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Mrs. Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (189 words) |
 | Brown is also the name of a song by Herman's Hermits. |
| Brown, presumably for the benefit of people who might not understand the original title) is a 1997 movie starring Dame Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Anthony Sher, and Gerard Butler. |
| The film tells the story of Queen Victoria and her relationship with her servant, John Brown, and the scandal it produced (the nickname "Mrs. |
| Mrs. Brown . Memphis Flyer . 09-22-97 (449 words) |
| Brown, her portrayal of Victoria has a dazzling subtlety -- by turns, a fl hole of inconsolability, the most powerful monarch in the world who also happens to be a fragile human being in desperate need of a friend, and a woman torn between healing herself and preserving a historical tradition of government. |
| The movie doesn't glamorize Brown or imply that he was without weaknesses, but it gets exactly right the profoundly moving, always unexpected, miracle of two souls who help one another feel a bit more at home on the planet. |
| Brown is thoughtful and thought-provoking; and without resorting either to historical presumption or to cheap melodrama, it gives us a glimpse into the lives of ordinary human beings coping with extraordinary circumstances. |
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