Mary Queen of Scots

[chemenger]

Saw this yesterday, what a great film. Not a laugh a minute, in fact really no laughs at all. Both women are shown as real people, really interesting portrayal of them as trapped in their destiny.

Really want to watch this! Thanks for the reminder!

Looking forward to seeing this. I get mixed up between Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Mary 1 - Elizabeth1 half sister.

I saw the trailer tonight. Mary has been a ridiculous Scottish accent which has put me right off seeing it.

And the historical accuracy looks questionable. Mary and Elizabeth never met.

Mary has been given.....(obviously)

I didn’t think her accent was that bad (I am Scottish). Probably not historically accurate, but it’s not a documentary. Mary probably had a peculiar accent to the Scots ear in reality, having spent her childhood speaking French. They all speak English with Scottish accents in the film rather than Scots so not accurate anyway. David Tennant’s John Knox is excellent and his accent is fine .

Is this a cinema film or a Netflix film?

Cinema

I know this is kind of asking for a spoiler so PM me if you want to chemenger but do Mary and Elizabeth meet in the film or is it part of a dream sequence/something else not real? That part of the trailer really put me off as I think the two women never meeting is pivotal to their story.

I didn't realize they never met!

As you say Mary lived in France. She didn't come to Scotland until she was 19 when she arrived with French courtiers. Giving her a Scottish accent turns it into Braveheart 2. No thanks.

suspect my mum (80) will want to see this but we are careful what we watch at the moment as dad died recently and obvs this is not a cheerful one.

is there a lot of blood? Do they mumble? These two things will put mum off a lot! Thanks.

Mary Queen of scots in the cate Blanchete film is Kathy burke with no french accent so that kind of thing doesn't bother me I am going to see it midweek and looking forward to it.

Mary Queen of scots in the cate Blanchete film is Kathy burke with no french accent so that kind of thing doesn't bother me

No accent would be fine or as in The Death of Stalin or Dangerous Liaisons letting actors use their own accents is fine. A fake and historically inaccurate Scottish accent isn't.

When she was in France she had a Scottish court with her and is known to have spoken Scots (according to Wikipedia). So she spoke the language with native speakers.

Grace there is a lot of blood in one very graphic scene, and quite a lot of violence. It is by no stretch of the imagination a gentle or jolly film.

Well they had the Auld Alliance between Scotland and france so as just said they were in and out of each others court all the time so accents wouldn't be as we expect. I like a historical film I am fine with it having artistic license it is supposed to entertain us for a few minutes.

A few hours obvs

I read the Mary Q of S was 6 foot tall. I hope they have someone tall and willowy for the part.

chemenger thank you, I will mention that.

Kathy Burke was Queen Mary of England in Elizabeth. The one who was Elizabeth’s sister.

The Scottish accent puts me off too. Mary grew up in France from the age of three years old and had been queen of France for many years before she returned to Scotland.

I recommend the Lymond Chronicles for anyone who wants to find out more about her and Stuart era Scotland.

To be historically accurate the Scottish court should speak the Scots language. This would be fairly incomprehensible to the majority of the audience. Better, I think, to have Scottish accents indicating their difference from the English court.
Grace as to the mumbling, I think that it is a bit mumbly at times.

She was queen consort of France for a year, not many years, she returned to Scotland at 19.

Kathy Burke was Queen Mary of England in Elizabeth. The one who was Elizabeth’s sister

Oh was it.

Two historical movies ( The Favourite and Mary Queen of Scots ) out at the same time.
Have I died and gone to Heaven ?

How is Mary QofS related to Elizabeth?

Why was Elizabeth not worried about her succession ?
Her father had been obsessed with his.

How is Mary QofS related to Elizabeth?

Mary's father and Elizabeth were first cousins. Her grandmother was Henry VIII's older sister, which is how Mary's son eventually became King of England as well as Scotland.