Mrs Brown Cannes Film Festival and released in the United Kingdom on 5 September 1997. Dench was nominated for many awards for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, but lost to Helen Hunt for her role in "As Good as It Gets". Several screens of text giving some background are shown before a bust is shown flying over a palace wall and shattering into countless pieces. The film shows the story of a bereaved Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her relationship with a Scottish servant, John Brown (Billy Connolly), and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had been a
Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle The North Fremantle war memorial and the former North Fremantle Town Hall are located on the street. Two bars are also located on the north side of the river along Queen Victoria Street: Mojo's Bar and the Swan Hotel, which has been on the street for over 100 years. In 2011, Queen Victoria Street underwent road works to improve traffic accommodation and the amenity of the area. Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Queen Victoria Street is the main road entering Fremantle's city centre from the direction of Perth. The road was originally named Cantonment Road, but was subsequently renamed Victoria Road,