Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007
UK/France
114 min
12A

Directed by: Shekhar Kapur
Written by: William Nicholson, Michael Hirst
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Rhys Ifans, Jordi Mollà, Abbie Cornish, Samantha Morton
Website: www.elizabeththegoldenage.net

An exploration of the forbidden love between Elizabeth I (Blanchett) and Sir Walter Raleigh (Owen) as she prepares to go to war to defend her empire, while trying to balance her royal duties with her affection for Raleigh. Much of the film's blood and thunder liveliness comes from the sheer relish Blanchett brings to her role, with excellent support from Owen. The star of this sumptuous pantomime, however, is costume designer Alexandra Byrne whose startling work will leave you gobsmacked.

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Queen Elizabeth I film angers Catholic Church

2 Nov 2007

Cate Blanchett’s new film - in which she plays Queen Elizabeth I for the second time - has come under a torrent of abuse from various corners of the Catholic Church, for what is described as ‘anti-papist propaganda’. Professor Franco Cardini, a…