The greatest movie ever made..!

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

"En kongeling affaere" deals with a German doctor in the age of enlightenment, who is called to the Danish court to become personal doctor for the king, who is very eccentric and loves the theater more than reigning his country. He manages to take advantage of this fact and pushes through a lot of very modern laws. Unfortunately, in the process he falls in love with the queen, who is rejected by her spouse and soon finds himself in the middle of a serious intrigue.The movie is pretty much what you'd expect from the genre of historical drama. You get a more or less accurate overview of the historic events, mixed with a lot of emotions and a clear black/white scheme in characters. It is, however, produced very professionally, looks clean and comes with a set of well-known and respected actors. The story has enough depth to remain interesting, still it is rather hard to really emphasize because of the historical border and it surely is a rather slow and careful film.All in all this is a good choice for anyone who is either interested in the historical events or a fan of dramatic movies. It is a very solid adaption that does nothing wrong, but it is in my opinion a bit too sensere to awake rarely-seen emotions.

I found the story itself rather intriguing and the fact that it is based on real events makes the movie even more worth seeing. I assure you won't be bored watching this, lots of things happened during the relatively short period of time at the Danish court that this movie pictures. The characters are believable and you get a deeper understanding for the complex relationships between them. The actors are all very skilled and I can feel how kings and queens back then where only just people, looking for love and a meaningful life. This is unlike many other period dramas, where the dialogue tend to be too formal and characters archetypal. This is not the case with this film. I truly enjoyed it.

The film does a great job with creating an authentic feel of the narrative. Settings and costumes are great, but what really caught me off guard was how this film is much more than just a love affair. By watching the trailer, I got the impression that the film was solely focused on the affair and that the ending would be some soppy elopement. I guess my first mistake was that I did not realize this was based on a true story.Cinematography and editing (colour schemes) did a fantastic job at creating an 18th century feel to the film. Arcel does a well at directing all aspects of the film. Juxtaposition of certain shots definitely made a powerful impact and helped to evoke certain emotions. Though the mise-en-scene and script was well produced, I would say that the performance from the actors/actresses is what made this film extraordinary. There are a few scenes though that seem a little blatant and I might question the authenticity of them. But otherwise, this film was well shot, edited and produced. Vikander plays her character with such grace and is able to portray how emotionally scarred she is from being with Christian. Her poise and expressions transcend her performance. Mikkelsen as well does a great job with his role as a strong minded and confident doctor with revolutionary ideas. However, Folsgaard's performance just blew me away. I intensely disliked his character at the beginning but soon realized that he most definitely had some sort of mental illness. After he was somewhat controlled, I began to understand that his behaviour was not his fault and came to sympathize for him. Folsgaard does an incredible job at portraying Christian that he totally embodies his character. The same can be said of the other two, and this trio's performance is simply chilling. I went on an emotional roller-coaster with this film. Intense dislike for the King to understanding of his actions, anger at the conservative party and council who live for profit, and heartache for Caroline and Johann as they try to keep up pretences. As well, I am satisfied with how the film ended, it did so cohesively and smoothly.Read more movie reviews at: championangels.wordpress.com

Subject triumphs over style in this slightly stuffy, slightly staid, arguably overlong, but often fascinating and occasionally moving history lesson. It's Denmark at the time of the Enlightenment. The young King Christian is borderline insane -- although, in the most complex performance with the most complex character in the film, Mikkel Folsgaard shows us many sides to this tormented soul. But the film focuses on the more straightforward young Queen shipped in from England, miserable in her loveless marriage to this sad clown of a king, and a very well intentioned German doctor and free-thinker, who feeds the Queen's intellect, and ultimately her body, while calming and befriending the young King, and working with him to bring in new laws that took Denmark out of the dark ages. All this doesn't go over very well with the sitting court, who are loathe to give any power or economic freedom to the people, and so scheme to fight back. Other than the King, the characters tend to black and white portrayals, but the actual steps of this true (if somewhat romanticized) slice of history make for a quite engrossing film.