W.E. (D: Madonna, 2012): Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy
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W.E. (D: Madonna, 2012): Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy
W.E. tells the story of two fragile but determined women - Wally Winthrop and Wallis Simpson - separated by more than six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward's VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Winthrop's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought. Weaving back and forth in time, the film intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis (Andrea Riseborough) and Edward (James D'Arcy), from the glamorous early days of their romance to the slow unraveling of their lives in the decades that followed.
Sounds like Julie & Julia for the British royalty set?
Saw the trailer today and wasn't thrilled.Hmm, maybe I should have titled it 2011 since it sounds like it's getting a limited one-week release in December before going wide in February 2012.
01-24-12, 11:44 PM
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Re: W.E. (D: Madonna, 2012): Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy
Madonna's really good at stealing underground music trends and making them her own. Not sure if she's any good at stealing underground film trends though. We'll see. I won't see personally. But I'm sure someone will see.
