W.E. - Die Romanze des Jahrhunderts (2011)
W.E. verwebt die Geschichten zweier ungleicher Liebespaare. Die im Jahr 1998 lebende New Yorkerin Wally Winthrop hat sich für die Ehe und gegen eine Karriere entschieden. Doch mit ihrem Ehemann William, einem erfolgreichen Psychoanalytiker, führt sie eine lieb- und lustlose Ehe. In ihrer Isolation entwickelt sie eine Besessenheit für die in den 1930er Jahren lebende Wallis Simpson der amerikanischen Geliebten von König Edward. Auch Simpsons Liebesgeschichte wird von Tragik beherrscht. Zweifach geschieden, mit noch lebenden Ehemännern, ist Edwards Wunsch, sie zu heiraten so vergeblich wie töricht. Sollten sie sich trotzdem für eine gemeinsame Zukunft entscheiden, müsste Edward auf den Thron verzichten. In der Gegenwart nähert sich auch Wally Winthrop dem Rande der Verzweiflung. Doch der Lebensweg von Wallis Simpson inspiriert sie zu einer gewagten Entscheidung, als sie Wachmann Evgeni begegnet …
Der Regisseur:
Madonna
Der Autor:
Alek Keshishian
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Abbie Cornish as Wally Winthrop |
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Andrea Riseborough as Wallis Simpson |
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James D'Arcy as Edward |
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Oscar Isaac as Evgeni |
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Richard Coyle as William Winthrop |
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David Harbour as Ernest |
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James Fox as King George V |
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Judy Parfitt as Queen Mary |
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Haluk Bilginer as Al Fayed |
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Geoffrey Palmer as Stanley Baldwin |
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Natalie Dormer as Elizabeth |
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Laurence Fox as Bertie |
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Douglas Reith as Lord Brownlow |
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Katie McGrath as Lady Thelma |
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Christina Chong as Tenten |
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Annabelle Wallis as Arabella Green |
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Liberty Ross as Connie Thaw |
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Penny Downie as Dr. Vargas |
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Suzanne Bertish as Lady Cunard |
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Ben Willbond as Equerry |
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Leigh Zimmerman as East Side Woman |
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Linda Glick as Woman Getting Taxi |
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Gil Cohen-Alloro as Hotel Clerk |
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Stephen Jones as Royal Milliner |
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James McNeill as Sotheby's Staffer |
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Vincent Montuel as Waiter |
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Jay Alexander as Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Catherine Balavage as Woman |
| Directing | Madonna | Director |
| Writing | Madonna | Writer |
| Writing | Alek Keshishian | Screenplay |
| Crew | Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Madonna | Producer |
| Production | Kris Thykier | Producer |
| Camera | Hagen Bogdanski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Danny Tull | Editor |
| Production | Elaine Grainger | Casting |
| Production | Lucinda Syson | Casting |
| Art | Martin Childs | Production Design |
| Directing | Kim Armitage | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Hamish Lyons | EPK Editor |
| Sound | Abel Korzeniowski | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barrie Gower | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Hanks | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Arianne Phillips | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard Mancuso | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Jo McLaren | Stunts |
| Production | Chris Bongirne | Line Producer |
| Production | Cleone Clarke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Scott Franklin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Donna Gigliotti | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Colin Vaines | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nigel Wooll | Line Producer |
| Production | Sara Zambreno | Co-Producer |
| Art | Sarah Bicknell | Art Direction |
| Art | Steven Lawrence | Art Direction |
| Art | Mark Raggett | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Molly Sole | Art Direction |
| Art | Celia Bobak | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gina Brooke | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizzie Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizzie Lawson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marc Pilcher | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch | Gaffer |
| Sound | Madonna | Songs |
| Sound | Julie Frost | Songs |
| Sound | Jimmy Harry | Songs |
