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W.E.
Sign in to saveW.E. (stylised W./E.) is a 2011 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Madonna and starring Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, and James D'Arcy. The screenplay was co-written by Alek Keshishian, who previously worked with Madonna on her 1991 documentary Truth or Dare and two of her music videos. Although the film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb, it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. This marked Isaac's and Cornish's second film together after Sucker Punch.
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6.3In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.
Cast
- Abbie Cornish as Wally Winthrop
- Andrea Riseborough as Wallis Simpson
- James D'Arcy as Edward
- Oscar Isaac as Evgeni
- Richard Coyle as William Winthrop
- David Harbour as Ernest
Themes
- auction
- beating
- bathtub
- clothes
- woman director
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Key facts
- Film.name
- W.E.
- Film.image
- WE film poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Madonna
- Film.producer
- MadonnaKris Thykier
- Film.writer
- MadonnaAlek Keshishian
- Film.music
- Abel Korzeniowski
- Film.cinematography
- Hagen Bogdanski
- Film.editing
- Danny B. Tull
- Film.studio
- Semtex FilmsIM Global
- Film.distributor
- StudioCanal (United Kingdom)The Weinstein Company (United States)
- Film.runtime
- 119 minutes
- Film.budget
- £11 million ($ million)
- Film.gross
- $2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 761732
- Official website
- we-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2012-06-21
- title
- W.E.
- capital cost
- 15000000
- review score
- 37/100
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16 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Inspiration
- Casting
- Filming
- Costumes
- Music and soundtrack
- Promotion and release
- Reception
- Critical response
- Box office
- Accolades
- References
- External links
W.E. (stylised W./E.) is a 2011 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Madonna and starring Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, and James D'Arcy. The screenplay was co-written by Alek Keshishian, who previously worked with Madonna on her 1991 documentary Truth or Dare and two of her music videos. Although the film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb, it received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. This marked Isaac's and Cornish's second film together after Sucker Punch.
The film tells the story of two women separated by over six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne so he could marry American Wallis Simpson. But Wally's research, including several visits to Sotheby's auction of the Windsor estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought. Traveling back and forth in time, W.E. intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis and Edward from the early days of their romance to the unraveling of their lives over the following decades.