Portrait of The Queen

The Story

An original documentary about the image of one of the most iconic women of our time and her extraordinary relationship with photography. PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN, the amazing story of the woman and her moving, enthralling, controversial 70-year reign, retraced through the most intense photographic portraits taken of her. Directed by award-winning photographer Fabrizio Ferri and based on the best-selling book by Paolo Calvetti. Featuring legendary British actor Charles Dance (The Crown, Game of Thrones), with contributions from Emma Blau, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Isabella Rossellini, Susan Sarandon and the Queen's photographers themselves. Portrait of the Queen offers an original portrayal of the story of The Queen from a totally new perspective: through the most intense, amazing, revealing photographic portraits of her, as shared by the extraordinary photographers who accompanied and often created the image of the British monarchy itself. Special focus is given to each of The Queen’s most intense, intimate, faithful portraits, symbols of 20th century history, contextualized by the photographers who portrayed Her Majesty – Brian Aris, Jason Bell, Julian Calder, Chris Levine, David Montgomery, and John Swannell.

Rating

E

Duration

95 min

Cast

Charles Dance

Director

Fabrizio Ferri