THE GIRL KING Presents A Contemporary “Queen” of LGBT By Ymmanwel Rico Provinio
For the first time, a transgender,
Geraldine Roman, is elected to a post at The House of Representatives. Ms.
Roman is the duly elected congressman of the first district of Bataan. In
Spain, she worked as a senior editor of a newspaper and speaks Spanish, French
and Italian. A Catholic practitioner while married to her male partner;
equipped with degrees in journalism and politics, Geraldine chooses to become a
public servant, like her father.
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, at age 18, Kristina pronounced
her intention to end thirty 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, and became
life-long friends.
The movie, “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 popular and “mysterious”
Greta Garbo. It was critically acclaimed and was 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 the highest paid
actress during her time, until her self-imposed retirement.
The latest movie version, “The Girl King”, portrays
Queen Kristina (played by Malin Buska) as an enigmatic young woman, beloved by
her father, rejected by her mother and raised in a conservative Lutheran
court. Falling deeply in love with her
lady in waiting, the stunning Ebba Sparre (played by Sarah Gadon), she is left
confused and wanting. 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 as a politician. She was truly a “new” European way ahead of
her generation. But at the same time, she was a confused, restless, eccentric,
and isolated young woman.
“The Girl King” opens on the 1st of June of
this year, with an MTRCB rating of R-16 without cuts. It is an exclusive film
release of Solar Pictures. For more details about #TheGirlKing, visit
@solarpicturesPH on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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