Cate Blanchett's *Elizabeth* and *Elizabeth: the Golden Age*

I have seen bits of these two movies yesterday and today, missing the first
hour both times. L



Cate Blanchett is one of my favourite actresses; I simply love her as
Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings movies. So, I am wondering what your
opinion is of these films. Are they at all a glimpse into the real Elizabeth
I, or simply modernistic depictions with only an occasional relationship
with the truth. What I saw seemed to show a much more angst-ridden Elizabeth
than I have ever understood her to be. The sets and costumes and music are
lush, however.



Your thoughts?



Loyaulte me lie,



Johanne



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From: Johanne Tournier
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Subject: Cate Blanchett's *Elizabeth* and
*Elizabeth: the Golden Age*


> What I saw seemed to show a much more angst-ridden Elizabeth
than I have ever understood her to be.

Liz1 was quite a good poet, and she famously wrote a poem called "On
Monsieur's Departure" (since set to music by the Mediaeval Babes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrRO8AyyPqg) in which she describes how her
unhappiness at parting from someone she loves follows her everywhere and yet
cannot be pinned down - "My care is like my shadow in the sun - Follows me
flying, flies when I pursue it". I've always understood that she was quite
angst-ridden about having to execute Mary Queen of Scots, as well.

Kipling wrote a wonderful poem about her called The Looking-Glass
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_lookinglass.htm which, interestingly,
mirrors the traditionalist view of Richard in that it shows her as haunted
by the deaths that lay at her door.

Hi, Claire -



Thanks for your thoughts! I wish I'd seen more of both films; then I would
be a better judge. As I said, I love Blanchett, so in my view, anything
she's in is worth watching just for her if nothing else. Both films seemed
to emphasize the dramatic aspects of the story, particularly the devastating
battle (I saw the end of the one where Mary of Guise sent the young wounded
fellow back to "his Queen" with directions to tell her that she, Mary, would
not fight children. I also loved what I saw of the festival on the water,
with the elegant water craft and music. As I said, they seem to be
particularly lush in the set, costume and music departments. There were some
very dramatic camera angles - in one shot, I saw what seemed to be the
columns of the cathedral at Durham standing in for the Palace of
Westminster. That leads me to think that many of the sets were actually real
places, which might add interest (certainly as far as I am concerned) to the
films. From what I saw, it looks like the casts of both films are
excellent, especially the first movie which has Geoffrey Rush, Joseph
Fiennes, and Richard Attenborough, and who knows how many others I didn't
get a chance to see.



Loyaulte me lie,



Johanne



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Johanne L. Tournier



Email - jltournier60@...

or jltournier@...



"With God, all things are possible."

- Jesus of Nazareth

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From: Johanne Tournier
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Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:51 AM
Subject: Cate Blanchett's *Elizabeth* and
*Elizabeth: the Golden Age*

> What I saw seemed to show a much more angst-ridden Elizabeth
than I have ever understood her to be.

Liz1 was quite a good poet, and she famously wrote a poem called "On
Monsieur's Departure" (since set to music by the Mediaeval Babes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrRO8AyyPqg) in which she describes how her
unhappiness at parting from someone she loves follows her everywhere and yet

cannot be pinned down - "My care is like my shadow in the sun - Follows me
flying, flies when I pursue it". I've always understood that she was quite
angst-ridden about having to execute Mary Queen of Scots, as well.

Kipling wrote a wonderful poem about her called The Looking-Glass
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_lookinglass.htm which, interestingly,
mirrors the traditionalist view of Richard in that it shows her as haunted
by the deaths that lay at her door.