Honestly, I had never heard of this movie before but since there was a pretty cool cast, I thought I should check it out anyway. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good. Indeed, even though I have nothing against costume dramas, it is usually a genre I find rather difficult to enjoy. Indeed, those movies usually focus on the privileged class and show how life was hard for them which is something ... read more
Description:An aspiring young doctor, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel is invited to join the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. That all changes when Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress. The situation becomes An aspiring young doctor, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel is invited to join the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. That all changes when Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress. The situation becomes worse when Merivel finds himself falling in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started and he rediscovers his love for true medicine.... (more)(less)
“Honestly, I had never heard of this movie before but since there was a pretty cool cast, I thought I should check it out anyway. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good. Indeed, even though I have nothing against costume dramas, it is usually a genre I find rather difficult to enjoy. Indeed, those movies usually focus on the privileged class and show how life was hard for them which is something I always find difficult to care about . I usually end up thinking ‘get a grip on yourself, you whining spoiled brat!’. However, when they manage to add an interesting twist, like they did in this movie, it can be pretty enjoyable. Indeed, here, they focus on an outsider (Robert Downey Jr.) and immediately, the whole thing became more interesting, at least, to me. Like I said before, the cast w” read more
Villiana added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
"An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and"
AFIoscar added this to a list 3 years, 2 months ago
"1995 – Restoration
Nominees:
Braveheart – Charles Knode
Richard III – Shuna Harwood
Sense and Sensibility – Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Twelve Monkeys – Julie Weiss"
schwarzerabt added this to a list 3 years, 7 months ago
"1995 ~ Eugenio Zanetti (AD) – Restoration
NOMINEES:
Michael Corenblith (AD); Merideth Boswell (SD) – Apollo 13
Roger Ford (AD); Kerrie Brown (SD) – Babe
Bo Welch (AD); Cheryl Carasik (SD) – A Little Princess
Tony Burrough (AD) – Richard III "
Elfflame added this to a list 4 years, 9 months ago