Gossip interests people all over the world. Especially when it comes to members of the English royal family. The interviews of Princess Diana and her then husband and current King Charles III. In the 1990s with the BBC are legendary.
In 2019, the scandal surrounding Wall Street millionaire Jeffrey Epstein emerged, who essentially made an orgy island for celebrities possible. The Duke of York, also known as Prince Andrew, was considered a long-time friend of Epstein and was also said to have made trips to Orgy Island. The accusations and questions about this became more and more intense. And then the unexpected: In November 2019, the brother of the current King Charles III invited. A filming team from the BBC program NEWSNIGHT (probably comparable to the TAGESTHEMEN on the German broadcaster ARD) came to Buckingham Palace for a conversation. You should let yourself see what happened next...
What can a film like this achieve? Why do we need it as an audience? In any case, it is interesting how much a public institution like the BBC has to fight, with a touch of desperation, for attention and against the threat of loss of importance due to competition from social media. You need a tabloid-savvy journalist (Billie PIPER) who, as a producer, can make such contacts clear ("She's very DAILY MAIL!"). And an ice-blonde TV presenter (Gillian ANDERSON), who no one has ever seen eating, can't hurt either. The Duke, formerly known as "Randy Andy," immediately notices that the interviewer is hiding her beautiful legs in a pants suit. Prince Andrew is played by Rufus SEWELL (THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE), and the well-known actor almost merges in his masquerading as a scion of royalty. This is very impressive in terms of acting, but it just repeats how Prince Andrew unmasked himself in 2019. It's certainly not entirely wrong to remind people of the dangerous desires of those in power in this way, but it doesn't make for an outstanding film. FROST / NIXON was a lot more enlightening a few years ago.
The film reminds us that even world-famous celebrities can't afford to do anything without fearing public exposure. However, the resistance is already underway. If everything can be branded as fake news, then the actual criminals can feel a little safer again with a sufficient cushion of money. In this respect, a film like SCOOP definitely has a purpose; from a cinematic point of view, the audience doesn't need something like that. It's better to watch the original interview on YOUTUBE again.
In 2019, the scandal surrounding Wall Street millionaire Jeffrey Epstein emerged, who essentially made an orgy island for celebrities possible. The Duke of York, also known as Prince Andrew, was considered a long-time friend of Epstein and was also said to have made trips to Orgy Island. The accusations and questions about this became more and more intense. And then the unexpected: In November 2019, the brother of the current King Charles III invited. A filming team from the BBC program NEWSNIGHT (probably comparable to the TAGESTHEMEN on the German broadcaster ARD) came to Buckingham Palace for a conversation. You should let yourself see what happened next...
What can a film like this achieve? Why do we need it as an audience? In any case, it is interesting how much a public institution like the BBC has to fight, with a touch of desperation, for attention and against the threat of loss of importance due to competition from social media. You need a tabloid-savvy journalist (Billie PIPER) who, as a producer, can make such contacts clear ("She's very DAILY MAIL!"). And an ice-blonde TV presenter (Gillian ANDERSON), who no one has ever seen eating, can't hurt either. The Duke, formerly known as "Randy Andy," immediately notices that the interviewer is hiding her beautiful legs in a pants suit. Prince Andrew is played by Rufus SEWELL (THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE), and the well-known actor almost merges in his masquerading as a scion of royalty. This is very impressive in terms of acting, but it just repeats how Prince Andrew unmasked himself in 2019. It's certainly not entirely wrong to remind people of the dangerous desires of those in power in this way, but it doesn't make for an outstanding film. FROST / NIXON was a lot more enlightening a few years ago.
The film reminds us that even world-famous celebrities can't afford to do anything without fearing public exposure. However, the resistance is already underway. If everything can be branded as fake news, then the actual criminals can feel a little safer again with a sufficient cushion of money. In this respect, a film like SCOOP definitely has a purpose; from a cinematic point of view, the audience doesn't need something like that. It's better to watch the original interview on YOUTUBE again.