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Background Information
“The King’s Speech” is directed by Tom Hooper, starring Colin Faith as the British film.The whole film in the form of narrative stories, tells the story of Britain’sQueen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI’s story. The film in thethirty-fifth Toronto Film Festival won the highest honor -- the audience choiceaward. In 2011 eighty-third Oscar nominations, “The King’s Speech” received 12nominations, and ultimately get the best film, best director, best actor, bestoriginal screenplay award of the four. Colin Faith with the film won the GoldenGlobe Award for best drama actor. The film also won the Golden Globe Award, thePublic Will USA Producer, the Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild Awardnominations and awards. It reveals the conflict between the film Hero George VIand his speech therapist, father, Wang Xiong and the Archbishop.
Back to thethirties or forties of last century in English history, people indulged inelaborating on the Edward VIII’s romantic story that he“doesn’t love landscape butbeauty”. As the married has married lady Simpson, Edward VIII abdicated, endinghis ruling for only 325 days. After his resignation, he became Duke of Windsor,and Mrs. Simpson had a wild stock or floating clouds of life. His successor isfrom his brother Prince Albert who was in cowardice and stuttering, who laterbecame the George VI. The movie “The King’s Speech” is based onthis period of history and the story of the protagonist is George VI. He andhis wife Elizabeth were at large in the quiet life away from the public, raisingtwo daughters. The old king was weak and increasing public responsibility has fellupon Albert, and therefore, he began the difficult struggle with stuttering,and to find the “folk doctor” LionelLogue, the two establish lifelongfriendships in the treatment process.
After Edward abdicated, Albert was appointed to be George VI. Two years later, the World WarII broke out. With the doctor’s help, George VI overcame stuttering and issuedby the broadcasting an inspiring Christmas speech, calling on the Britishagainst Fascist. This has become an important factor in incentive Britishmorale during World War II.
George VI (KingGeorge VI, December 14, 1895 February 6th 1952 years), formerly known as AlbertFrederick Arthur George Windsor, the king of England, is in reign from December11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. He is one of the last emperor of India(1936-1947), one of the last king of Ireland (1936-1949), as well as the onlyone King of India dominion (1947-1949). George VI is the family called "Bertie"(Bertie), in his reign, the public called him "Prince Albert". He isthe second son of George V (formerly the Duke of York) and Queen Marie. In 1920,he became the Duke of York, Earl of Hussein Furness, Baron and Killarney. Thepossibility that he inherited the throne is small, because his brother PrinceEdward is in front, who is very popular and clever to inherit the position.Because of this, Prince Albert was allowed in the first World War in the RoyalNavy, and can have more freedom in choosing a wife. In 1923 after two rejected proposal,he married Leon. Because they are less likely to succeed to the throne, thecouple can live in a relatively normal environment and raise their twodaughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. Albert is very shy, born with stuttering.When he learned that in 1936, it was him who succeeded to the throne as king,he was very unhappy. In May 12, 1937 he became king in Westminster Abbey, andchanged his name to George VI. By doing so, he would comply with Queen Victoria’swishes. after the British monarch are all not keen on the name"Albert".On the other hand, by using the same name with his father, he can re-establishpublic confidence in the Royal family. The queen finally found an Australianspeech therapist, who succeeded in improving the king’s stuttering. Two yearslater, the Second World War broke out, Heovercame the stuttering and issued by the broadcasting an inspiring Christmasspeech, indeed they are important factors in maintaining the British people tofight in World War II. He also practiced the pistol in order to fight to defendthe palace in the German army’s invasion. In 1939 June, the king and his wifebecame the first British monarch who visit America in history.
After the war,the king’s health deteriorated rapidly. Because of the long-term smoking,George VI had suffered from severe lung cancer. He was last seen in public inLondon Airport. In February 6, 1952, because of thrombosis, George VI died inhis sleep and the body was buried in Windsor Castle.
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