Why surprising? Well, first, a bit of history: we have a Denmark at the end of the 18th century, where the French Revolution movement didn't get yet. The state ruling is still dominated by the noble class, the church enforces very conserving rules, torture and executions are normal punitive measures, etc. On top, we also have an insane king ... harmless apparently considering he's used without any difficulty when signing the ruling council's decisions. There's still a problem .. actually two: 1. the king must have some heirs, so with or without his will he's married with a queen 2. the king must be calmed down somehow, so he's also getting a personal physician. "Bad choice" of options for both of the newcomers. Not for the country, but for the ministers who are suddenly getting some unannounced opposition. Getting back to the surprising part, somehow spoiling the plot a bit, in this whole context, a small town doctor manages somehow to gain the full power in the country for something like two years ... How that ends, and why we don't have only the doctor in the poster, remains to be seen in the movie.
"A Royal Affair" is an interesting picture. I don't know when I've watched last time another Danish production, and definitely it's been a while since seeing a non-American historical film. Still, either because I didn't have the right mood to watch another real case based drame, either because I thought that sometimes it's moving to a cold and dry direction more close to a Norwegian film, I can't say that I've seen something that impressed me much.
Rating: 3 out of 5
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