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Jun 14, 2024 · Alicia Vikander stars as Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, in this historical drama that reimagines her as a radical thinker. The film is too often muted and slow, but Jude Law shines as the capricious king and the final scenes are satisfying.
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In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Jude Law).
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- Karim Aïnouz
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- Alicia Vikander
Jun 15, 2024 · Filmed with a dark sumptuousness, director Karim Aïnouz's drama brings some modern psychology to a well-known Tudor domestic dynamic that's still too one-sided.
- Robert Abele
Jun 13, 2024 · ‘Firebrand’ Review: Placid Queen. Top-shelf actors and authentic Tudor table-setting fail to quicken this glumly unfocused take on the exploits of Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr. Share...
May 21, 2023 · Alicia Vikander and Jude Law star in 'Firebrand,' Karim Aïnouz’s whip-smart historical drama about the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII.
May 21, 2023 · ‘Firebrand’ Review: Alicia Vikander Brings Subversive Edge to a Historical Portrait of Henry VIII’s Last Wife Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival, May 21, 2023. Running time: 121 MIN.
Jun 14, 2024 · ( 2.5 stars) Set in 1546, “Firebrand” opens with a fairy-tale-like intro delivered by a teenage Princess Elizabeth (Junia Rees): “In a rotten, blood-soaked island kingdom, cursed by plague and...