Sequels are (most of the the time, unfortunately) very common in Hollywood but they usually concern action or horror movies, not such historical pictures. Still, it seemed to be a good idea to see Cate Blanchett portraying again the same character which was her breakthrough performance 10 years before. Eventually, the end-result was not completely successfull, I'm afraid. I mean, the whole thing (... read more
Description:'The Golden Age' tells the thrilling tale of an era - the story of one woman's crusade to control love, crush enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. As Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart conspires with Philip of Spain to topple the throne, Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's trusty advisor works tirelessly'The Golden Age' tells the thrilling tale of an era - the story of one woman's crusade to control love, crush enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. As Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart conspires with Philip of Spain to topple the throne, Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth's trusty advisor works tirelessly to protect her from the many plots and conspiracies against her. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her attraction to Raleigh.
Joining them is Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh as well as Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Jordi Molla and Rhys Ifans.... (more)(less)
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Plot: A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
Genre: Biography | Drama | History
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen
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" ELIZABETH: LA EDAD DE ORO
March 1st
Era una cita obligada la que tenia con esta pelicula. Me gusto mucho mas la primera... esta no me desagrado, y aunque la actuacion de Cate Blanchett es impecable me parecio mas de lo mismo."
ThePackMan added this to a list 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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The Untruth: Cate Blanchett is the virgin queen who battles to save England from the Spanish Armada while reminding her cousin Mary Queen of Scots who's boss.
The Truth: Putting the ‘Michael Bay does historical romance’ feel to the piece aside for a moment the script completely ignores certain historical facts.
Mary Queen of Scots was French for a start. And Blanchett looks pretty hot for a 52 year-old. "
SFG¿mystic added this to a list 10 months, 4 weeks ago
“Sequels are (most of the the time, unfortunately) very common in Hollywood but they usually concern action or horror movies, not such historical pictures. Still, it seemed to be a good idea to see Cate Blanchett portraying again the same character which was her breakthrough performance 10 years before. Eventually, the end-result was not completely successfull, I'm afraid. I mean, the whole thing (costums, sets,...) really looked gorgeous, there was a great cast (Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Rhys Ifans, Eddie Redmayne, Clive Owen) and, of course, Cate Blachett was once again totally awesome in the title role. Unfortunately, the story didn't work very well. I did enjoy the political intrigues, I mean, that's what those movies are about but I wasn't so sure a” read more
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