Elizabeth
A friend recommended this and I'm glad she did because it's brilliant. It's beautifully shot in lavish locations with an outstanding cast in gorgeous costumes who are all on form; but it's Cate Blanchett's imaginative and lucid performance as Elizabeth which elevates it above most period dramas. I don't know how historically accurate it is but as well as being a movie about politics and religion and the monarchy, it's a story about the death of innocence in a young girl and the way power coldens the hearts and minds of those who wield it.
A friend recommended this and I'm glad she did because it's brilliant. It's beautifully shot in lavish locations with an outstanding cast in gorgeous costumes who are all on form; but it's Cate Blanchett's imaginative and lucid performance as Elizabeth which elevates it above most period dramas. I don't know how historically accurate it is but as well as being a movie about politics and religion and the monarchy, it's a story about the death of innocence in a young girl and the way power coldens the hearts and minds of those who wield it.
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