A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

We may have missed something about Quebecois Jean-Marc Vallée. After Dallas Buyers Club & Wild we realized he may be one of mainstream cinema’s more unpredictable, rewarding filmmakers. Time, then, to revisit his period drama starring Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend—and written by Julian Fellowes.