The King’s Speech
King George VI (Colin Firth, peerless) enlists the help of a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to help him overcome a debilitating stutter on the eve of World War II. With Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon and Derek Jacobi; Tom Hooper (John Adams) directed from a play by David Seidler.
An Oscar winner for Best Motion Picture, Director, Actor and Original Screenplay and a nominee for Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Costume Design, Art Direction and Original Score.
The National Board of Review named THE KING’S SPEECH one of the ten best films of 2010.
A 2011 Spirit Award nominee for Best Foreign Film.
A Screen Actors Guild winner for Best Male in a Leading Role (Firth).
A Screen Actors Guild winner for Best Cast in a Motion Picture.
A Screen Actors Guild nominee for Best Female in a Supporting Role (Carter).
A Screen Actors Guild nominee for Best Male in a Supporting Role (Rush).
A Golden Globe winner for Best Actor (Drama) and a nominee for Best Picture (Drama), Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay.
A Directors Guild of American winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film.
“It's a rare combination of crowd-pleaser and triumphant artistry.” (Joe Morgenstern, Wall St. Journal)
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 10 engagements
- CameoSat, Apr 30 – Sun, May 1, 2011 · 2 days
- Fallbrook 7Fri, Apr 1 – Thu, Apr 7, 2011 · 1 week
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Apr 1 – Thu, Apr 7, 2011 · 1 week
- Beverly HillsLumiere Music HallFri, Mar 18 – Thu, Mar 24, 2011 · 1 week
- ClaremontClaremont 5Sat, Dec 25, 2010 – Thu, Mar 17, 2011 · 12 weeks
- Fallbrook 7Fri, Feb 25 – Thu, Mar 17, 2011 · 3 weeks
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Dec 17, 2010 – Thu, Mar 17, 2011 · 13 weeks
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Fri, Dec 10, 2010 – Thu, Mar 17, 2011 · 14 weeks
- Fallbrook 7Sat, Dec 25, 2010 – Thu, Feb 17, 2011 · 8 weeks
- CameoFri, Feb 4 – Thu, Feb 10, 2011 · 1 week