Slant Magazine
There's no sense of danger, of texture, or even of a rudimentary idea of what's truly driving Gertrude Bell.
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Queen Of The Desert (2015)
Werner 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.
2015Rating: M, Mature themes128 minsUSA, MoroccoEnglish, Arabic and Turkish with English subtitles
DramaTrue Story & BiographyFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Werner Herzog ('Aguirre, Wrath of God', 'Into the Abyss', 'Grizzly Man', 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams')
- Writer:
- Werner Herzog
- Cast:
- Nicole KidmanJames FrancoRobert PattinsonDamian LewisJenny AgutterHolly Earl
Queen Of The Desert (2015) / Reviews
Los Angeles Times
The main flaws... are a lurching narrative coupled with dialogue awkwardness, and a blase approach to Bell's motivations.
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The New York Times
Nicole Kidman... supplies a gravitas and emotional complexity worthy of the woman she plays.
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RogerEbert.com
(Queen of the Desert) is never able to communicate the complexity of the woman at its centre.
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The Age
A 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.
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