The Queen (2006 film)
Opening
Why do you think the film opens with a line from Shakespeare's play 'King Henry IV': "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"?
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Why do you think the film opens with a line from Shakespeare's play 'King Henry IV': "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"?
This sounds about right no matter what era the monarchy is in. The modern queen must constantly legitimize her place in British society as well as manage britains affairs and her family in a "fishbowl" of media scrutiny.