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ELIZABETH :THE GOLDEN AGE 2007
ELIZABETH:THE GOLDEN AGE[2007] is a sequal of the 1998 film
ELIZABETH,Directed by SHEKHAR KAPUR and Producers are TIM
BEVAN ,ERIC FELLNER and JONATHAN CAVENDISH.The Screenplay was
written by WILLIAM NICHOLSON and MICHAEL HIRST.
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| SHEKHAR KAPUR |
STARS of movie are CATE BLANCHETT as ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND ,GEOFFREY RUSH as FRANCIS WALSINGHAM,CLIVE OWEN as SIR WALTER RALEIGH , ABBIE
CORNISH as BESS THROCKMORTON,SAMANTHA MORTON as MARY QUEEN OF
SCOTS , JORDI MOLLA as PHILIP II OF SPAIN, SUSAN LYNCH as ANNETTE
FLEMING,RHYS IFANS as ROBERT RESTON,EDDIE REDMAYNE as ANTONY
BABINGTON,CHRISTIAN BRASSINGTON as CHARLES II-ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA ; Other very minor characters are played by TOM HOLLANDER ,DAVID THRELFALL,ADAM GODLEY,LAURENCE FOX,WILLIAM HOUSTON,JOHN SHRAPNEL ,KELLY HUNTER and NOE ISASI played role of SPANISH BOY.
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| A.R.RAHMAN. |
Music was given by A.R.RAHMAN and CRAIG ARMSTRONG.CINEMATOGRAPHY was done by REMI ADEFARASIN ;EDITED BY JILL BILCOCK,PRODUCTION COMPANY was STUDIO-CANAL and WORKING TITLE FILMS .DISTRIBUTION was done by UNIVERSAL PICTURES ; RELEASED DATE of UNITED STATES was 12 OCTOBER 2007; and in UNITED KINGDOM was 2 NOVEMBER 2007.FILM Running Time is 114 minutes . Here also a list of countries in which film was released UNITED KINGDOM , SPAIN , FRANCE , GERMANY.BUDGET was $55 MILLION and BOX OFFICE earns $74.2 MILLION.
*Awards
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 2008 · Alexandra Byrne
- AACTA Awards - Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress 2008 · Cate Blanchett
- Satellite Award for Best Costume Design 2007 · Alexandra Byrne
- Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design 2007 · Guy Hendrix Dyas, David Allday
*Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Actress 2008 · Cate Blanchett
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama 2008 · Cate Blanchett
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2008 · Cate Blanchett
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
*PLOT
In 1558,SPAIN ruled by CATHOLIC KING PHILLIP II OF SPAIN,is the most powerful country in the world.ELIZABETHAN Protestant ENGLAND as a threat,and because of ENGLISH
piracy of Spanish ships,PHILLIP plots war.HE plans to take over the ENGLAND and make his daughter,ISABELLA,THE Queen of England in the place of ELIZABETH.FRANCIS
WALSINGHAM pressured ELIZABETH to marry,because if she dies without any heir,the throne will pass to her cousin,MARY,QUEEN OF SCOTS,Who is Chetholic .Thus,Portraits of suitors were presented ,particularly the vary youthful CHARLS II,ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA,but she refuses to Mary any of them.
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| PHILLIP II OF SPAIN |
ENGLISH explorer WALTER RALEIGH is presented at Elizabeth's court,who was just returned from the NEW WORLD,and offers gifts of PATATA[POTATOES],TOBACCO,two NATIVE AMERICANS,and GOLD from Spanish ships.there also Spanish were and they dislike that MAN and thus they call him 'PIRATE' and also laugh on his gifts,added FRUITS OF PIRACY. WALTER RALEIGH praise ELIZABETH and claimed to gave name,VIRGINIA,to new land.--
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| NEW WORLD |
"Sir Walter Raleigh: I've just returned from the New World majesty. I have claimed the fertile coast in your name and called it.. Virginia, in honor of our Virgin Queen.
Queen Elizabeth I: Virginia? And when I marry will change the name to conjugia?"
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| ELIZABETH AND RALEIGH |
ELIZABETH is attracted to RALEIGH,impressed by his tales of exploration ,and asks BESS THROCKMORTON ,her most favored lady-in-waiting, to observe him.BESS also fall in love with RALEIGH and secretly begins affair with him .situation of tension happened between ENGLAND and SPAIN. ELIZABETH went to the ASTROLOGER,DR.JOHN DEE , who predict that two empires will go to war, he also claimed that he found on will rise and one will fall;however he cannot predict which will triumph over the other ,suggest ELIZABETH to believe on her self.He told her that you are doubting yourself my child don't do this;and leave her on fate.
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| BESS AND RALEIGH |
PHILLIP conspire with Jesuits in London to assassinate ELIZABETH ,and wishes to replace MARY in her place.PHILLIP calls it "THE ENGLISH ENTERPRISE",but history shows
as the BABINGTON PLOT.MARY of scote imprisoned in ENGLAND,SHE sends secret conspiring letters to the Jesuits,who recruit ANTHONY BABINGTON to assassinate ELIZABETH .FRANCIS continues warn ELIZABETH about SPAIN'S rising power and also of the Catholics plots against ELIZABETH;BUT she refuses to force her people to share their
religious beliefs,like her half-sister MARY I OF ENGLAND.
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| MARY I OF ENGLAND |
"Queen Elizabeth I: How many Catholics are there in England, sir?
Cabinet Minister #1: [snorting] Immense numbers, Majesty.
Cabinet Minister #2: Half the nation cling to the old superstitions.
Queen Elizabeth I: What would you have me do? Hang half the people in England, or just imprison them?
Cabinet Minister #2: We must act, Majesty! Our inaction is perceived as weakness!
Queen Elizabeth I: If my people break the law, they shall be punished. Until that day, they shall be protected.
Cabinet Minister #1: Majesty, we have proven reason to fear every Catholic in the...
Queen Elizabeth I: [cutting in] Fear creates fear. I am not ignorant of the dangers, sir. But I will not punish my people for their beliefs. Only for their deeds. I am assured that the people of England love their Queen. My constant endeavor is to earn that love."
THE SPANISH ambassador feigns ignorance,accuses ELIZABETH of receiving Spanish gold from pirates, and allegation that she has sexual relation with RALEIGH.ELIZABETH
became angry and exilled them from ENGLAND.Conspiring against ELIZABETH;being hunted and murdered; including BASS'S cousin and his father, BASS failed to protect
them. fransic's brother also involved in that conspiracy he was jailed;and fransic reveals Spanish's plot to ELIZABETH.
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| CATHOLIC CONSPIRE |
PHILLIP is cutting down the forest of spain to built SPANISH ARMADA,to invade ENGLAND .MARY writes letters condoning the plot. BABINGTON PLOT TOOK PLACE into a Cathedral where ELIZABETH is praying and fires pistol at her;but there was no bullet in pistol and thus ELIZABETH was unharmed .Conspires of THE ENGLISH ENTERPRISE are imprisoned and interrogated by fransic but do not answer why gun was unloaded.ELIZABETH faces fear of death ;WALTER RALEIGH consulted her by below words.
"Sir Walter Raleigh: We mortals have many weaknesses; we feel too much, hurt too much or too soon we die, but we do have the chance of love"
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| MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS |
ELIZABETH found MARY'S involvement in plot and MARY was beheaded .PHILLIP uses MARY'S death as a reason for attacking on ENGLAND ;Actually he never intended MARY to become queen.RALEIGH asks to leave for the NEW WORLD,ELIZABETH refuses him and making him Captain of the ROYAL GUARD.BESS reveals RALEIGH in private that she is PREGNANT with his CHILD,and the couple marries in secret.when ELIZABETH overcome to know she berates BESS, reminding her that she cannot marry without royal consent;she banishes from court and has RALEIGH imprisoned for crime of Seducing a word of the QUEEN.
"Sir Francis Walsingham: Forgive me, Your Majesty, I have failed you.
Queen Elizabeth I: How have you failed me? What am I to forgive you for?
Sir Francis Walsingham: Phillip of Spain is a God-fearing man who cannot declare war without a just cause. I intercepted every letter Mary Stuart secretly dispatched,
but failed to see Spain knew I was reading them. They waited for her to write the words that in my eyes would confirm her treason.
Sir Francis Walsingham: [ashamed] Forgive me. I am trapped in my own web.
Queen Elizabeth I: And I ordered Mary's execution. I murdered God's anointed Queen. And now God's most dutiful son makes Holy War to punish me."
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| SPANISH ARMADA |
"King Philip II of Spain: Elizabeth is darkness, I am the light."
AS the Spanish ARMADA begins its approach up the ENGLISH CHANNEL,ELIZABETH forgives BESS and RALEIGH ; sets free to join SIR FRANCIS DRAKE in the battle.ELIZABETH gives her speech to the troops at tibury.
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| SPEECH TO TROOPS |
"Queen Elizabeth I: My loving people! We see the sails of the enemy approaching. We hear the Spanish guns over the water. Soon now, we will meet them, face to face. I am resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all! While we stand together no invader shall pass! Let them come with the armies of hell, they will not pass! And when this day of battle is ended, we meet again in heaven... or on the field of victory."
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| ENGLISH CHENNEL |
THE SPANISH ARMADA was a SPANISH FLEET of 130 ships;sailed from LA CORUNA ;under the command of DUKE OF MEDINA SIDONIA .AND ENGLAND have only 60 ships , but when SPANISH armada dropped anchor off at CALAIS.ONE SPANISH ship found by FRANCIS DUKE in the ENGLISH CHENNEL. THE ARMADA was scattered by an ENGLISH FIRESHIP attack.ENGLAND WINS rising of great empire begins.
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| FIRESHIPS |
ELIZABETH visits WALSINGHAM on his deathbed ;tells her old friend to rest.she then visits RALEIGH and BESS and blesses their child.again resigned to her role as the VIRGIN QUEEN and mother to the ENGLISH people.
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| QUEEN WITH CHILD OF BESS AND RALEIGH |
"I AM CALLED THE VIRGIN QUEEN.UNMARRIED.I HAVE NO MASTER; CHILDLESS,I AM MOTHER TO MY PEOPLE.GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH TO BEAR THIS MIGHTY FREEDOM.I AM YOUR QUEEN.I AM MYSELF."
REFERENCES:
1] http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elizabeth-the-golden-age-2007
2] INTER VIEW OF SHEKHAR KAPOOR ON ELIZABETH
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/interview-shekhar-kapur-the-original-elizabethan-1200774.html
3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth:_The_Golden_Age
4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus
5]https://www.google.co.in/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN756IN756&biw=1366&bih=613&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=elizabeth+the+golden+age+CUTTING+OF+FOREST&oq=elizabeth+the+golden+age+CUTTING+OF+FOREST&gs_l=psy-ab.3...242057.251617.0.252757.18.18.0.0.0.0.279.2407.0j10j3.13.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..5.2.464...0j0i67k1j0i8i30k1.AlM3U4bPqZQ
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