Friday, March 09, 2007
Elizabeth
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: Yes, that's right, yet another "Elizabeth" movie, just as good and just as involving as the others. I almost feel as though I should have a category label of "elizabeth movies" or, perhaps, "english royals movies", as A Man for All Seasons definitely qualifies for the same category. Mom has already mentioned that she wants to see the movie The Queen, as well, and I suspect we will end up owning it. So far, the only English Royals movie she's seen and in which she lost interest halfway through was Mrs. Brown, which I immensely enjoyed. She was so distracted through it, though, that I haven't yet considered purchasing it; although it has occurred to me to rent it again, run it by her once more and see how she likes it. Could be that this one is not "period" enough for Mom. Could also be that the movie about Elizabeth II will be the same kind of experience for her. We'll see.
Update 2/7/18 & 8/2/21: We did, indeed, purchase The Queen, to which I've linked my write-up. We also purchased Mrs. Brown, to which I've also linked my write-up. I've left the first link to this movie, above, as it is, though, since it links to a mini-review of the movie. You'll notice, I haven't purchased the sequel, released 9 years later, Elizabeth: The Golden Age. I have no quibbles with this movie, its successor, but, by the time the dvd came out, I was pretty much Elizabethed out and Mom was dead. Don't get me wrong. I continue to watch the Elizabeth movies I have. I just don't want anymore. At least not now.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush Francis Walsingham Joseph Fiennes Robert Dudley Richard Attenborough William Cecil Christopher Eccleston Thomas Howard Kathy Burke Queen Mary I Fanny Ardant Mary of Guise Vincent Cassel Francis, Duke of Anjou Emily Mortimer Kat Ashley Kelly Macdonald Isabel Knollys John Gielgud Pope Pius V Daniel Craig John Ballard
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1998
Directed by Shekhar Kapur.
Labels: biography1, cate-blanchett, drama7, elizabeth-I, emily-mortimer, historical3, john-gielgud, mom-favorite1, period3, royals
