The Madness of King George - a photo on Flickriver

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgZvg7SR_DE

I put together two Somerset House shots after seeing this movie about the events of 1788-1789 concerning King George III:

The Madness of King George (1994)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0110428

A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.

“I’ve always been myself, even when I was ill... only now I seem myself... that is the important thing... I have remembered how to seem!”

“Govern yourself then, you goat!”

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London (show map)

Taken on: January 27, 2002

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Camera: Kodak DX4330, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, 8mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Kodak DX4330
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	8mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
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