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Lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered in Leicester, in 2012, beneath a parking lot. The search was organized by Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), an amateur historian whose investigations had always been misunderstood by her friends and family, notably her husband (Steve Coogan).
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Cast:
Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, James Fleet -
Original Title:
The Lost King -
Country:
United Kingdom -
Year:
2022 - 108’ EN, Subtitles: PT
Director
Stephen Frears
Stephen Frears (1941, Leicester, UK) is an English film and TV director most known for his approach to social and political issues through complex characters.
Among the many films he directed, one can find Gumshoe (1971), his first feature film, My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), with Daniel-Day Lewis, Prick Up Your Ears (1987), nominated for the Palme d’Or in Cannes, the successful Dangerous Liaisons (1988), subsequently earning Frears several Academy Awards, and Grifters (1990). Frears was commended on his film High Fidelity (2000), based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, and Dirty Pretty Things (2002), about immigrants in London.
The Queen (2006), starring renowned actress Helen Mirren, gathered an Academy Award for Best Actress and the Bafta for Best Actress and Best Movie, and was raved at countless film festivals, reaping the FIPRESCI Prize in Competition at the Venice Film Festival. Frears also directed Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Victoria & Abdul (2017), three films which were internationally celebrated.
Among the many films he directed, one can find Gumshoe (1971), his first feature film, My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), with Daniel-Day Lewis, Prick Up Your Ears (1987), nominated for the Palme d’Or in Cannes, the successful Dangerous Liaisons (1988), subsequently earning Frears several Academy Awards, and Grifters (1990). Frears was commended on his film High Fidelity (2000), based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, and Dirty Pretty Things (2002), about immigrants in London.
The Queen (2006), starring renowned actress Helen Mirren, gathered an Academy Award for Best Actress and the Bafta for Best Actress and Best Movie, and was raved at countless film festivals, reaping the FIPRESCI Prize in Competition at the Venice Film Festival. Frears also directed Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) and Victoria & Abdul (2017), three films which were internationally celebrated.
