The Crown: Season 1 [DVD]

This is a well written series on the British Royal family. The case and discs all came in great condition.

Amazingly cast, great story

Great acting. Stuck to fact. Real lfe

I have never had much interest in the royal family but I was fascinated with Season 1 of The Crown.

DRAMATIC PORTRAYAL OF TODAY’S BRITISH QUEEN Elizabeth II, the focus of this series. Viewers get a look back at history in the making, inside and outside the palace. It is astonishingly well-done, with enough glitter to represent the monarchy, and enough conflict to show the always volatile UK politics. Claire Foy plays the queen, perhaps better than the queen herself. There are liters and meters of outstanding spot-on top acting portrayals of historical figures. Every episode welcomes new characters but with faces previously seen on top British TV series. Way too many super roles played to try to begin mentioning them.One needs not be well informed on British political and monarchy history, but sometimes it helps. It is a show that even Americans can enjoy, a country filled with the bewildered when it comes to understanding Brit lifestyle and parliamentary procedures. Sit back and watch the portrayal in beautiful cinematography of the Queen that rules yet over the British Empire, what remains of it. The only downside is the fact that such a magnificent series, produced by Netflix, failed miserably by providing as bonus only still photos plus one advertisement to buy something else. Regardless, the DVD is worth a tiny piece of the Crown Jewels, because it’s more entertainment than documentary.SDH SUBTITLES provided for all episodes1-Wolferton Splash ==1947. Princess Elizabeth marries. King Geo VI shows health decline as Churchill’s re-upped as Prime Minister.2-Hyde Park Corner ==King Geo nearing death sends Elizabeth & Phillip on tour. Churchill finds foes.3-Windsor ==Flashback 12.10.1936 to King’s bro’s advocating. Then to 1952’s Queen’s reign start.4-Act of God ==Monarchy bi-plane flying lessons. Dec 6, 1952 fog/coal smog hits the holidays. Politics chokes of it, citizens die.5-Smoke and Mirrors ==5.11.1937 flashback to Geo VI’s coronation then planning the next but “with changes” causing riffs. A royal end.6-Gelignite ==Sister Margaret causes the new Q Elisabeth scandal. Crisis of “The Crown.”7-Scientia Potentia Est ==1940 flashback to wartime England, a young Royal Highness being educated to monarchy life. Russian H-bomb.8-Pride & Joy ==Q Elizabeth & Phillip’s 2-week 1953-54 tour leaving Princess Margaret in London playing ruler-wanna-be.9-Assassins ==1954 finds the Queen-couple further at odds; reenter Porchey and his horsey.10-Gloriana ==12.10.1936 flashback when a King informs a brother of advocating. Princess Margaret finds yet another hurdle to romance. Monarchy moves onward into season two.

Not completely sure whether to give it a four or five star rating but the first season certainly was interesting. It is better than I had anticipated though. Regarding its treatment of the Royal Family, and especially Queen Elizabeth herself, it's not sycophantic nor is it overly critical. The acting is well done and the dialogue does not insult one's intelligence. My only criticism is with the bit about the painting of Winston Churchill as I don't think it's historically accurate. But then when have directors and the like shown any interest in historical accuracy?

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh have just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary as I write. They must be the best known couple in the world and have become permanent fixtures in many of our imaginations. After 70 years of marriage and 65 years on the throne it might seem that there is little more to know about them. The Crown, a dramatized and highly dramatic depiction of Elizabeth and Philip's early married life is a speculative look into their relationship, because neither has ever answered questions about their private lives. Even so, The Crown is plausible and intriguing.There are 10 episodes in the first season of The Crown, beginning just before the royal marriage in 1947 and lasting until 1955. We see the young Princess Elizabeth and her handsome naval officer husband balancing royal and military duties and starting a family, then suddenly being required to give up any semblance of a private life when King George VI died in 1952. Elizabeth II became Queen at a difficult period for Great Britain. The Empire was fragmenting, the economy stagnating, and world leadership seemed to be slipping away. We see the young Queen finding her footing and learning how to deal with her ministers, especially her first Prime Minister Winston Churchill. At the same time her husband was searching for a role of his own and chafing at the necessity of playing second fiddle to his wife. Any marriage would be stressed by these complications, and the depictions of conflict between the Queen and her husband are plausible. Also looking for new places in the world were the widowed Queen Mother and her younger daughter Princess Margaret. The series does an adroit job depicting those struggles, particularly the ones faced by Margaret, whose wish to marry a divorced man put her and her elder sister at odds. By the last episode we have seen some of these conflicts resolved, but many more await resolution in future seasons.Season One of The Crown is a magnificent production which promises much and amply delivers. I await future seasons with eager anticipation.

Filmed very well and great acting.

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Super!

Au vu des commentaires enthousiastes des acheteurs, étant amateur de séries anglaises, j'ai pris la saison 1 et 2 en BR.J'ai commencé à visionner la saison 1 et je dois dire que j'ai adoré. Bien filmé avec d'excellents acteurs/actrices - je retrouve avec grande joie l'actrice Claire Foy (Elisabeth) que j'avais découverte dans la série historique (excellente) Wolf Hall dans le rôle de Anne Boleyn face à Henry VIII.10 épisodes de 1947 à 1955.Divertissement garanti pour découvrir les coulisses de la monarchie britannique, la rigidité extrême du protocole et une partie de la vie politique de la Grande Bretagne de l'après-guerre...

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