Ventnor Film Society is adding an extra film to its season, given as there has been so much interest in it and the recent Oscar nomination for Helen Mirren.
It focuses on their struggle to reach a compromise between treating her death as a private tragedy for the Royal Family and appeasing the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.
The Queen is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film directed by Stephen Frears. It takes an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the interaction between Queen Elizabeth II (played by Helen Mirren) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (played by Michael Sheen) following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Ventnor Winter Gardens. Tickets on the door, all welcome, £4.50 ( Conc £3.50).
