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Synopsis: An enigmatic young woman in conflict - torn between reason and passion; between her woman's body and being raised as a prince; between the ancient and modern worlds and between the brilliance of her educated mind and the conservative forces around her. Crowned Queen at the age of six, Kristina of Sweden was thrust into a labyrinth of power and tradition, where a court of austere, Lutheran men pressure her to marry and produce an heir to fulfill her destiny. She finds sanctuary and love with her lady-in-waiting, the beautiful and elegant, countess Ebba Sparre, although the Chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna, pressures her to pair with his son, Johan. Soon the forces around the Queen realize that Ebba is the key to controlling her, but they underestimate Kristina's brilliant mind and her drive to be free.
Director(s): Mika Kaurismäki
  3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
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Year:
2015
106 min
565 Views


most rare and strange.

We must build schools!

Theaters!

Libraries!

We must welcome

the finest thinkers

and those banned

for their ideas.

I want to make my country

the most sophisticated

country in Europe.

Let us become curious and

make Stockholm the new Athens!

[APPLAUSE]

To achieve this dream...

We must tackle

the greatest challenge

in the history

of this country...

Peace!

Peace?

We must bring an end

to these years of war

with the Holy Roman Empire.

With the Catholics?!

Nothing is more

difficult than peace.

Thirty years of war...

Thousands and thousands

of deaths

to ensure that Luther's faith,

prevails over the North

of this continent.

And you would like us

to abandon these goals?!

We got drunk

on the blood of Catholics.

And now we are supposed

to dilute everything

with poetry and song!

Sit down...

When pretty phrases

and sweet melodies

have lulled us to sleep,

Catholic Germany will

rise and, brandishing Rome,

they will return

to stab us in the back!

- The way they did your father!

- Sit down!

This is her majesty,

Queen Kristina of Sweden!

And when the queen speaks,

she commands!

Wait!

Wait, wait, wait, wait...

I shall protect you.

I shall love you, day and night.

Marry me!

What?

Make me your king!

I have just introduced myself

and presented

my plans to the world

and you are talking to me

about marriage.

The moon has barely risen

on the first day of my reign,

and I've already received

countless proposals.

The Great Elector

of Brandenburg,

the King of Hungary.

Even Philip of Spain!

An incurable syphilitic!

Am I just a pawn for the taking?

You don't need those kings,

you have me!

- Marry me!

- No!

I'll support

all your revolutions,

we've talked about

this Kristina!

I brought you the china

and the crystal...

NO!!!

No...

You need not

to unpack your trunks.

I'm sending you back to Paris.

But Kristina...

You heard her...

You're going back to Paris.

And I'm sending you

to the German front.

[GASPS]

Do you dare object?

No...

We need to demonstrate

our strength on all fronts

during these peace negotiations.

Of course.

But...

I'll keep all of my promises.

I swear I will!

Let her go.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Custodiat animam

tuam in vitam aeternam.

Amen.

You gave a courageous

speech, your Majesty.

Some called it suicidal.

You were guided

by your free will.

My what?

Ren Descartes is

currently living in Holland.

He's studying

the passions of the soul.

The passions of the soul?

How to recognize them

in order to master them.

There is no need

to study our passions,

they're all bad for the soul.

Our lives are

determined in advance.

Life is God's gift to us,

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Michel Marc Bouchard

Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, and nine Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for the Vancouver productions of Lilies and The Orphan Muses. more…

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