Long pauses are good, they add solemnity to great occasions.

The King's Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, UK Film Council/Momentum Pictures/Aegis Film Fund Molinare, London/FilmNation Entertainment/See-Saw Films/Bedlam Productions, 2010.

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