Mary & George

Mini serie TV
2024
1h

VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,8/10

7190

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1.050

Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Mary & George (2024)

Follow the story of the Countess of Buckingham who molded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.

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Seguite la vita della contessa di Buckingham che plasmò suo figlio per sedurre il re Giacomo I e diventare il suo amante onnipotente, attraverso intrighi, diventando più ricca, titolata e in... Leggi tuttoSeguite la vita della contessa di Buckingham che plasmò suo figlio per sedurre il re Giacomo I e diventare il suo amante onnipotente, attraverso intrighi, diventando più ricca, titolata e influente di quanto l'Inghilterra abbia mai visto.Seguite la vita della contessa di Buckingham che plasmò suo figlio per sedurre il re Giacomo I e diventare il suo amante onnipotente, attraverso intrighi, diventando più ricca, titolata e influente di quanto l'Inghilterra abbia mai visto.

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- D.C. Moore
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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,8/10

7190

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

POPOLARITÀ

1.050

Creazione
- D.C. Moore
Star

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Candidato a 1 Primetime Emmy
- 9 candidature totali

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Even given the taboos both of the historical period and of the next several centuries of research into and writing about history, there is a fair amount of historical documentation of contemporary rumors and reports that King James I (played in this series by Tony Curran) was gay, or perhaps bisexual, giving a historical basis to this aspect of his depiction in "Mary & George." His close relationships with a series of male courtiers were often remarked-upon in letters and other documents of the day. Two of the men whom many historians agree were likely his lovers are depicted in this series: Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset (Laurie Davidson) and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (Nicholas Galitzine); Sir John Oglander, a contemporary politician and diarist, wrote that James "is the chastest prince for women that ever was, for he would often swear that he never kissed any other woman than his own queen. I never yet saw any fond husband make so much or so great dalliance over his beautiful spouse as I have seen King James over his favourites, especially the Duke of Buckingham," and a Royal Navy officer, Edward Peyton, observed James "tumble and kiss [George] as a mistress" in view of the court. James I was the same King James who sponsored the translation of the Bible that is still known today as "the King James Bible," which is another reason that religious interests may have been eager to deny or expunge from history the possibility that James was gay or bisexual.

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Lord and Lady Somerset have Scottish accents when in reality the real life couple and the actors that play them were and are English.

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6/10

An oddly bloodless show of passion

Given what the producers of this show have chosen to highlight -- the passionate love affair between King James and the Duke of Buckingham, along with countless other dalliances, treachery, lust, and basically every sin you can think of-- the show is strangely cold and distant. It's a character drama without the characters: all the participants are drawn as though from fifty feet away. We never really get into the heads of anyone, we never have a sense of their internal dialogs, we never quite get to know them outside the obvious lust for power, or sex, with which each character is aflame.

There is also the matter of historical rewriting: the show rather pretends to be based on facts, but it's really not; many of the most interesting plot developments are fictional, and much of what could have been actual, factual plot turns are left out (poor Francis Bacon comes off the worst: instead of portraying him as the fascinating and spectacular intellectual he was, here he is only a weak, ineffectual loser).

All in all, there's much to like here if you want scenery, costumes, and sets, along with some remarkable acting (especially from Samuel Blenkin and Tony Curran), but the show leaves a slightly bitter taste, as though you were expecting champagne and instead got ale.