"The King's Speech". If you have not seen it, look for it. Hearing about lara mocking Joe's stutter

[niyad]

Earlier today brought this movie to mind. For those unfamiliar with it, about King George VI, who became (unwillingly) king after his nazi-sympathizing brother david abdicated. He had a serious stuttering problem. The movie focuses on his most unconventional speech therapy, and the friendship that grew between HRM and the therapist.



Utterly fascinating, and an object lesson for today.

[Siwsan]

1. That is a wonderful film.

Now I want to watch it, again!

[niyad]

7. I will watch it again, as well.

[dewsgirl]

2. Such a good movie.

[niyad]

8. Indeed.

[Spazito]

3. I love that movie...

I didn't know King George VI, Queen Elizabeth's father, had a bad stutter until this movie came out.

[niyad]

6. Nor did I.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Excellent film!

Also going back to the top of my queue for a re-watch. Thanks for the reminder, Niyad!

[niyad]

5. You are most welcome!

[asiliveandbreathe]

9. I had forgotten this movie "The Kings Speech"..the RWNJs can eat shit...

They will continue to swing and fling their disgusting rhetoric and vile personal attacks..and the more they do, the more they are exposed....

object lesson for today, INDEED!

[niyad]

12. Sadly, they seem to think it makes them look strong, at least in the perverse realm they

Pollute. Has never made sense to me.

[elleng]

10. It's a wonderful movie,

and I watch it whenever it's on.

[niyad]

14. Just caught it again a few nights ago. Now I want the dvd.

[niyad]

13. I am guessing that you forgot the sarcasm icon?

[niyad]

17. Stupid history? Seriously? What, exactly, was stupid about the inter-war years, the rise of the

nazis, a pro-nazi sympathizer on the throne of GB, and WWII??

[niyad]

32. Wow. You clearly missed the entire movie.it wasn't about "A" speech, it was about HIS speech,

Throughout his entire life! Perhaps you might watch it again, all the way through, including the very informative credits, after doing some reading in history.

[Cracklin Charlie]

20. Radio was still fairly new.

He had to give many speeches in public.

Best to train him to speak without headphones.

[Sherman A1]

16. Agreed

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

19. Because those headphones would be a crutch

The king would have to deliver speeches when headphones wouldn't be available. He had to learn to deal with his stutter.

I had a stutter when I was a boy. A speech therapist trained me how to get over it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

18. One of the best films I've ever seen.

The actor playing the king is amazing.

His face literally goes red when his brother mocks his stutter.

I could watch it again and again.

[niyad]

21. I adore Colin Firth in whatever role he plays, but this was truly amazing.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

22. My favorite bit is when Mrs Logue, who does not know that her husband has been working with the king

Comes home to find the queen sitting at her dining room table, drinking a cup of tea and reading a newspaper. And the bit where her husband tells her, "Dear, this is King George VI". "How do you do, Mrs Logue."

I looked it up, and while Logue didn't get a knighthood, he was made a Companion of the Royal Victorian Order, which is given for personal services to the monarch.

[niyad]

23. "Would you care to stay for dinner?" The end of the movie talks about the award, and how Logue

was beside him for every speech, and how they remained friends.

[NutmegYankee]

25. That was my favorite scene as well.

[Chichiri]

28. The best part of that scene?

Colin Firth, who played the King, and Jennifer Ehle, who played Mrs Logue, were the stars of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice, one of the grea romantic pairings of all time. Watching them meet like that 15 years later was just hilarious and great.

[niyad]

33. So very true.

[obamanut2012]

38. It was also a very cute Easter Egg between the actors

Jennifer Ehle, who played Mrs. Logue, was Elizabeth Bennet to Colin Firth's Fitzwillian Darcy in the very famous BBC miniseries of Pride & Prejudice.

Rewatch that scene, and watch how Ehle is like, wait...... is that......

[LymphocyteLover]

24. Love that movie! Hadn't thought of it regarding Biden but that is a great thought

Makes me emotional thinking about Biden leading us against Nazis

[niyad]

26. I knew we would see the rise of the nazi ilk again. I just never imagined that the person in the

Oval Ofice would be their cheerleader. Biden and George VI really have some very important things in common.

[LymphocyteLover]

37. It's wild... and let's just hope the Nazis lose again!

[Marcuse]

27. Perhaps Lara will relate more to the life story of George III.

[niyad]

34. I doubt she knows that history.

[LymphocyteLover]

39. LOL!!! Early on in the Trump presidency there were several pieces comparing him to Mad King George

not so much lately

[Paladin]

30. Brilliant movie, pushed all my emotional buttons.

And I guess Lara decided there weren't quite enough assholes in her family, and felt the need to contribute. Bad decision, Ms. trump; judgment awaits, just days away.....

[niyad]

35. May they all end up in prison where they belong.

[Paladin]

42. Just as soon as possible. (nt)

[Hekate]

40. Excellent movie

[niyad]

41. It was, indeed.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. The King's Speech is one of Joe's favorite movies

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In Biden’s office, the first time I bring up his current stuttering, he asks me whether I’ve seen The King’s Speech. He speaks almost mystically about the award-winning 2010 film. “When King George VI, when he stood up in 1939, everyone knew he stuttered, and they knew what courage it took for him to stand up at that stadium and try to speak—and it gave them courage … I could feel that. It was that sinking feeling, like—oh my God, I remember how you felt. You feel like, I don’t know … almost like you’re being sucked into a black hole.”

Presidential candidates usually don’t speak about their bleakest moments, certainly not this viscerally. It resembles the way Biden writes in his memoir about the aftermath of the 1972 car accident that killed his first wife and young daughter and critically injured his two sons, Beau and Hunter: “I could not speak, only felt this hollow core grow in my chest, like I was going to be sucked inside a black hole.”

A few weeks later, I ask Jill Biden what she remembers about sitting next to her husband during the movie. “It was one of those moments in a marriage where you just sort of understand without words being spoken,” she says.

As he watched The King’s Speech, Biden accurately guessed that the screenwriter, David Seidler, was a stutterer. “He showed me a copy of a speech they found in an attic that the king had actually used, where he marks his—it’s exactly what I do!” Biden tells me, his voice lifting. “My staff, when I have them put something on a prompter—I wish I had something to show you.”

[niyad]

44. Thank you for sharing this deeply touching moment with our President. I was

thinking about the movie with the latest nonsense over his speech in Poland. Just sickening.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

45. If you listen carefully, you can tell when Joe is relying on breaks/pauses in his speech

I stuttered until fourth grade. I got to discuss stuttering with Joe at a fund raiser during the private meet and greet portion of the event. During this greet and meet, Joe told me about the children who stutter he keeps in touch with. This clip discusses the children Joe tries to help and discusses the King's Speech

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Joe's comment about Putin in yesterdays' truly great speech reflect what a great many people believe about Putin

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Putin will not stop with Ukraine and must be stopped

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[niyad]

46. Once I knew about the stuttering, the pauses, etc., were completely

understandable. It is such a kind and loving thing that he does for the young people.

His comment about Putin was no gaffe, no accident.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

47. Putin will continue to attack Ukraine and NATO until he is removed from power