Product: Victoria & Albert: A Royal Love Affair [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 5.0
Excellent portrayal
Hamilton and Firth were stupendous in this.It's a true love story thats worth buying.Part 1: It's 1836, Victoria has just met Albert, Her cousin from Saxe-Coburg- Gotha. She thinks him little more of a studious homebody. Albert thinks of her as friviolous. Then about a year or so later, her uncle the king dies, Victoria is queen. She hangs on every word , Viscount Melbourne, Her prime minister says, so when her uncle Leopold and Stocky(Baron Von Stockmar, the Coburg family adviser) propose that Prince Albert come for a little visit, she quickly responds, no. Eventully she agrees to let him come. When she first lays eyes on Albert for the first time in 3 years she falls helplessly in love with him. He portrayed a certain beauty that was widely popular at the time. A few days later she nevously proposes. He excepts. Later, as her refers to Stocky he says 'I feel a great warmth for her but I do not love her as she loves me.' Then the wedding occurs and part one ends as Albert exclaims how he hates it there.Part 2: Prince Albert and Victoria are married and Victoria is expecting a child(1st of nine)As her and Albert arre riding in the carriage, an assasination attempt on Victoria is atempted. Victoria is horrified. Later on she gives birth to Princess Victoria. Her and Albert are emensly happy with the birth of the child. It's just Albert wished that Victoria would give him more responsibilities. Eventually she does. One of the highlights of the film was of the Victorian Christmas, which Prince Albert created and Albert dressing as a bear to amuse their children. The last 10 years of Albert's life focus on the Crystal Palace and the great exibition, to Prince Betie's scandle. Then Albert dies. It's a tragic end to a perfect love story!