The Girl King presents ‘queen’ of LGBT

MANILA, Philippines - In the 17th century, Queen Kristina at age 18 was crowned the king of Sweden, but was also regarded as the queen. Her sexuality and brilliance considered her as the “queen” of the contemporary LGBT members. During her time, she was accepted and respected by her constituents.

During her coronation, Kristina pronounced her intention to end 30 years of war between Catholics and Protestants and to educate her subjects. Her quest for knowledge drew her to the philosopher René Descartes and the French Ambassador, Pierre Hector Chanut, who became a life-long friend.

The Girl King, which is directed by Mika Kaurismaki, is a true-to-life story of Queen Kristina of Sweden. Back in 1933, the first film version, Queen Christina, starred the “mysterious” Greata Garbo. It was a critical acclaim and a box-office hit.

Hollywood insiders knew Garbo’s sexual preference. The gossip mill lingered that she was a lesbian. But none was openly revealed regarding her private life. She remained in-demand and was a highest-paid actress in her time, until her self-imposed retirement.

The latest movie version, portrays Queen Kristina (played by Malin Buska, photo) as an enigmatic young woman, beloved by her father, rejected by her mother and raised in a conservative Lutheran court. Kristina lives in with, not with a lady-in-waiting, but with a beautiful woman, Countess Ebba (played by Sarah Gadon ), as her “queen bedmate”. She is torn between reason and passion; between the ancient and modern worlds and the brilliance of her educated and curious mind and the pressures in an empire determined to uphold tradition.

Queen Kristina was a revolutionary free thinker, a connoisseur of art and sciences, a precursor of the feminist movement and a strong visionary of politician, a new European. But at the same time, she was a confused, restless, eccentric, and isolated young woman.

The Girl King opens on the June 1, with MTRCB Rating: R-16 without cuts. It is released by Solar Pictures.