Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Regisseur:

Shekhar Kapur

Drehbuchautoren:

William Nicholson (written by) and
Michael Hirst (written by)

Premierendatum:

12. Oktober 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Historienfilm

Werbezeile:

Woman. Warrior. Queen.

Plot:

An exploration of the relationship between Elizabeth I and the adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh.

Plot Keywords:

Assassination Attempt | King | British History | Bullet | Tobacco

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The woman and the queen

Besetzung

Cate Blanchett	...	Queen Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush	...	Sir Francis Walsingham
Clive Owen	...	Sir Walter Raleigh
Samantha Morton	...	Mary Stuart
Rhys Ifans	...	Robert Reston
Jordi Mollà	...	King Philip ll of Spain
John Shrapnel	...	Lord Howard
Aimee King	...	Infanta
Susan Lynch	...	Annette
Elise McCave	...	Laundry Woman
Abbie Cornish	...	Elizabeth Throckmorton
Penelope McGhie	...	Margaret
Eddie Redmayne	...	Thomas Babington
Stuart McLoughlin	...	Savage
Adrian Scarborough	...	Calley

Alternativ:

Elizabeth - Das goldene Königreich (Deutschland)
Elizabeth - L'âge d'or (France)
The Golden Age (UK) (working title)

Länge:

114 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | France | Deutschland

Sprache:

Englisch | Spanisch | Schwedische

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

South Africa:13V | UK:12A | France:Unrated | Sweden:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43467) | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva)

Drehorte:

Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England, UK

Firma:

Motion Picture ZETA Produktionsgesellschaft

Dies und das:

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Minelli'.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: 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.

Dialogzitate:

Archduke Charles: The beauty of your Majesty is dazzling to my eyes. I am overwhelmed. I am conquered. I die. Only your love, my stattlich Elizabeth, can restore me into life.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-13)" (2007)

The woman and the queen

With a view clearly centered on the woman behind the figure of the queen, "Elizabeth" is a passionate portrait of the XVI century. The court, the costumes, the social hierarchy and procedures are thoroughly depicted showing both the richness and darkness of the time.

The queen (Cate Blanchett) is the main character, showed intimately, almost striped before our eyes. She starts as a monarch and with the pose one would expect from her. And yet soon we see that there is something more to that persona: the loneliness, the sense of duty with the lack of freedom it implies, the desire to love and simply be loved in return; to be loved by what she really his and only that.

As she lowers her defenses and allows Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen), a charming pirate with news of a world she has never seen, to come close, we could almost say she was only a woman during that time; no title, no obligations, pure will to be what she feels like. However the intrigue around the crown rushes in, the plot thickens, and the woman is set aside, giving room for the queen. It is after this, when it comes to the end of the movie, that something changes. Our intimate view of her character is lost and instead there seem's to be a little twist, as the overall feeling of the movie changes to that of an epic. In the final shots there's almost a deification of her and it's hard to believe it. And most of all it's less interesting because the woman behind the "queen" is more captivating than the idea of the "queen".