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Release Date:
12 October 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Woman. Warrior. Queen. more
Plot:
A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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13 nominations
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Cate Blanchett is wonderful
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jordi Mollà | ... | King Philip ll of Spain | |
| Aimee King | ... | Infanta | |
| Cate Blanchett | ... | Queen Elizabeth I | |
| Laurence Fox | ... | Sir Christopher Hatton | |
| John Shrapnel | ... | Lord Howard | |
| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| Susan Lynch | ... | Annette | |
| Elise McCave | ... | Laundry Woman | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Mary Stuart | |
| Abbie Cornish | ... | Bess Throckmorton | |
| Penelope McGhie | ... | Margaret | |
| Rhys Ifans | ... | Robert Reston | |
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | Thomas Babington | |
| Stuart McLoughlin | ... | Savage | |
| Clive Owen | ... | Sir Walter Raleigh |
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Also Known As:
Elizabeth - Das goldene Königreich (Germany)
Elizabeth - L'âge d'or (France)
The Golden Age (UK) (working title)
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Elizabeth - L'âge d'or (France)
The Golden Age (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:12A |
Canada:14A |
Germany:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Finland:K-13 |
Ireland:12A |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #43467) |
Singapore:PG |
Netherlands:12 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
France:Unrated |
Hong Kong:IIA |
South Africa:13V |
Brazil:14 |
Malaysia:U |
Australia:M |
Sweden:15 |
Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) |
Argentina:13 |
Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) |
Iceland:12
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The director, Shekhar Kapur, felt that color should reveal the internal life of the characters. Alexandra Byrne (costume designer) did not want to use blue on Elizabeth since it was not a color of that period. But Shekhar insisted because he felt that blue was the color of yearning and aspiring and he wanted to portray Elizabeth as yearning to be divine and immortal. Likewise, he conveyed the close relationship of Elizabeth and Bess by showing them in similar colors/gown styles and as their relationship separates, the colors are contrasting and even clashing.
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Factual errors: The execution of Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) is shown with a single, swift ax stroke. Historically, it was far worse, actually taking at least two strokes - the first hitting Mary in the back of the head (reportedly prompting her to cry out, "Sweet Jesus") and the second severing all of her neck save some sinew, which the executioner then cut through by using the ax as a saw. Some reports say the execution in fact required a third stroke as well.
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Quotes:
Queen Elizabeth I:
Go back to your rathole! Tell Philip I fear neither him, nor his priests, nor his armies. Tell him if he wants to shake his little fist at us, we're ready to give him such a bite he'll wish he'd kept his hands in his pockets!
Spanish Minister: You see a leaf fall, and you think you know which way the wind blows. Well, there is a wind coming, Madame, that will sweep away your pride.
[turns to leave with his ministers]
Queen Elizabeth I: I, too, can command the wind, sir! I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare when you dare to try me!
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Spanish Minister: You see a leaf fall, and you think you know which way the wind blows. Well, there is a wind coming, Madame, that will sweep away your pride.
[turns to leave with his ministers]
Queen Elizabeth I: I, too, can command the wind, sir! I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare when you dare to try me!
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Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Love Theme - Arrest
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This movie approaches the brink of becoming another corny, hokey Hollywood travesty but recovers to become an incredibly powerful and unique portrayal of Elizabeth I and her closest advisers and the political situation in Western Europe in the late 16th century. Cate Blanchett offers a masterful, powerful and provocative portrayal of the Virgin Queen which unlike most Hollywood portrayals of historical personages does not devolve into a laughable caricature. Elizabeth has feelings too and cares about ALL of her people, not just those who are of her religious persuasion. Also, the movie offers a credible portrayal of Elizabeth's relationship with her cousin Mary as well as a credible and comprehensible explanation of King Philip's decision to go to war against England. Whether Spain in 1585 was the most powerful country in the world as the movie purports is a matter for debate but the fact that there was a time in history when Spain actually wanted to invade England is amazing and is a story in itself. This movie is worth watching.