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In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton. W.E. (stylised as W./E.) is a 2011 British historical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Madonna. It stars Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac.

W. E. - Wikipedia. W. E. (stylised as W./E.) is a 2. British historicalromantic drama film co- written and directed by Madonna.

It stars Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle and James D'Arcy. The screenplay was co- written by Alek Keshishian, who previously worked with Madonna on her 1. Truth or Dare and two of her music videos. The film was panned by critics and a box office bomb, returning only a small fraction of its budget in box office revenue. The film tells the story of two women separated by more than six decades.

In 1. 99. 8, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcée Wallis Simpson. But Wally's research, including several visits to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.

Weaving back and forth in time, W. E. intertwines Wally's journey of discovery in New York with the story of Wallis and Edward, from the early days of their romance to the unraveling of their lives in the decades that followed. Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) is a lonely housewife, living in 1. New York City. She is neglected by her doctor husband, William Winthrop (Richard Coyle) and finds solace in the love story of King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) and his lover, Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough). Wally travels to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, showcasing items used by Wallis and Edward in their lifetime, and reminisces about their relationship.

In 1. 93. 0, Edward throws a party at his new home in Fort Belvedere, in Windsor Great Park where he meets Wallis through his mistress, Lady Furness (Katie Mc. Grath). The two develop a mutual attraction for each other, in spite of Wallis being married to Ernest Simpson, and become lovers while Lady Furness is abroad. Wally's reminiscences are interrupted by Sotheby's guard Evgeni (Oscar Isaac), who takes a liking to her. Edward and Wallis continue their love affair while touring throughout Europe, where he gives her a number of jewels and assumes the initials W. E. By the end of 1. Edward is irretrievably besotted with Wallis.

He decides to introduce Wallis to his parents, King George V (James Fox) and Queen Mary (Judy Parfitt), but Wallis is portrayed in a bad light by Edward's sister- in- law Elizabeth (Natalie Dormer). A distraught Wallis wants to end the relationship but Edward pacifies her.

Wally urges her husband to have a child together but he doesn't want to and Wally suspects him of having an affair. When she accuses him, William hits her. Wally tries In vitro fertilisation in order to become pregnant. She gradually becomes attracted to Evgeni and eventually goes out on a date with him. She asks Evgeni more about Edward and Wallis, while pondering on her relationship with William.

After she returns home, a suspecting William confronts and then beats Wally, leaving her badly injured on the floor. The government of Great Britain and the Dominions refuse to recognise the relationship of Edward and Wallis, since she is a divorcée and so on the night of December 1.

Edward makes a broadcast to the nation and the Empire, explaining his decision to abdicate the throne to his brother Bertie (Laurence Fox). He says, "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love." Wallis, who has fled to Villa Lou Viei, near Cannes, hears of this and has no choice other than to join Edward. Evgeni, who has been calling Wally after their date, runs to her apartment to check on her and finds her on the floor. He takes her to his home in Brooklyn and nurses her back to health.

Wally finds a new hope and new direction in life. Watch Modern Times Download Full. She falls in love with Evgeni, divorces William and moves on with her life. Watch Residue Online.

An imaginary monologue with Wallis shows the two women talking about their lives, how they thought that they were similar, but in the end only Wally found happiness. Through a series of letters from Wallis kept in millionaire Mohamed Al- Fayed's collection, Wally comes to realise that the Duchess was stuck in a relationship with Edward for the rest of her life. Wally leaves behind her fascination with Wallis and Edward's relationship, and learns from her doctor that she is pregnant with Evgeni's baby. Production[edit]Development[edit]Madonna had written the script for W.

E. with director Alek Keshishian. Her then husband Guy Ritchie helped Madonna with the script and the screenplay, advising her to seek meetings with several actors such as Mark Strong and Toby Kebbell, who both had major roles in Ritchie's last film, Rockn. Rolla.[3] Madonna started writing W. E after she had finished filming her directorial venture, Filth and Wisdom (2. W. E was actually an idea she had before Filth and Wisdom, but instead she filmed the latter, as she felt that she did not have enough experience to shoot a big- budgeted film like W. E.[4] She described the whole film as a much bigger story: There are more characters, and three of them basically changed the course of British history. King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to be with an American woman, Wallis Simpson, and that's part of my story, so I've had to do an enormous amount of research and interview people.

So I have an enormous responsibility to that, and then I have a responsibility to the actual auction, which really happened. Then there's the new story, the point of view, which is this girl who has this obsession and is going to the auctions and stuff. So it's a much more layered, complicated piece than Filth and Wisdom.[4]"People have accused Wallis of all kinds of things. They've said that she put a spell on Edward. They've said that she was a hermaphrodite and that he was gay.

They've said they were Nazi sympathisers. It's just the usual lynch- mob mentality that descends upon somebody who has something that lots of other people don't have."—Madonna, speaking in May 2.

Wallis Simpson.[5]After the writing began, Madonna realised that she needed help as the subject was vast.[4] She enlisted the help of Keshishian, who was well acquainted with Madonna after directing her 1. Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna) and two of her music video clips. The writing process was dynamic, with Madonna and Keshishian e- mailing their developed scripts to each other, or through telephone conversations and also by writing on each other's laptop.[4]W. E. was initially reported to be a musical about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Edward and Simpson. However, Madonna confirmed that although they are in the film, the main story was not about them. It was about a woman called Wally Winthrop, a young married New Yorker in 1. Edward's abdication of the royal throne for his love of Simpson.[6] The character of Simpson acted as a spiritual guide for Winthrop, in the film.

The timeline presented in the film ranges from pre- World War II England (1. New York in 1. 99. Madonna decided to use the Sotheby's auction of Edward and Simpson's estate in 1. Madonna's inspiration to direct the film came from the controversial lives of Edward and Simpson.[4] She recalled from her experience that if she brought up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, "it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.

Everyone erupts into an argument about who they were. I mean, they were very controversial – and continue to be. So, of course, I'm very attracted to that."[7] She investigated the history behind the abdication and tried to understand what led Edward to leave his royal throne.[8] The singer spent two years researching the life of Simpson and writing the script. She wallpapered an empty room in her house with pictures from auction catalogues and photographs of the Duke and Duchess throughout their lives.[9] "I was sitting in a room that was completely and utterly inundated with their images so I could soak up their energy.

Key & Peele - Wikipedia. Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series created by Keegan- Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central.

Both Key and Peele previously worked on MADtv.[4]Each episode of the show consists mainly of several pre- taped skits starring the two actors. The sketches cover a variety of societal topics, often with a focus on American popular culture, ethnic stereotypes, and race relations.[5]Key & Peele premiered on January 3. September 9, 2. 01. A special entitled "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special" aired on January 3. Key & Peele won a Peabody Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards, including Writers Guild Award, NAACP Image Award and 1. Primetime Emmy Awards in various categories. In the first three seasons, an episode would consist of a cold opening, with a short sketch.

After the intro plays, the two hosts would introduce themselves to a studio audience and explain a possible situation, with the following sketch having a similar situation. The show then follows this pattern, with a number of sketches, each varying in time.

Not all the segments are introduced by a studio segment. In the last two seasons, the show eschewed a studio audience in favor of a pre- shot narrative, featuring the duo discussing a concept during a car ride, as the introduction to their sketches. Production[edit]The series was first announced in June 2. Comedy Central.[1] In anticipation of the show, Key and Peele launched a web series in support of the program.[7] The series premiered in January 2.

Comedy Central in the U. S. and on The Comedy Network in Canada.[8][9] The first episode drew 2. Comedy Central launch since 2. The series was renewed for four more seasons, beginning in September 2. September 2. 01. 3,[1. September 2. 01. 4,[1. July 2. 01. 5.[1.

The last episode aired in September 2. Episodes[edit]Recurring characters and sketches[edit]. Key performing as Luther, President Obama's "anger translator", at the 2. White House Correspondents Dinner. Barack Obama – The 4. President of the United States, played by Peele, who often has difficulty expressing his true feelings. Luther – President Obama's "anger translator," played by Key, who works to interpret the President's low- key statements into raging tirades. Watch Born Of Earth 4Shared.

One sketch reveals that Obama's wife and daughters each have their own anger translators as well, whom they request help from to speak with each other. Key appeared briefly in- character as Luther at the Annual White House Correspondents Dinner as an anger translator for the real Barack Obama in early 2.

On January 5, 2. 01. Key debuted an "Obama- Luther" sketch on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.[1. Wendell Sanders – Played by Peele, Wendell is a nerdy, extremely overweight, friendless man who loves sci- fi and fantasy. He often comes up with elaborate stories to convince others (especially over the phone) that he is not a stereotypical nerd, and that he is calling on the behalf of people other than himself. This includes a very attractive woman named "Claire", with whom he claims to have a relationship, and a 1. Stimpy" they have. He was put on the spot when questioned about his nonexistent son, and he was close to a plush doll of the character from The Ren & Stimpy Show.) Though his stories are obvious lies, they are elaborate enough that he usually manages to convince the person on the other end of the phone line (usually a gullible man played by Key) that the people in his stories exist.

When asked to speak with his fabricated friends and family, Wendell makes up an abrupt event on the spot (usually involving the fabricated person in question being killed) to prevent the person he is talking to from piecing together that his stories are lies, and to end the conversation. Mr. Garvey – Played by Key, Mr.

Garvey is an angry and intimidating substitute teacher and 2. He distrusts (he refuses to allow students to leave for club photos, as he believes that it is a made- up excuse to leave class, even after a schoolwide announcement over the intercom, which he also believes to be fake) and has trouble pronouncing the common names of his mild- mannered and generally white suburban students, though he vehemently believes his pronunciations are correct, such as pronouncing the name Jacqueline as "Jay- Quill- Inn" or Blake as "Balakay" or Denise as "Dee- Nice" and his most known Aaron as "A. A. Ron". Any corrections from the students are seen as highly disrespectful lies meant to make him look foolish.

Mr. Garvey forces his students to acknowledge themselves by his incorrect pronunciations, often at the very real threat of being sent to Principal O'Shaughnessy (pronounced "O- Shag- Hennessy" by Garvey) for disrespect. The only student Mr. Garvey seems to trust is an African American boy at the back of the class named Timothy (accent on the "o") (played by Peele), who is implied to be from the inner city and claims to have a daughter. In March 2. 01. 5, it was announced that Key will reprise the role of Mr. Garvey in a feature- length film Substitute Teacher with Jordan portraying a rival teacher.[1. Meegan – Played by Peele, Meegan is a young woman angry at her boyfriend, André, who always pursues her from a club, but she won’t let him near enough to make up.

The distance they cover in their pursuit becomes extreme. Meegan is shown to be extremely selfish and unintelligent, and does not seem to acknowledge social norms. She herself rarely ever receives any sort of comeuppance for the flagrant disrespect she shows to others. When not with André, Meegan is often seen with another woman who acts exactly like her (played by Key), and they often gossip between one other about being shocked by people doing normal acts, and calling them "crazy". They also take many selfies of themselves, but delete the majority of them because they don't like how they look in them, including a picture that had already just been classified as evidence in a crime that they witnessed. André – Played by Key, André is Meegan's equally loud, but far more intelligent and polite boyfriend who tends to take the fall for the conflicts she starts with others. De. Von – Played by Key, De.

Von is the shady and weird landlord who's often suspicious of what goes on in his tenant's apartments,Rafi Benitez – Played by Peele, Rafi is a baseball player who makes all his teammates uncomfortable in the locker room, because of his "slap- ass" addiction. Brock Favors – Played by Key, Brock Favors is a news reporter who's always ill- prepared for his assignments such as helicopter traffic reports and reporting on police dog training. He always responds to unexpected and sudden events with loud, excited swearing. Col. Hans Muller – A Nazi. Colonel who is ignorant to the truth. He uses "very scientific" methods to find black people (offering them beets, measuring their heads, jingling cat toys).

He is played by recurring guest star Ty Burrell. Levi and Cedric – Two inner- city friends who often get in rifts because of Levi (Peele) constantly joining new trends such as going steam- punk or getting his own Ratatouille. Most sketches end with Cedric (Key) getting fed up with Levi and calling off their friendship. Carlito – Played by Peele, Carlito is a Mexican gangster who believes that very normal or minor acts (including sitting in chairs) are "for pussies", and believes himself to be above doing such acts. He believes himself to be "the crazy one" of the gang, which he will go to embarrassing lengths to prove.

The Valets – Two valets (who always use unnecessary plurals in names of people, places, or things) who love discussing their favorite movie stars and characters – despite mangling their names and films – such as "Liam Neesons" from Tooken, "Peter Dinkels" (who plays "Taiwan Lannister"), "Bruce Willies," "Michelle Pa- feiffers," "Timothy Elephants" and "Racist- Ass Melly Gibsons".