This is the lavish sequel to cate blanchetts portrayal of the young elizabeth some nine years ago. The golden age is the result, one of those rare beasts a sequel to a movie whose primary audience is not teenagers. With cate blanchett, clive owen, geoffrey rush, jordi molla. The golden age tells it, the spanish armada s defeat by the british empire was the orgasm the virgin queen never had. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late16thcentury europe, elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the spanish king philip ii, who with his powerful army and seadominating armada is determined to elizabeth. Elizabeth was unaware of the pregnancy, and didnt discover bess and raleighs secret marriage until 1592. Clive owen, samantha morton, abbie cornish, shekhar kapur. Retrieved from the jingoistic and highly biased movie elizabeth.
The golden age, as some of you may know, is the 2007 sequel to the oscarwinning 1998 film elizabeth. The film inverts the roles of sir francis drake and sir walter raleigh clive owen. The golden age focuses on the melodrama of the monarchs loneliness living in a prison of wealth and power. I enjoyed the first movie this film maker created about elizabeths early reign, elizabeth. The golden age tells the thrilling tale of one womans crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world. Since the first film, blanchett scored an oscar for her noteperfect rendition of. The golden age finds queen elizabeth facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal. The golden age is a 2007 biographical drama film, directed by shekhar kapur and produced by universal pictures and working title films.
In 1585 elizabeth i turned 53 years of age, and young looking cate though mentioning increasing lines in the film throws back us nerdy history majors who enjoy a good tudor story. Ed gonzalez gave the film 1 12 stars out of 4 and said, the way elizabeth. Here is a video i made to dramatiz the defeat of the spanish armada. Philip of spain, the monkking, was a far more interesting character than the overestimated crone. War, battle, enemy, leadership, liberty, freedom, inquisition, resolve, significance. And times when the struggle between the protestant english the good guys and the spanish catholics the bad.
The anglospanish war 15851604 was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of spain and england that was never formally declared. There are moments when the enormous list of characters can seem hard to keep up with. We also see several bodies floating in the water seen from below the surface, as well as a distant view by queen elizabeth of the spanish armada burning at sea. There are scenes where the costumes are so sumptuous, the sets so vast, the music so insistent, that we lose sight of the humans behind the dazzle of the production. It arrives nine years after the success of elizabeth. By jim castagnera special to the history place 101407. Fennessy beyond elizabeth the golden age on dvd more from cate blanchett british royalty on dvd more drama from universal studios stills from elizabeth the golden age click for larger image.
The golden age takes place nearly three decades after the events that established the 25yearold as queen of england in 1558. Two faiths, two empires, two rulers colliding in 1588. Elizabeth is rule is threatened by war as king philip of spain assembles a fleet of ships to attack england. Elizabeth the golden age sports flashcards quizlet. Elizabeth, the golden age is weighed down by its splendor. The golden age, were dealing with the most famous aspects of her regime, the spanish armada, the babington plot, which was a major plot against her, and walter raleigh bringing back the very early understanding of the new world, and the horizons beyond britain it is the exploration of.
The film, like the first one, was filled with intrigue and romanticized versions of elizabeth s relationships. A mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. By the time the spanish armada has set sail for england, and elizabeth has donned armor. The golden age stars cate blanchett as the great queen of england in the 16th and 17th centuries. The golden age tells the thrilling tale of one womans crusade to control. The golden age 2007, a sequel to elizabeth that depicted englands battle against the spanish armada. I made this sequence of clips to embed on a class website. The golden age is a 2007 biographical drama film, directed by shekhar. At one point, she says, im tired of always being in control, but there is no escaping the tough choices she must make when mary stuart betrays her and spains large fleet attacks england. Elizabeth the golden age movie 2007 video dailymotion. Spanish armada battle includes canons, gunfire, flaming bodies, screaming victims, and a horse leaping from a ship in slow motion. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century europe, elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the spanish king philip ii jordi molla with his powerful army and seadominating armada determined to restore. Elizabeth is life during the latter part of her british rule as she comes face to face with the spanish armada and. The golden age, were dealing with the most famous aspects of her regime, the spanish armada, the babington plot, which was a major plot against her, and walter raleigh bringing back the.
For years she had been hailed as the english deborah, the saviour of the english people, and now it seemed that this is what she had really become. Filming locations for shekhar kapurs elizabeth, the golden age 2007, with cate blanchett and clive owen. The golden age 2007 plot summary 3 a mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. Walter raleigh was not in the battle against the armada. The movie itself has a great story line, along with superb actors. The golden age 2007 a mature queen elizabeth endures multiple. Oct 12, 2007 we learn a great many things in the opening minutes of elizabeth. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Rarely does a sequel come close to matching the quality of the first movie, much less exceeding it, but i had high hopes for elizabeth. By 1585, elizabeth i is an experienced ruler about to face two of her biggest challenges.
The highlight, of course, is the near invasion of england by the fabled spanish armada, and desperate defenses against it, leading up to elizabeths justly famous speech to the troops at. Great and most fortunate navy was a habsburg spanish fleet of ships that sailed from corunna in late may 1588, under the command of the duke of medina sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from flanders to invade england. The golden age 2007 a mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. Elizabeth the golden age cate blanchett i, too, can command the.
Id been waiting for an elizabeth i movie to render the defeat of the spanish armada onscreen, but none has ever really delivered to my knowledge. Elizabeth inspires her troops to face off with the much larger spanish armada. A mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic bc8a30f7f6. The golden age takes place almost thirty years after elizabeth, charting the execution of mary, queen of scots and the spanish armada, focusing on elizabeth s relationship with sir walter raleigh all the while somehow managing to be even less historically accurate than the first film. The most recent movie elizabeth the golden age shows elizabeth a matured confident individual with all the qualities needed to become a great queen. But the golden age plays it safer now that the star is a star. The golden age 2007 and added an british propaganda. That said, it liberally interprets the pg rating the original was r, since it contains some graphic, bloody violence. The golden age has leaped a quarter century forward to the time of the spanish armada. Historians often depict it as the golden age in english history. The golden age takes the same wild liberties with the facts as its prequel, elizabeth. The golden age, shekhar kapurs unawaited sequel to his fierce first go at her, 1998s elizabeth. Elizabeth faces two challenges mary queen of scotts and spanish armada.
As a result of the discovery of the americas, spain reached carlos i and felipe ii, but in. The golden age, a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film elizabeth. The golden age 2007 watch online in best quality a mature queen elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the spanish armada, and romantic disappointments. The queen, who goes to war and defeats the mighty spanish armada before the last trumpet blares, continues to take risks. Oct 11, 2007 elizabeth, the golden age is weighed down by its splendor. The first film really shows elizabeth s accession to the throne and the troubles she faced during that period. The defeat of the spanish armada is one of the most famous events in english history. The elizabethan era is the epoch in the tudor period of the history of england during the reign of queen elizabeth i 15581603. The golden age 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Presumably, kapur rejected calling the movie elizabeth ii because that would have created all sorts of confusion. But when a dashing seafarer, walter raleigh, captures her heart, she is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. I had enjoyed the previous movie because the film maker, a hindu from india, filmed it with better understanding of the religious conflicts than many western secular film makers would have done. It stars cate blanchett in the title role and is a fairly fictionalised portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of queen elizabeth i of england, following up on kapurs 1998 film elizabeth, also starring blanchett. With the defeat of the spanish armada, england entered into a time of peace and prosperity that is sometimes known as the golden age.
This period of tranquility for england is often accredited to queen elizabeth s defensive actions towards the spanish, who proved that she was a force to be reckoned with. The golden age is a great film, and along with the first film is a solid piece of cinema that should appeal to history fans. Geoffrey rush returns from the first film as elizabeths adviser, sir francis. Parents need to know that this talky, artistic sequel to 1998s elizabeth probably wont be a big draw for many kids, even older teens.
Stuart controls samantha morton, and invasion by the spanish armada. With covert intrigue, spain sets a trap for the queen and her principal secretary, walsingham, using as a pawn elizabeths cousin mary stuart. Drama charting the latter half of the reign of elizabeth i and the launching of the spanish armada by philip ii of spain to attack england. The golden age, were dealing with the most famous aspects of her regime, the spanish armada, the babington plot, which was a major plot against her, and walter raleigh bringing back the very early. As the spanish armada approach, elizabeth warns her council what is at stake and how they cannot be defeated. Its screenplay is written by william nicholson and michael hirst and it is directed by the great shekhar kapur. The movie conflates his role with that of admiral francis drake who organized the fire ship attack that dispersed the spanish armada. It also articulates the general aesthetic in elizabeth. The golden age trailer the sequel follows queen elizabeth s cate blanchett reign of england as she matures and faces marital expectations, an assassination plot, and the spanish armada.
To kapur, victory for the virgin queen was a viable alternative to sex. I enjoyed the first movie this film maker created about elizabeth s early reign, elizabeth. In 1588, the spanish armada headed for englands shores. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. Unlike elizabeth 1998 by the same director, shekhar kapur, this film rides low in the water, its cargo of opulence too much to carry. The golden age 2007 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. The golden age tells it, the spanish armadas defeat by the british empire was the orgasm the virgin queen never had.
The golden age movie clips for teaching and sermon. The golden age is the sequel to the fantastic oscar nominated film elizabeth, and although it doesnt live up to its predecessor, i found it to be a beautiful film with a fantastic cast. Elizabeth, the first film, was about a young woman coming to the throne in a period of great turmoil, and how she dealt with that it was love in the context of power, betrayal, and survival in elizabeth. Elizabeth is life during the latter part of her british rule as she comes face to face with the spanish armada and conspirators who want her assassinated. While the first elizabeth elegantly fictionalised history into a compelling narrative, the golden. If you can forgive the love story, youll enjoy this. Elizabeth i cate blanchett is still queen of england, and a. In reality, drake was the viceadmiral of the english navy and. Battle of english channel 1588 england vs spain youtube. Papist spain wants to bring down the heretic elizabeth. The golden age arc, a 2010s film series based on a manga story arc of the same name. The golden age lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its. The golden age, were dealing with the most famous aspects of her regime, the spanish armada, the babington plot, which was a major plot. In 1588 he was in ireland, out of favor with elizabeth i.
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