Margrete: Reina del Norte

Its a pitty, that this history is so boring. Over 120 minuts of flat acting and slow theatrical interpretations, sometimes like fake ones. "Margrete" follows one storyline with dedicated, occasionally leaden fidelity, proceeding at a pace that might be appropriate in a 20-hour season of television, but that feels unusually indulgent in a feature film. It has almost everything one expects from these proposals: intrigue, family conflicts, sex, violence, jealousy, betrayal, etc. What it does not have is a clear meaning or purpose. Spectacular ambiance, cinematography, arts, etc. Historical and political heft to justify the epic scope of the filmmaking.

A correct historical film, seductive for admirable acting of Trine Dyrholm, for atmosphere and for structure of story.

A queen and her duties. The peace, with hard effort created, and its fragility. Two sons and an union . Questions about power, legitimity and a marriage.

The result is a correct film, the fiction reigning , the historical facts being used as start points.

The great virtue - the fair construction of tension, the clothes and dances and the smart structure of intrigue , at each level.

In short, a beautiful Dansk film , seductive for the peace message, for portrait of strong and powerful woman and, sure, for the admirable Trine Dyrholm and Soren Malling. Many familiar scenes and the history in its essence.

"Margrete the First" (2021)

'Margrete the First' is the epitome of an epic Danish tale. With monarchs, battle strife, magnificent costumes and big politics. All in all, a magnificent staging that is impressive. The acting was gripping, here one must especially highlight Trine Dyrholm's interpretation of Margrete 1. However, some of the lines could at times seem a bit too theatrical and fake. Morten Hee Andersen's role as the naive and arrogant Prince Erik of Pomerania, unfortunately, fell flat on its face for me. It seemed as if he was in a different universe than the rest of the characters, whether it was Morten's portrayal or the manuscript is hard to know.

With a feature length of 2 hours, it is always a challenge to keep the viewers' attention, here Margrete the 1st unfortunately does not succeed either. A strong start and end, does not excuse for a drawn out and unfocused mid point. Especially one storyline that I do not want to spoil, did not lead to much and ended abruptly. It could quickly have been explained with a scene or two. The worst thing a movie can do is waste the audience time.

I personally watch movies to be entertained with an exciting and gripping story. The story was fascinating, the production magnificent and the acting was mostly excellent. I missed a more focused narrative, with fewer plotlines, better pacing, and less navel-gazing. The story as it is portrayed here would have worked better as a new Sunday drama series.

Rating: 6/10.

When i came across that movie i knew that i must see it. As a huge fan of historic movies, my expectations were high ,however, the movie itself let me quite disappointed. The storytelling is good although i found myself bored and sometimes instead of watching i checked my mobile phone. In my opinion the other characters deserved more space in order to better describe their backgrounds as well as intentions. I could recommend the movie to everyone who is interested in history or good drama.

I think this is he best medieval age movie made in Scandinavia so far, and tells the story about when Queen Margrete I was told she lost her son to the plague, and then he turned up many years later. Or did he?

She was quit convinced but noone seemed to recognize him as grown up.

He was also the single heir, and was claiming the throne, which was seen as an opportunity for an impostor.

Well played, great storytelling as well as perfect setting.