Elizabeth
Elizabeth I: Cate Blanchett
Sir Francis Walsingham: Geoffrey Rush
Duke of Norfolk: Christopher Eccleston
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Joseph Fiennes
Sir William Cecil: Richard Attenborough
Mary of Guise: Fanny Ardant
The Pope: John Gielgud
Directed by Shekhar Kapur. Written by Michael Hirst. Running time: 124 minutes.
Rated R (for violence and sexuality).
BY ROGER EBERT
The England of the first Elizabeth is a dark and sensuous place; the court lives intimately with treachery, and cloaks itself in shadows and rude luxury. As seen through the fresh eyes of an Indian director, Shekhar Kapur, "Elizabeth" is not a light "Masterpiece Theater" production, but one steeped in rich, saturated colors and emotions. The texture of the film is enough to recommend it, even apart from the story.
Cate Blanchett stars as Elizabeth I, who in 1558, at the age of 25, took the throne of a Catholic country, declared it......
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