I saw this movie in the theater when it came out and haven't seen it since -- until now. I got it from the library on a double pack with Anne of the Thousand Days, which I also saw in the theater and until now hadn't seen it again.
I know far more about Mary now than I did at the time, and while the majority of the story focuses, as it should, on Mary, which Redgrave plays incandescently, the script is extremely episodic. Having been to Scotland several times, and visited places where Mary dwelled, I was so hoping to see structures similar, especially the Palace at Holyrood.
I saw the Donmar Warehouse production of Mary Stuart in New York, and a year later the opera, both of which are as lovely as this is, but I missed the authenticity here. I doubt I'll see this one again!
I know far more about Mary now than I did at the time, and while the majority of the story focuses, as it should, on Mary, which Redgrave plays incandescently, the script is extremely episodic. Having been to Scotland several times, and visited places where Mary dwelled, I was so hoping to see structures similar, especially the Palace at Holyrood.
I saw the Donmar Warehouse production of Mary Stuart in New York, and a year later the opera, both of which are as lovely as this is, but I missed the authenticity here. I doubt I'll see this one again!