Movie Review: W/E
Directed by: Madonna Written by: Madonna & Alex Keshishian Produced by: Madonna, Kris Thykier, Colin Vatnes, Sara Zambreno, Scott Franklin & Harvey Weinstein Distributed by: The Weinstein Company/Studio Canal UK Starring: Wally Winthrop: Abby Cornish William Winthrop: Richard Coyle Wallis Warfield Simpson: Andrea Riseborough The Prince of Wales/Edward VIII – James D’Arcy Evgeny: Oscar Isaac The Duke of York/George V – Laurence Fox The Duchess of York – Natalie Dormer George V – James Fox Queen Mary – Judy Parfitt Plot: W.E. tells the story of two fragile but determined women, Wally Winthrop and Wallis Simpson, separated for more than six decades. In 1998, lonely New Yorker Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII’s abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But Winthrop's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reve...