maker & director of the splendid magnum opus.

Bore movie

Excelente actuación de Judi Dench y excelente ambientación. El doblaje español es con acento sudamericano y hay escenas que no las han doblado y salen los subtítulos en inglés. La historia me parece interesante, ya que la desconocía totalmente.

Me dió mucho gusto que viniera con su slipcover, amazon deberia ser mas cuidadoso con eso... a veces son peliculas de menos de seis meses y ya no lo traen, en cambio esta que ya tiene mas de un año venia completita.

Up front: I subtracted a star because the subtitles are tiny and not on the screen long enough when some Urdu conversations occur. That detracted from an otherwise excellent film.The events are mostly true, although embellished as one would expect from Hollywood. The embellishment does not detract from the movie (for me). If you are a purist you will probably find a lot of nits to pick. If you want to learn something about historical events that give some context to the British colonialism in India this is informative. It also hints at the schism between Islam and Hindu factions in India, which would culminate about sixty years later in the "Partition". But mainly you will gain deep insights into Victoria as a person, and the Queen as a force that is not nearly as absolute as we American tend to think. One surprising fact that surfaced is the Victoria had more than a rudimentary grasp of Urdu, which is very close to Hindi when spoken, but uses a right to left script similar to Arabic. That Victoria was able to write coherent notes in that language, using that script, impresses me to no end and speaks volumes about her intellectual capacity.Others have eloquently written about the great acting and beautiful cinematography, so I will just agree and move on. If you like historical and biographical films - and especially those about Victoria in particular or the British monarchy in general - you will probably enjoy this film. I am sure that I will rewatch it a few more times to catch nuances that I missed during my first viewing. And I will continue to research what little is known about the key players, including the court, to augment my understanding. That is one of my joys of learning.

Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British drama film based on a true story, directed by Stephen Frears & written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria & her Indian Muslim friend Abdul Karim. The film stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith (in his final film role), and Adeel Akhtar. Here are the pros & cons of the film as I see it, I hope this helps you.Pros:1. Judy Dench plays the role of Victoria very well2. Robin Soans, Paul Higgins, & Michael Gambon also do a great job acting there parts3. An interesting story on many levels: culturally, historically, morally, communication, & more4. Nice cinematography, I especially loved the scene of the heather in the hills of ScotlandCons:1. It would be interesting to know the basis for having Abdul having gonorrhea in the film, such as finding notes of such from Sir James Reid, 1st Baronet, as nothing of the sort is mentioned in the book of by Shrabani Basu & the only historical record I found was that Sir James Reid only attended to a boil on Abdul's neck. If Abdul actually did not have gonorrhea then the films depiction is really a slap in the face to the legacy of Abdul Karim

Excelente, llego en tiempo y forma y en perfectas condiciones, y la película es hermosa