The Duke with Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent

[d.anders]

It's on Hulu. Based on a true story that I never knew about. It's an interesting story and these two actors are wonderful together. It has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. I enjoyed it.

[CuriousByNature]

5 hours ago, d.anders said:

It's on Hulu. Based on a true story that I never knew about. It's an interesting story and these two actors are wonderful together. It has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. I enjoyed it.

Which Duke is it about?  Or is it referring to someone/something else?

[d.anders]

1 hour ago, CuriousByNature said:

Which Duke is it about?

It's mostly about a stolen painting from the National Gallery of the Duke of Wellington, painted by Goya. There's a lot going on in the story. It's much less a comedy and a bit more a mystery that gets solved at the very end. It's best to watch the film through to the credits, where they list some actual facts about some of the real players in the story. It's a fascinating tale.

[+ Just Sayin]

thanks for the recommendation; I really enjoy Helen Mirren; I also liked The Woman in Gold (2015) 

Woman in Gold (2015) - IMDb

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1h 49m | PG-13

 

[+ nycman]

Thanks for the recommendation.

My review…."meh".

I didn’t really enjoy the film. If it hadn’t been based on a true story, I don’t think I would’ve found it interesting at all. And even then, they took a lot of liberties with the facts. The painting was actually "borrowed" for about four years. That’s not clear in the film. And the details about his motivation for returning the painting as portrayed in the movie are not true.

To me, in real life and in film, the main protagonist was more "annoying twat" than "inspiring hero". 

YMMV.

P.S. the Goya painting in question is really not that great. 

[d.anders]

On 2/14/2025 at 4:00 PM, nycman said:

I didn’t really enjoy the film.

I always think of myself as the toughest critic, since I dislike most everything out of Hollywood. If you think this was "meh," best not to try Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. LOL.

[Celebguy]

On 2/12/2025 at 2:49 PM, d.anders said:

It's on Hulu. Based on a true story that I never knew about. It's an interesting story and these two actors are wonderful together. It has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. I enjoyed it.

I agree, it's a good movie.