Canadian actress Sarah Polley will star as the 17th century Queen of Sweden in the dramatic feature "Queen Kristina", to be directed by Mika "The House Of Branching Love" Kaurismäki.
The film is a co-production with co-producers Anna Stratton and Robin Cass of Toronto's Triptych Media, Kaurismäki through his Marianna Films and Hank "City Of God" Levine of Berlin's Hank Levine Film.
The real Kristina, born into Swedish royalty in 1626, was her father’s only heir, s raised as a Prince, educated as a boy. Upon her father's death she took the oath as a king, not a queen and was nicknamed 'Girl King'.
The film will lense in Canada and Sweden, winter/spring of 2011 for a Canadian release by Union Pictures...
The film is a co-production with co-producers Anna Stratton and Robin Cass of Toronto's Triptych Media, Kaurismäki through his Marianna Films and Hank "City Of God" Levine of Berlin's Hank Levine Film.
The real Kristina, born into Swedish royalty in 1626, was her father’s only heir, s raised as a Prince, educated as a boy. Upon her father's death she took the oath as a king, not a queen and was nicknamed 'Girl King'.The film will lense in Canada and Sweden, winter/spring of 2011 for a Canadian release by Union Pictures...
