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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Movie · 2007 · 114 min

Opulent, stately historical spectacle that sweeps you up in court intrigue and looming war, grand but emotionally cool.

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2007 film by Shekhar Kapur
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Year
2007
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • faith
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Written by
Michael Hirst, William Nicholson
Starring
Cate Blanchett, Eddie Redmayne, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Abbie Cornish, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Emily Mortimer
Music
A. R. Rahman
Cinematography
Remi Adefarasin
Runtime
114 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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