This afternoon I have been to see The King's Speech
It's 1936, and when Edward VIII threatens to abdicate from the British throne, his younger brother Bertie (Colin Firth) knows he must overcome his humiliating stammer in order to rule the country.
The constitutional crisis caused by the plans of Edward VIII (Guy Pearce) to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson threatens disaster for the country, but Bertie has his own problems to face. Afflicted by a debilitating nervous stammer since childhood, he can barely make a public speech, let alone rule a country heading towards World War II. In this true story, Bertie, the future King George VI, battles to beat his speech impediment. His wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) enlists the services of unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Can Logue and his unusual techniques help her proud husband overcome his fears and become one of Britain's greatest monarchs? The King's Speech is a superb period biopic with some of the finest British acting talent around.
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