Her Majesty (film)

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Her Majesty
Directed by	Mark J. Gordon
Produced by	Walter Coblenz
Written by	Mark J. Gordon
Starring	Sally Andrews Alison Routledge Vicky Haughton Liddy Holloway
Music by	William Ross
Cinematography	Stephen Katz
Editing by	Virginia Katz
Distributed by	Panorama Entertainment (USA)
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	105 mins
Country	New Zealand
Language	English
[www.HerMajestyTheMovie.com Official website]
IMDb profile

Set in New Zealand, 1953, Her Majesty is a unique coming of age story about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth II comes to visit her small hometown.

Tagline: Two worlds. One day will change their lives forever

Directed by Mark J. Gordon, this New Zealand made, family-friendly feature film, is the winner of over 20 festival awards, including the Audience Award at Florida, Newport Beach, Stonybrook, World Cinema Naples and Marco Island. (See link to complete list below.)

Her Majesty was first released theatrically in the U.S. in April 2004 and continued to screen in select cities through March 2005, with its emotionally uplifting story and feel-good ending often generating vigorous applause from appreciative North American audiences. The film was released in January 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, though it performed poorly at the box office, although perhaps not out of line relative to the money spent to promote it. Her Majesty also screened theatrically in provinces throughout Canada from January - May of 2006 in association with The Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival. The North American (Zone 1) DVD of Her Majesty was released on August 29, 2006.

The film has also been licensed in various territories around the world, including the UK, Australia, South America, Scandinavia, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Thailand, South Africa and others, where it's often shown on TV.

Vicky Haughton who co-stars in Her Majesty went on to play the grandmother in the movie "Whale Rider." She also had a part in "King Kong." Walter Coblenz, the producer, was also producer on such films as "All The President's Men,", "The Candidate," and "The Onion Field." Virginia Katz, the editor, also edited "Kinsey" and "Dreamgirls."

Judging from the positive user comments on Netflix and Amazon, Her Majesty seems to be generating an enthusiastic and growing following in the U.S. from people who are just now discovering the film on DVD. This is often the case with many worthwhile independent movies that don't initially receive a major studio release together with the corresponding national publicity and/or mega marketing dollars necessary to buy critical mass and awareness.