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Olivia Colman, soon to be seen in hit Netflix
drama "The Crown", plays Britain's 18th-century Queen Anne in
the costume piece with plenty of laugh-out loud moments, a role
for which she has won critical acclaim as well as award
accolades.
The British actress portrays her as a frail, insecure and
childish queen, easily swayed by her friend Sarah, Duchess of
Marlborough, played by Oscar winner Rachel Weisz.
That relationship is soon tested with the arrival of maid
Abigail, played by fellow Academy Award winner Emma Stone, who
also begins to vie for the queen's attention.
"Kensington Palace is the place where these women lived, loved
and Queen Anne died here in 1714," Historic Royal Palaces
Collections Curator Matthew Storey told Reuters.
"The costumes by three-time Academy Award winner Sandy Powell
took inspiration from the styles and silhouettes of the fashions
of Queen Anne's day but used modern fabrics and techniques and
to bring alive these women's stories."
On display are elaborate corset dresses the actresses wear in
the movie and their male co-stars' intricately-detailed outfits,
looks for which costume designer Sandy Powell used a variety of
materials such as denim and African prints.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian.
Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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