A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair
Film poster
DanishEn kongelig affære
Directed byNikolaj Arcel
Written by
  • Nikolaj Arcel
  • Rasmus Heisterberg
Based onPrinsesse af blodet
by Bodil Steensen-Leth
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRasmus Videbæk
Edited by
  • Kasper Leick
  • Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film Distribution
Release dates
  • 16 February 2012 (2012-02-16) (Berlinale)
  • 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) (Denmark)
Running time
137 minutes
Countries
LanguagesDanish
French
English
Budget47,7 million kr. (US$7.8 million)
Box officeUS$14.7 million

A Royal Affair (Danish: En kongelig affære) is a 2012 drama film[1] directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Følsgaard. The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee.

The film received two Silver Bears at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival,[2] and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.[3] It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 70th Golden Globe Awards.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "En kongelig affære (2012)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "62ND BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 09 - 19, 2012: Surprising and surprised winners". berlinale.de. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Oscars: Hollywood announces 85th Academy Award nominations". BBC News. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ Olsen, Mark (13 December 2012). "Golden Globe nominations 2013: Foreign category flies to France". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2012.