Elizabeth

    Elizabeth
    1998

    Synopsis

    The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

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    Cast

    • Cate BlanchettElizabeth I
    • Joseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
    • Geoffrey RushSir Francis Walsingham
    • Christopher EcclestonDuke of Norfolk
    • John GielgudThe Pope
    • Richard AttenboroughSir William Cecil
    • Fanny ArdantMary of Guise
    • Éric CantonaMonsieur de Foix
    • Vincent CasselDuc d'Anjou
    • Kathy BurkeQueen Mary Tudor

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Village Voice

      Elizabeth's most triumphant aspect is Blanchett's transformation from saucy, spirited toe-tapper to iconic Virgin Queen.
    • 80

      Slate

      The movie's approach makes for juicy melodrama.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      This Elizabeth is presented as a glamorously stressed-out modern woman who must cope with a super-intense case of having it all.
    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      Bollywood meets The Godfather.
    • 80

      Time

      This darkly sumptuous, hypnotically complex movie ought to have many constituencies.
    • 78

      Austin Chronicle

      Despite the florid trailers' emphasis on bodice-ripping romantic imagery, Elizabeth is above all a political thriller.
    • 75

      San Francisco Chronicle

      Elizabeth works in a number of ways. It's a feminist film. It's also a kind of spy thriller and a superior historical drama.
    • 75

      Christian Science Monitor

      Acted and directed with great energy and imagination.

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