Firebrand Director Reveals The Special Ingredient Alicia Vikander Brings To Catherine Parr
Summary Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz dives into the history of England’s royal family inFirebrand, which follows the final days of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine Parr. The last of his six wives, Catherine is also the only one to come out of the marriage without either being divorced or beheaded — though the movie highlights how she came close to both. Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth’s screenplay is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s 2013 novelQueen’s Gambit, but it focuses specifically on how Catherine’s religious radicalism created conflict in her domestic life....