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Elizabeth: The Golden Age   2007     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shekhar Kapur  
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Abbie Cornish, Jordi Molla, John Shrapnel, Aimee King, Elise McCave, Penelope McGhie, Eddie Redmayne, Stuart McLoughlin, Adrian Scarborough

  In this sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998), Cate Blanchett again takes the title role, and Geoffrey Rush returns as Elizabeth's closest advisor, Sir Francis Waisingham. Elizabeth has now been Queen of England for 27 years and, amidst the changing political and religious moods in 16th-century Europe, is struggling to maintain her position while Spanish King Philip II (Jordi Molla) plots to restore Catholicism to Protestant England. Meanwhile, the story emphasizes the personal side of Elizabeth including her flirtation with Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen) as well as the political intrigue between Elizabeth and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton). The film received an Academy Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for Best Actress (Blanchett).



Cast
Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I
Clive Owen Sir Walter Raleigh
Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham
Rhys Ifans Robert Reston
Samantha Morton Mary Stuart
Abbie Cornish Elizabeth Throckmorton
Jordi Molla King Philip II of Spain
John Shrapnel Lord Howard
Aimee King Infanta
Elise McCave Laundry Woman
Penelope McGhie Margaret
Eddie Redmayne Thomas Babington
Stuart McLoughlin Savage
Adrian Scarborough Calley

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