and peter greenaway is the cook the thief his wife and her lover helen mirren doesn't appear weak she plays the gangsters wife a sophisticated ice cold goddess of revenge. in. a feminist act in art house cinema. but you can also play quick tempered characters. but you think. he or she is the wife of russian writer leo tolstoy. these days at the age of 74 she can afford to be picky about the roles she accepts i literally get straight to the last page is my character on the last page if it's a good sign. then i can write the script from the beginning the prime minister for you today so i took this role so for. it was arguably that of the queen and stephen frears 2006 film of the same name. has been changed after the death of princess diana and the royal family remain silent the british are outraged and the monarchy is plunged into crisis i come from a republican family you know we don't believe in aristocracy and in royal families but i have to say in researching the queen to play her as a personage i came to respect have very very deeply her absolute. appearance to the role to the joke