Elizabeth, the golden age is weighed down by its splendor. The golden age that shows the forces of spain preparing for the invasion of england, working overtime dying robes inquisition re. Cate blanchett won best actress for her performance in shekhar kapurs elizabeth. The golden age 2007 pg 1h 54min biography, drama, history 12 october 2007 usa a mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. Director shekhar kapur, right, and actress abbie cornish arrive for the premiere of elizabeth. The golden age, begins in 1585, reaches its climax with the defeat of the armada three years later, and is the work of the same team, the working title company.
Cate blanchett stars as elizabeth i in a piece of revisionism pitched at the level of a romantic novel. The golden age trailer when queen elizabeth s reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and spains invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people. The golden age 2007 shekhar kapur on allmovie actress cate blanchett returns to her. The golden age is a great film with a strong story and great performances. Actress abbie cornish arrives at universals elizabeth. The earlier film, which made a star of cate blanchett as the eponymous virgin queen, celebrated the triumph of bright. Motivated by the many intricate layers of the personality of queen elizabeth i, whom cate. In 1998 critics may have let this pass with roger ebert referring to the movie as an exciting thriller but in 2007 with far. Queen elizabeth steels herself against invasion, treason and betrayal as she. Shekhar kapur is also back as director, but its blanchett once again. It stars cate blanchett in the title role and is a fairly fictionalised portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of queen elizabeth i of england, following up on kapurs 1998 film elizabeth, also starring blanchett. Nearly a decade after her stunning, breakout turn in elizabeth, cate blanchett reprises the role in elizabeth.
The golden age has matured in all ways since its prequel, 1998s elizabeth. Cornish plays elizabeth throckmorton in the film, opening. The film is just as good as the original, and despite its flaws. The golden age, were dealing with the most famous aspects of her regime, the spanish armada, the babington plot, which was a major plot against her, and walter raleigh bringing back the very early understanding of the new world, and the horizons beyond britain it is the exploration of. The golden age is the sequel to the fantastic oscar nominated film elizabeth, and although it doesnt live up to its predecessor, i found it to be a beautiful film with a fantastic cast. Papist spain wants to bring down the heretic elizabeth. The elizabethan eras, indeed, a fascinating periods in english history an era when england was relatively well off compared. The golden age is a sequel to the 1998 film elizabeth. Star cate blanchett snagged oscar and golden globe nods for her role, and the film won an oscar for best costume design. Such is the case in kapurs sequel to his 1998 film, elizabeth, which also starred blanchett in her breakthrough role as englands monarch elizabeth i. The golden age tells, if more often shouts, the story of the bastard monarch who. The golden age 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Elizabeth, the first film, was about a young woman coming to the throne in a period of great turmoil, and how she dealt with that it was love in the context of power, betrayal, and survival in elizabeth.
The golden age 2007 queen elizabeth i cate blanchett faces threats to her rule from abroad and at home. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. There are scenes where the costumes are so sumptuous, the sets so vast, the music so insistent, that we lose sight of the humans behind the dazzle of the production. Two faiths, two empires, two rulers colliding in 1588. The golden age 2007 pg 1h 54m military dramas queen elizabeth steels herself against invasion, treason and betrayal as she pines for the love of swashbuckling adventurer sir walter raleigh. Determined to restore england to roman catholicism, spains king philip ii. A kitsch extravaganza aquiver with trembling bosoms, booming guns and wild energy, elizabeth. There are scenes where the costumes are so sumptuous, the sets so vast, the.