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“Elizabeth” movie
showing April 30
By Rosie Day
Rappahannock NewsContributing Writer
RAAC will show “Elizabeth”, one of the most lavish historical films of the last few years, at The Theatre in Washington, Friday, April 30 at 8 p.m.
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen ascended to the throne of England at the age of twenty-five (1558). Her claim to that title was nominal. She was bom out of wedlock to Henry VIII and his mistress Anne Boleyn, whom Henry later married and then divorced with the executioner’s ax.
As a Protestant in a land where Protestants were burned as heretics, Elizabeth was imprisoned by her half-sister Bloody Mary Tudor. When Mary died, Elizabeth became queen. Determined to unify her people, she instituted a single religion and refused to marry, spuming the offers of the various royal head of Europe who desired her hand. Finding herself in the center of a battle for power between contending noble houses, the young queen used a talent for strategy and ruthlessness and engineered a quick and decisive counterattack on her enemies with the help of her mentor, Sir Francis Willingham.
Indian director Shekhar Kapur cast two Australians in the lead roles, Cate Blanchett (Golden Globe Best Actress and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress) and Geoffrey Rush who received a Best Actor Oscar for his role in “Shine.”
Blanchett moves slowly from a winsome girl into a harsh and willful monarch, who creates the mystique that will cement her power. Rush captures the essence of the calculating Willingham, who serves his queen as adviser, spy master and assassin.
Rounding out the excellent cast are Joseph Fiennes, Fanny Ardant, Richard Attenborough and John Geilgud. Rated R, 124 minutes.
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