Elizabeth (film)
Elizabeth is a 1998 British biographical drama film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett. The film is based on the early years of Elizabeth’s reign, where she is elevated to the throne after the death of her half-sister Mary I. It won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and received seven nominations at the 71st Academy Awards, including for Best Picture and Best Actress.
About Elizabeth (film) in brief
Elizabeth is a 1998 British biographical drama film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The film is based on the early years of Elizabeth’s reign, where she is elevated to the throne after the death of her half-sister Mary I. As her early years continue, she faces plots and threats to take her down. She won several awards for her portrayal of Elizabeth, including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. It won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and received seven nominations at the 71st Academy Awards, including for Best Picture and Best Actress. In 2007, BlancheTT and Rush reprised their roles in Kapur’s follow-up film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which covers the later part of Elizabeth’s reign. In 1558, Catholic Queen Mary dies from a cancerous tumour in her womb. Mary’s heir, her Protestant half-Sister, Elizabeth, under house arrest for conspiracy charges, is freed and crowned the Queen of England in 1558. Elizabeth survives an assassination attempt, whose evidence implicates Mary of Guise. Drawing inspiration from the Virgin Mary, Elizabeth cuts her hair and models her appearance after her.
Proclaiming herself married to Mary, she ascends the throne as the Virgin Mary. The costuming composition of the coronation scene are based on Elizabeth’s coronation portrait, which was originally set on Marlon Brando’s portrait of the Pope. The original choice for the role was Emily Watson, but she turned it down after Kapur saw a trailer of Elizabeth and noted that many would probably be concerned that the film would be set on her coronation. In the original film, the Pope was originally offered to play the role of the Queen, but Kapur changed his plans when he learned that many people would be concerned about the film’s set on the Pope and would be worried that he would be mistaken for the Queen. In this version, the role is played by Lucinda Brando and the film is set in 1560s London, with the Pope as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Queen as the First Lady of the Church of England as well as the King of England and Queen Elizabeth as the head of the Catholic Church. It is the first film to be released in English, and the first to be shot in black and white. It was released in UK cinemas on 25 November 1998.
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