In this TV movie, Joely Richardson plays Wallis Simpson and Stephen Campbell Moore as Prince of Wales then later King of England Edward VIII. It's about this most famous love story of a man who gave up being king to marry his one true love. The film is entirely threw Wallis' point of view.
Prince Edward first meets up with American Wallis Simpson while she's married to her second husband, Ernest Simpson. It all soon leads to an affair and Wallis' enviable but amicable divorce from hubby number two. Their affair is widely known and gossiped about in the papers, but the Prince is a playboy, nobody takes this affair seriously. Most think it's a passing fad. Once the King dies and Edward inherits the throne, that's when everyone demands a stop to it. Especially when Edward wants to marry a twice divorced middle class American woman. Everyone is against it, they say no to the marriage but advise him to keep her on the side as his mistress if that will keep him happy. Edward follows his heart and advocates the throne. In doing so he alienates his friends, his family and stuns a nation.
I love this film. It's just a sweet romantic film. It looks beautiful, the costumes, the sets, the whole atmosphere. It's entirely focused on Wallis and her struggle with this relationship, the pros and cons. Now, they really don't get to political with this film or into other scandals like the whole Nazi stuff. It's mainly just a romance film. Richardson does a fantastic job. The scene, all done while on a phone, where she begs Edward to not advocate for her, to not give up his birthright was heart breaking. So was the scene were we see Wallis listening to Edward's speech when he announces to the world his was advocating the throne. Nobody can cry like Joely Richardson. There sad wedding were no one came, just the two of them. Yet hopeful because they did love each other. It's a Sweet movie, it's a love story. I mean who would advocate the throne fr a woman? It really happened, it tugs at those true romantic hippies out there.The performances, excellent. Richardson is heartbreaking at times. Give it a rent. It's a sweet romance picture, that's all. It's not to long, it's not to short. I think it might be the first time that this story has been told threw Wallis' point of view. It stands on it's own merit.
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