W.E.

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W.E. is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by Madonna that intertwines the story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII with a modern-day narrative.

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W.E. canonical 3
W.E. (2011 film) 1

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instanceOf film ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
artDirectionBy Martin Childs ⓘ
basedOn abdication of Edward VIII ⓘ
life of Wallis Simpson ⓘ
cinematographyBy Hagen Bogdanski ⓘ
composer Abel Korzeniowski ⓘ
costumeDesigner Arianne Phillips ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
director Madonna ⓘ
distributor The Weinstein Company ⓘ
editedBy Alexander Berner ⓘ
Danny B. Tull ⓘ
featuresCharacter Edward VIII ⓘ
Wallis Simpson ⓘ
Wally Winthrop ⓘ
filmingLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

New York City ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
South of France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
genre historical drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasPart contemporary storyline about a modern woman ⓘ
story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII ⓘ
hasTitle W.E. ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Edward VIII ⓘ
Wallis Simpson ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
narrativeForm intertwined timelines ⓘ
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
portrays abdication crisis of 1936 ⓘ
romance between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII ⓘ
premiere 2011 Venice Film Festival ⓘ
productionCompany IM Global ⓘ
Semtex Films ⓘ
publicationDate 2011 ⓘ
runtime approximately 119 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Alek Keshishian ⓘ
Madonna ⓘ
setInPeriod 1930s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ
theme obsession with historical romance ⓘ
public image versus private life ⓘ
sacrifice for love ⓘ

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W.E. → hasTitle → W.E. ⓘ
Wally Winthrop → firstAppearance → W.E. (2011 film) ⓘ
linked to: W.E.