Elizabeth
In 1554 in England, Henry VIII died, the country was divided, Christians opposed to Protestantism. Mary, eldest daughter of King Henry, an ardent follower of Christianity, became queen. But she had no children. The fear of Christians is the succession of his Protestant brother his half to Marry, Elizabeth.
24 May 1966, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
2 January 1937, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
15 September 1972, San Francisco, California, USA
13 June 1964, Camden, London, England, UK
12 September 1986, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
14 February 1910, Dublin, Ireland
21 March 1924, Tredegar, Gwent, Wales, UK
16 February 1964, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
1925, England, UK
December 06, 2004
More often than not, it's a watchable and thought-provoking history lesson rather than the captivating, revealing, intimate portrait it wants to be.
October 15, 2002
Historians will take issue with some of the filmmakers' choices, but fans of juicy historical drama will just hunker down for the feast.
January 26, 2006
Kapur cunningly confuses gender roles, equates sex with death, and rattles through dark, stony passions with some considerable panache.
May 31, 2002
É como um livro de História - mas sem a didática que tornou admiráveis outros exemplares afins produzidos pelo Cinema.
January 11, 2011
Cate Blanchett gives a bravura performance in this dark and lurid account, which is done from a contemporary standoint as a conspiracy thriller, emphasizing the violent actions
July 31, 2008
"Elizabeth" is superior historical soap opera that shrewdly sidesteps all the cliches of British costume drama with its bold, often modern approach.
September 12, 2007
Dank interior castle settings create a claustrophobic intensity that underscores the growing sense of paranoia and people's sinister machinations in this battle for England.
January 01, 2000
It's almost guaranteed to get a couple of Oscar nominations in the technical categories, and I think Blanchett deserves one, too.
November 07, 2002
Drama of the ascendancy of England's most powerful queen brims with great acting, brilliant direction.
March 24, 2002
Blanchett never curtsies to caricature. Her interpretation is complex, restrained, warmly sensual.
September 07, 2011
Without [Blanchett], Kapur's extravagant history lesson (written by Michael Hirst) blurs into dark doings among men in tights.
June 05, 2002
Blanchett is the shining jewel in an otherwise dull and tarnished crown.
