The new Stephen Frears film is tells the true story of a British woman with no formal academic training who, in 2012, helped find the lost grave of King Richard III underneath a parking lot. Is it worth your time? Read our review. TheLostKingUK
Based on a true story,The Lost King , directed by Stephen Frears, introduces audiences to Philippa Langley, a British woman with no formal academic training who, in 2012, helped find the lost grave of King Richard III underneath a parking lot. When the film opens, Langley is an almost-divorced office worker struggling with a misunderstood chronic illness.
A performance of Shakespeare’s play about the infamous Middle Ages monarch reinvigorates her; she becomes convinced that Richard III was unjustly maligned and she subsequently joins a club of “Ricardians” devoted to restoring his reputation. As she begins her quest to excavate the now-famous parking lot, Langley faces skeptical historians, archaeologists, politicians, family, and friends.Lead actor Sally Hawkins does a masterful job of bringing the principled-yet-sensitive Langley to life.
ADVERTISEMENT By the end of the film, it also remains unclear why Langley and her fellow Ricardians are so devoted to the reputation of a king who died over five centuries ago. This is a diverting movie, but the true story is still stranger than fiction.Sarah Jones is a librarian based in Philadelphia.
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