Elizabeth
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Directed by	Shekhar Kapur
Produced by	Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen
Written by	Michael Hirst
Starring	Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Clive Owen Samantha Morton Rhys Ifans Jordi Molla John Shrapnel Aimee King Susan Lynch Elise McCave Abbie Cornish
Music by	David Hirschfelder
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Editing by	Jill Bilcock
Distributed by	Polygram Gramercy Pictures
Release date(s)	6 November 1998
Running time	124 min. Shekhar Kapur (Hindi शेखर कपूर born December 6, 1945 in Lahore, Punjab Tim Bevan, CBE (b 1958 Queenstown New Zealand) is an Academy Award nominated movie producer. Eric Fellner CBE (b 1959 England) is an Academy Award -nominated movie producer. Alison Owen (born 1961 in Portsmouth) is an English Film producer. Michael Hirst (born 1952 is a British Screenwriter, best known for his films Elizabeth (1998 and Elizabeth The Golden Age Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated English actress Rhys Ifans r̥ ɨːs 'ivans (born 22 July 1968) is a Welsh Actor. Jordi Mollà Perales (born July 1, 1968) is a Spanish Actor, filmmaker and artist John Shrapnel (born April 27, 1942) As a stage actor he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an Irish actress. Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Down, David Hirschfelder is an Australian Film score Composer and performer. Remi Adefarasin, BSC, (born 2 February 1948, London) is a noted British Cinematographer. Jill Bilcock (b 1948 Melbourne Victoria Australia is a film editor PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 Gramercy Pictures was a Film distributor launched in 1993 a joint venture of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
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Language	English French Latin
Budget	$25,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue	$82,150,642 (worldwide)
Followed by	Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
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Elizabeth is a 1998 film loosely based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Elizabeth The Golden Age is a 2007 film sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The film was written by Michael Hirst and directed by Shekhar Kapur. Michael Hirst (born 1952 is a British Screenwriter, best known for his films Elizabeth (1998 and Elizabeth The Golden Age Shekhar Kapur (Hindi शेखर कपूर born December 6, 1945 in Lahore, Punjab It stars Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Christopher Eccleston, and Richard Attenborough. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Joseph Alberic Fiennes ( "fines" born May 27, 1970) is an Screen Actors Guild award-winning English Film Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough It was the final film of acclaimed British actor Sir John Gielgud. Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an It also stars a 12-year-old Lily Allen as a lady in waiting, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona as the French ambassador, future Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston as the Duke of Norfolk, and Daniel Craig, who would later portray James Bond, as a member of the Vatican who is heavily involved in the film's central plot. Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. A lady-in-waiting (also called waiting maid) is a female personal assistant at a Noble court, attending to a queen, a Princess or other Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope

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Synopsis

In 1558, the Roman Catholic Mary I of England dies of a cancerous tumor in her uterus, leaving her Protestant half sister Elizabeth as Queen. Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic The uterus (from the Latin word for womb) is the major Female reproductive organ of most Mammals including Humans One end the Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary, but has now been freed for her coronation. A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a Monarch with regal power specifically involving the placement of a crown upon his or her head and the The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors (including Henri, Duc d'Anjou, the future King Henry III of France, whom she rejects) and urged by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley to marry, which, as he states, would secure her throne. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Lord Burghley redirects here For other holders of the title see Baron Burghley William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 &ndash Instead, she has a secret affair with her childhood sweetheart, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester ( 24 June 1532 /1533 &ndash 4 September 1588) was the long standing Favourite of Elizabeth The affair is, however, no secret from Cecil - who makes clear that a Monarch has no private life (having an affair with a queen confers considerable power on the lover - all the more as it might result in pregnancy).

Elizabeth deals with various threats to her reign, including The Duke of Norfolk, a Catholic in her court who conspires to have her murdered, and the effective ruler of Scotland, Mary of Guise, who allies with France to attack England's forces. Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Mary of Guise (Marie de Guise November 22, 1515 &ndash June 11 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. At the end of the film, Norfolk is executed for his conspiracy and Mary is assassinated by Elizabeth's advisor, Francis Walsingham. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Sir Francis Walsingham (c 1532 – 6 April 1590) is usually remembered as the " Spymaster " of Queen Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth permanently banishes Dudley from her private presence when she finds out that he is married; as depicted in the sequel, Elizabeth then gives up ever having sex again, feeling that such relations could give a man too much power over her. Moreover, cutting off her relations with Dudley is part of the process by which she becomes increasingly tough and assertive - in one scene she carefully prepares and rehearses the speech she would deliver to a recalcitrant Parliament and force through her religious reforms.

She also becomes capable of occasional ruthless behaviour - as in unflinchingly ordering the execution of people which she considers dangerous to her rule, as well taking up as her right-hand man the Machiavellian Walshingham, who thinks nothing of torturing people or killing with his own hands.

All this is a considerable change from the warm-hearted, rather romantic girl which Elizabeth was in the early parts of the film; remaining such would have been incompatible with being a Queen who actually ruled and dominated the men around her, and her transformation is a major theme of the film.

The film ends with Elizabeth assuming the persona of 'The Virgin Queen', and initiating England's Golden Age. The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century

Dramatic license

The film takes many liberties with history. Among them:

• The real Robert Dudley did not betray Elizabeth, and remained a loyal subject until his death. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester ( 24 June 1532 /1533 &ndash 4 September 1588) was the long standing Favourite of Elizabeth
• Similarly, Dudley is shown in the film as converting to Catholicism when in fact he was a staunch Protestant (of the type that would later become termed as Puritan), making such conversion unthinkable. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine,
• Kat Ashley is portrayed as being of similar age to Elizabeth, though in reality she was significantly older, having been Elizabeth's governess.
• In the film, Elizabeth appears to find out from Sir William Cecil that Robert Dudley has married, whereas in reality Elizabeth was well aware, since she attended his wedding. Lord Burghley redirects here For other holders of the title see Baron Burghley William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 &ndash (While it is true that Elizabeth knew that Dudley married his first wife, Amy Robsart, and did indeed attend their wedding, she may not have known about his second marriage – to her cousin, Lettice Knollys; there are rumors she was furious when she discovered the truth. Amy Robsart ( 7 June 1532 – 8 September 1560) also known as Amy Lady Dudley was an English Noblewoman, who Laetitia Knollys Countess of Essex and Leicester ( 1540 - 25 December, 1634, normally referred to as Lettice Knollys, was born in Rotherfield However, this was somewhat later than the events of this film. )
• In the film, Elizabeth I is courted by Henri, Duke of Anjou. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) The two never met in reality, as the actual proposal was for her marriage to François, his younger brother. Hercule François Duke of Anjou and Alençon, often simply referred to as "the Duke of Alençon" ( March 18, 1555 &ndash June 19 François came to England and the proposal became a very serious prospect, although it was never fulfilled. Neither Henry nor Francois went to Scotland to meet Mary of Guise (indeed, Mary died years before the marriage proposal to Francois was even made).
• William Cecil was not even 40 years old when Elizabeth began her reign, contrary to his cinematic portrayal as elderly. He was not retired by the young queen, either. He remained one of her most trusted advisors until his death, shortly before hers. Similarly Francis Walsingham was in his mid-twenties when Elizabeth was crowned, not a middle-aged man as he was portrayed by Geoffrey Rush.
• The conspiracy of The Duke of Norfolk confuses several events into one - in the film he is arrested and summarily executed for trying to supplant Elizabeth and marry Mary of Guise to cement his hold on the throne. Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton In reality Norfolk was imprisoned in 1569 for trying to wed Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary of Guise's daughter) without permission, but was eventually released. He was then involved in a separate plot in 1572 (three years later) to put Mary of Scots on the throne, for which he was then tried and executed.
• No evidence exists to support the claim that Francis Walsingham was involved in the death of Mary of Guise; she died of dropsy. Oedema (or Edema in American English formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is the increase of Interstitial fluid in any organ &mdash swelling Furthermore, her death occurred only a year into Elizabeth's reign, whereas many of the other events in the film occurred later, making them seem concurrent in the way they are presented.
• In the film, and as emphasised in its promotion, Elizabeth has bright blue eyes (Cate Blanchett's natural eye color); however, Elizabeth is well known for having the deep amber brown eyes of her mother, Anne Boleyn, and the bright red hair of her father, Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Blanchett had sensitive eyes, so she was unable to wear coloured contacts for her role.

Claims of Anti-Catholicism

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights stated that the film gives "impression that the religious strife was all the doing of the Catholic Church", noting that the New York Times review considered it "resolutely anti-Catholic" complete with a "scheming pope" and repeating the charge made in the Buffalo News that "[e]very single Catholic in the film is dark, cruel and devious". The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, widely known as The Catholic League, is an anti-defamation non-profit group in the United States with Anti-Catholicism is a generic term for Discrimination, hostility or Prejudice directed at the Roman Catholic Church or its followers The Buffalo News is the primary Newspaper of the Buffalo New York, Metropolitan area and its surrounding Suburbs It is wholly owned ^[1]

Cast

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• Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I of England
• Geoffrey Rush as Francis Walsingham
• Christopher Eccleston as Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
• Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
• Kathy Burke as Mary I of England
• Emily Mortimer as Kat Ashley
• Edward Hardwicke as Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel
• Daniel Craig as John Ballard
• James Frain as Alvaro de la Quadra
• Kelly Macdonald as Isabel Knollys (fictional)
• Angus Deayton as Waad, Chancellor of the Exchequer (fictional)
• Wayne Sleep as the dance tutor
• Richard Attenborough as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
• Jeremy Irons as Eldor Chanoble
• John Gielgud as The Pope
• Fanny Ardant as Mary of Guise
• Vincent Cassel as the Henri, Duc d'Anjou
• Eric Cantona as Monsieur de Foix (fictional)

Awards

At the 71st Academy Awards, Jenny Shircore won the Oscar for Best Makeup. Nicholas Hilliard (c 1547&ndash January 7, 1619) was an English Goldsmith and limner best known for his Portrait miniatures Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor Sir Francis Walsingham (c 1532 – 6 April 1590) is usually remembered as the " Spymaster " of Queen Elizabeth I of England Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton Joseph Alberic Fiennes ( "fines" born May 27, 1970) is an Screen Actors Guild award-winning English Film Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester ( 24 June 1532 /1533 &ndash 4 September 1588) was the long standing Favourite of Elizabeth Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death Emily Mortimer (born 1 December, 1971) is an English actress. Edward Hardwicke, sometimes credited as Edward Hardwick, (born August 7, 1932) the son of Sir Cedric Hardwicke and actress Helena Pickard Henry FitzAlan 19th Earl of Arundel (c1511 – 24 February 1580) was an English nobleman who over his long life assumed a prominent place at the court of all Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. John Ballard (died 20 September 1586) was an English Jesuit priest executed for being involved in an attempt to Assassinate Queen James Frain (born March 14, 1968) is an English stage and screen Actor. Kelly Macdonald (born February 23, 1976) is a Scottish Emmy Award - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning actress Gordon Angus Deayton (born 6 January 1956 is an English Actor, Writer, Musician, Comedian and Television presenter. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial Wayne Sleep OBE (born July 17, 1948) Plymouth, Devon, England; is an English Dancer, director Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Lord Burghley redirects here For other holders of the title see Baron Burghley William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 &ndash Jeremy John Irons (born September 19 1948) is an English film television and stage Actor. Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949 is a French actress. Mary of Guise (Marie de Guise November 22, 1515 &ndash June 11 1560) was the Queen Consort of James V of Scotland Vincent Cassel (born November 23 1966) is a French Actor. He has appeared in both French and English language Films. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s The 71st Academy Awards ceremony was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The film also received six other Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Cate Blanchett for Best Actress in a Leading Role, John Myhre and Peter Howitt for Best Art/Set Direction, Remi Adefarasin for Best Cinematography, Alexandra Byrne for Best Costume Design, and David Hirschfelder for Best Music (Original Dramatic Score). The nominees for the 71st Academy Awards were announced on February 9 1999 by Academy president Robert Rehme and actor Kevin Spacey The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to ^[2]

At the 52nd BAFTA Film Awards, the film won five awards. 52nd BAFTA Awards It won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, Cate Blanchett won Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Remi Adefarasin won Best Cinematography, Jenny Shircore won Best Makeup & Hair, and David Hirschfelder won the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music. It was also nominated for several other awards: Best Film, Shekhar Kapur for Best Direction, Michael Hirst for Best Original Screenplay, Alexandra Byrne for Best Costume Design, Jill Bilcock for Best Editing, and John Myhre for Best Production Design. ^[3]

Cate Blanchett won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama at the 56th Golden Globe Awards held in 1999. 56th Golden The film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture (Drama), and Shekhar Kapur was nominated for Best Director. ^[2]

At the 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Cate Blanchett was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. 5th SAG Awards ^[2]

Release, box office performance, and trivia

Elizabeth premiered in September 1998 at the Venice Film Festival and was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ^[4] It premiered in London on October 2, 1998 and it premiered in the United States on October 13, 1998. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) ^[4] It opened in the United Kingdom on October 23, 1998^[4] and opened in limited release in the United States in 9 theaters on November 6, 1998, grossing $275,131. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Limited release is a term in the American Motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing in a select few theaters across the country (typically in cities ^[5] Its widest release in the United States and Canada was in 624 theaters. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page ^[5], and its largest weekend gross throughout its run in theaters in the U. S. and Canada was $3. 9 million in 516 theaters^[5], ranking #9 at the box office. ^[6] Elizabeth went on to gross $30 million in the United States and Canada, and a total of $82. 1 million worldwide. ^[7]

Elizabeth was filmed in exactly 45 days.

References

External links

• Elizabeth International Forum
• Elizabeth Multimedia Site
• Elizabeth at the Internet Movie Database
• Speech in Movie to Rival Clergy in Text and Video from AmericanRhetoric. com
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