“Well, we need to have your hubby pop by. He can give me his personal details, I’ll make a frank appraisal and then we’ll take it from there.”
“Doctor, I don’t have a ‘hubby.’ We don’t ‘pop.’ Nor do we ever talk about our private lives. No, you must come to us.”
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Johnson: my game, my turf, my rules.”
“And what if my husband were the Duke of York?”
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: That was Helena Bonham Carter as the Queen, and Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush as the speech therapist. His methods are unusual, but he finds success as well as friendship with the King. Colin Firth stars as King George the Sixth. Critics have praised his performance.
The film’s director, Tom Hopper, says the heart of his film is how the King faces the universal problems of loneliness and communication.
The screenplay for “The King’s Speech” was based on extensive research and personal writings. Among them were Lionel Logue’s unpublished diaries, which were discovered just weeks before filming began.
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STEVE EMBER: Our program was written and produced by Brianna Blake, with reporting by Alan Silverman. I’m Steve Ember.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith. Our programs are online with transcripts and MP3 files at voaspecialenglish.com. And you can find us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube at VOA Learning English. Join us again next week for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.
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