La folie du roi George

Titre original : The Madness of King George

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Nigel Hawthorne in La folie du roi George (1994)

When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.

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Lorsque le roi George III devient fou, ses lieutenants essaient d'ajuster les règles pour diriger le pays sans sa participation.Lorsque le roi George III devient fou, ses lieutenants essaient d'ajuster les règles pour diriger le pays sans sa participation.Lorsque le roi George III devient fou, ses lieutenants essaient d'ajuster les règles pour diriger le pays sans sa participation.

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Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 16 victoires et 19 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Many historians believe that George III's mental state was caused by porphyria, a metabolic imbalance that can cause blue urine. However, recent research into his written correspondence suggests bouts of mania, and a common type of medicine at the time could have caused blue urine, leading some to conclude that he had a psychiatric illness.

Gaffes
At the end of the film, the Royal Family goes to Saint Paul's Cathedral. A view of the front of the Cathedral shows that the clock in the left-hand tower is missing, but this was as a result of German bombing raids in the early 1940s.

Citations
[Pitt has given the King some papers to sign]
George III: What is this? America, I suppose.
Pitt: No, sir.
George III: Oh, America's not to be spoken of, is that it?
Pitt: For your peace of mind, sir. But it's not America.
George III: Peace of mind! I have no peace of mind. I've had no peace of mind since we lost America. Forests, old as the world itself... meadows... plains... strange delicate flowers... immense solitudes... and all nature new to art... all ours... Mine. Gone. A paradise... lost.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Speechless/Dumb and Dumber/Legends of the Fall/Little Women/Death and the Maiden/The Madness of King George (1994)

Bandes originales
Zadok the Priest
(uncredited)
Music by George Frideric Handel (as G. F. Handel)

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Great British actors in little seen history

British King George III has just recently lost his American colonies. At home, he is treated as a cross between a feared dictator, and a petulant child by his handlers. While politically, he is being marginalized and beset by ambitious self promoters on all sides. He is suffering from mental deficiencies, and his doctor is hopeless.

It's a fascinating look at the royal court. Nigel Hawthorne is terrific instilling power and energy in the manic regent. Helen Mirren is Queen Charlotte. Mostly this is great acting from interesting Brit actors. And Ian Holm is funny as the clueless doctor. It's a piece of history rarely shown on film.