
Slant Magazine
There's no sense of danger, of texture, or even of a rudimentary idea of what's truly driving Gertrude Bell.
Full reviewWerner Herzog directs Nicole Kidman as British explorer and archaeologist Gertrude Bell in this sweeping historial drama. Co-stars James Franco and Robert Pattinson. Nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival 2015.
There's no sense of danger, of texture, or even of a rudimentary idea of what's truly driving Gertrude Bell.
Full reviewThe main flaws... are a lurching narrative coupled with dialogue awkwardness, and a blase approach to Bell's motivations.
Full reviewNicole Kidman... supplies a gravitas and emotional complexity worthy of the woman she plays.
Full review(Queen of the Desert) is never able to communicate the complexity of the woman at its centre.
Full reviewA work that not only references the historical setting and panoramic desert compositions of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, but the refined desire and period elegance of the Merchant Ivory canon.
Full reviewQueen Of The Desert (2015) is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Netflix and Google Play and Foxtel and Binge and Beamafilm and Prime Video Store.
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