In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.
Costume
Azzedine Alaïa designed pieces so stunning they nearly justify the film's existence.
Acting
Andrea Riseborough disappears completely into Wallis; the rest... varies.
Director
Madonna
Abbie Cornish
Wally Winthrop
Andrea Riseborough
Wallis Simpson
James D'Arcy
Edward
Oscar Isaac
Evgeni
Richard Coyle
William Winthrop
David Harbour
Ernest
James Fox
King George V
Judy Parfitt
Queen Mary
Haluk Bilginer
Al Fayed
Geoffrey Palmer
Stanley Baldwin
Natalie Dormer
Elizabeth
Laurence Fox
Bertie
Douglas Reith
Lord Brownlow
Katie McGrath
Lady Thelma
Christina Chong
Tenten
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Madonna spent years researching, personally acquired some auctioned Windsor items, and allegedly had a chair Edward VIII sat on shipped to her London home for 'energy purposes.'
The film bombed so hard it killed Madonna's directing career for a decade, yet it's become a fascinating case study in celebrity auteurism and the impossibility of rehabilitating Wallis Simpson.
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