Elizabeth: The Golden Age
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Elizabeth: The Golden Age
| image = Elizabeth golden poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Promotional film poster
| director = [[Shekhar Kapur]]
| producer =
| writer = [[William Nicholson (writer)|William Nicholson]] <br> [[Michael Hirst]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Cate Blanchett]] <br> [[Clive Owen]] <br> [[Geoffrey Rush]]
| music = [[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] <br/>[[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Remi Adefarasin]]
| editing = [[Jill Bilcock]]
| distributor = [[Universal Studios]]
| production = [[StudioCanal]] and [[Working Title Films]]
| released = [[October 12]], [[2007]](USA)<BR> [[November 2]], [[2007]] (UK)
| runtime =
| country = [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[France]]
| language = [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| budget = $50-60 million
| gross = $72,727,655 (worldwide)
| website =
| amg_id = 1:335198
| imdb_id = 0414055
}}
'''''Elizabeth: The Golden Age''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] film sequel to the film ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''. It stars [[Cate Blanchett]] and is based on events during the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I of England]]. Written by [[William Nicholson (writer)|William Nicholson]] and [[Michael Hirst (writer)|Michael Hirst]] and produced by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Working Title Films]], and distributed by Universal. ''The Golden Age'' is directed by [[Shekhar Kapur]]. The film has music composed by [[Craig Armstrong (composer)|Craig Armstrong]] and [[A. R. Rahman]].
It was filmed at [[Shepperton Studios]] and various locations around the [[United Kingdom]] with an estimated [[production budget]] of 50 to 60 million USD.<ref>http://www.cateblanchett.net/pages.php?section=upcoming_goldenage</ref> [[Guy Hendrix Dyas]] was the production designer and the costumes were created by [[Alexandra Byrne]].
The film premiered on [[9 September]] [[2007]] at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. It opened in wide release in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] on [[12 October]] [[2007]]. It premiered in [[London]] on [[23 October]] [[2007]] and is on general release from [[2 November]] [[2007]] throughout the rest of the UK and [[Republic of Ireland]].
It opened in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] on [[15 November]] [[2007]].<ref name=imdbdates>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414055/releaseinfo |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - Release dates |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref>
The film won an [[Academy Award]] for Best Costume Design and was nominated for Best Actress (Cate Blanchett).
==Historical background==
In 1558, [[Philip II of Spain]]’s second wife, [[Mary I of England]] – “Bloody” Mary – died. They had wed in July 1554, a year after Mary’s accession to the English throne, but the English Parliament had refused to crown him jointly with Mary so he had little power in England.<ref>[http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/king-philip-ii-spain.htm King Philip II of Spain on elizabethan-era.org.uk]</ref> On Mary’s death he had then tried unsuccessfully to persuade her sister and successor, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]], to marry him, but she would not agree.
==Plot synopsis==
The film opens in 1585; [[Roman Catholic]] Spain is the most powerful country in Europe, with King [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]] on the throne. Seeing [[Protestant]] England as a threat, and in retaliation for English piracy of Spanish treasure ships from the Americas, Philip intends to make war on his long-time enemy. He plans to take over the land that is now England and add it to what is already Spain, making his daughter [[Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain|Isabella]] Queen of England.
[[Image:CateBlanchettasElizabeth.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Blanchett portrays [[Elizabeth I of England]] in ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'']]
Meanwhile, in England, [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]] ([[Cate Blanchett]]) is still being pressured to marry by her advisor, [[Francis Walsingham]] ([[Geoffrey Rush]]). She is aging in years (she was actually born in [[1533]]) and, with no child, the throne will pass to her next of kin, her cousin once removed [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]] ([[Samantha Morton]]). The Queen is presented with many portraits of crowned heads of Europe and princes; these include [[Ivan the Terrible]], [[Eric XIV of Sweden|Erik of Sweden]], [[Charles II of Austria]], the [[Archduke of Austria]] and a French prince. As always, Elizabeth refuses to take someone's hand in marriage, particularly that of the young Austrian archduke who has become infatuated with the Queen.
[[Walter Raleigh]] ([[Clive Owen]]) is presented at Elizabeth's court, having returned from the [[New World]], and offers her some of the New World's riches: [[potato]]es, [[tobacco]], and two Native Americans. Raleigh also offers her gold from Spanish ships that he ironically claims were unable to continue their journey, but the Spanish ambassador present protests that Raleigh is a pirate and should not be welcomed. Elizabeth commands the Native Americans be treated well, and refuses to accept the gold.
Elizabeth quickly finds Raleigh attractive. She becomes enamoured with his tales of exploration and high-seas adventure and asks [[Elizabeth Raleigh|Elizabeth Throckmorton]] ([[Abbie Cornish]]) (nicknamed Bess), her most favoured lady-in-waiting, to observe him. Bess also finds Raleigh an attractive man and secretly begins an affair with the explorer. Elizabeth meanwhile seeks guidance and advice from her astrologer, Dr. [[John Dee]] who predicts that his art shows that two empires will go to war. However, he cannot predict which will triumph over the other, leaving Elizabeth to ponder her fate and that of England.
Meanwhile, a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] group in [[London]] conspires with Philip to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her on the throne with [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]] in what her advisor Francis Walsingham discovers is referred to between Philip and the group as "The English Enterprise," and is known to history as the [[Babington Plot]]. Mary sends secret correspondence from [[Fotheringhay]] Castle in Northamptonshire, England, where she is imprisoned, to the Jesuits, who recruit [[Anthony Babington]] to assassinate Elizabeth.
Walsingham continues to warn Elizabeth of Spain's rising power and of the Catholic plots against her life. However she, unlike her predecessor and sister [[Mary I of England|“Bloody” Mary]], refuses to force her people (half of whom remain loyal to [[Catholicism]]) to share her beliefs. Even then, those conspiring against Elizabeth are being hunted and murdered, including Bess's cousin, whom she tries to protect but fails to do so. After learning of her cousin's torture and death at Walsingham's hands, Bess turns to Raleigh for comfort. The barely hidden closeness of Bess and Raleigh causes tension between Elizabeth and Raleigh to mount, testing her desire to keep him in England and increasing his desire to go back to the New World.
Walsingham's brother is a [[Papist]] who knows of the plot against Elizabeth. It is revealed, though, that Walsingham had known of the plot all along, intercepting letters, and his brother is jailed. He reveals the plot to Elizabeth, who angrily confronts the Spanish diplomats. The Spanish ambassador feigns ignorance and accuses Elizabeth of receiving Spanish gold from pirates and insinuating a sexual relationship with Raleigh. A sword fight nearly ensues between the queen's male escorts and the Spanish contingent. She throws the Spaniards out of court. Meanwhile, Philip is cutting the forests of Spain to build the [[Spanish Armada]] to invade England with his army.
Mary, Queen of Scots, writes letters condoning the plot. Anthony Babington storms into a cathedral where Elizabeth is praying and points a gun at her. Elizabeth opens her arms, seemingly fearless. He pulls the trigger, and the gun fires. It is later revealed by the traitor in the torture chamber that there was no bullet in the gun, Walsingham at first unable to discern why the gun was harmless.
Elizabeth learns of Mary's involvement, and Walsingham insists she be executed to quell any possible English Catholic revolt. Elizabeth is reluctant, but nevertheless agrees. Mary is tried for [[high treason]], ascending the block in a blood-red dress, red being the Catholic liturgical colour for martyrs. She is beheaded on February 8, [[1587]]. Walsingham then sees that this was part of the Jesuit's plan all-along. Philip had never intended for Mary to become queen (while Catholic, Mary was in fact more French than Scottish, being the daughter of a French queen and having been raised in France; her accession to the English throne would have benefited France, a major rival of Spain).
Rather, Philip had planned on handing the throne over to his young daughter, Isabella. Now, with Mary dead, Philip uses this to obtain approval from the Pope to go to war. Since the Pope and other Catholic leaders regarded Mary as the true Queen of England, beheading Mary constituted [[regicide]] - which they considered just cause enough to avenge her death and overthrow Elizabeth's court.
In England, Raleigh asks to leave for the New World, which Elizabeth forbids, instead knighting him and making him Captain of the Royal Guard. Bess discovers she is pregnant with Raleigh's child and after telling him the news, she pleads with him to leave. He chooses not to and the couple marry in secret. At the same time, Elizabeth awakes during a dream as the wedding is taking place. She confronts Bess a few weeks later, who confesses that she is indeed pregnant with Raleigh's child, and that Raleigh is her husband. An enraged Elizabeth confronts her, reminding Bess that she cannot marry without royal consent. Feeling betrayed, the queen banishes Bess from court and has Raleigh imprisoned for the crime of seducing a ward of the Queen.
At the same time, Walsingham arranges for his brother, William, who is eleven years Francis' junior, to be released and taken to for France on the condition that he must never return to England.
The [[Spanish Armada]] begins its approach up the [[English Channel]], and Elizabeth forgives Bess and sets Raleigh free to join [[Sir Francis Drake]] in the attack on the Armada. Elizabeth gives her [[Speech to the Troops at Tilbury]] seated on a war horse wearing full [[plate armour]]. The Spanish ships vastly outnumber England's, and the Spanish Army outnumbers England's by 8 to 1. But at the last moment, a [[Protestant Wind|major storm]] begins to blow the Armada towards the beaches, endangering their formation and ships. They drop anchor, and the Armada becomes a sitting duck for English [[fire ship]]s. Raleigh arranges for the English to set fire to five of their ships and steer them into the Armada, the English sailors abandoning ship at the last minute. Elizabeth, back at her coastal headquarters, walks out to the cliffs and watches the Spanish Armada sink in flames. Philip's plan is shattered, and the Spanish naval fleet suffers their most humiliating loss in history.
As the film ends, Elizabeth visits Walsingham on his deathbed, telling her old friend to rest. She then visits Raleigh and Bess and blesses their child, presumably [[Walter Raleigh#Later Life|Damerei]]. Elizabeth seemingly triumphs personally through her ordeal, again resigned to her role as the Virgin Queen and mother to the English people.
==Cast==
*[[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Elizabeth I of England]]
*[[Clive Owen]] as [[Walter Raleigh]]
*[[Geoffrey Rush]] as [[Francis Walsingham|Sir Francis Walsingham]]
*[[Abbie Cornish]] as [[Elizabeth Raleigh|Elizabeth Throckmorton]]
*[[Samantha Morton]] as [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]]
*[[Jordi Mollà]] as [[Philip II of Spain]]
*[[Rhys Ifans]] as Robert Reston
*[[Eddie Redmayne]] as [[Anthony Babington]]
*[[Tom Hollander]] as [[Amias Paulet|Sir Amyas Paulet]]
*[[David Threlfall]] as [[Dr. John Dee]]
*[[Adam Godley]] as William Walsingham
*[[Laurence Fox]] as [[Christopher Hatton]]
*William Houston as Don Gerau De Spes
*Christian Brassington as [[Charles II of Austria|Archduke Charles of Austria]]
==Critical reception==
Peter Bradshaw of [[The Guardian]], gave the film 1 star out of 5, remarking on the film's historical revisionism and melodrama. He writes: "Where Kapur's first Elizabeth was cool, cerebral, fascinatingly concerned with complex plotting, the new movie is pitched at the level of a [[Jean Plaidy]] romantic novel."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_Film_of_the_week/0,,2203210,00.html |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age - |accessdate=2008-02-18 |publisher=[[Guardian Unlimited]]}}</ref>
The film received mixed reviews from [[United States|U.S.]] critics. As of [[November 24]], [[2007]] on the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 34% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 145 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golden_age/ |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2007-10-13 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film had an average score of 45 out of 100, based on 32 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/elizabeththegoldenage |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-10-13 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 2 1/2 stars out of 4, saying '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.' Ebert did, however, praise many of the actors' performances, particularly that of [[Cate Blanchett]] as Queen Elizabeth I. He said 'That Blanchett could appear in the same [[Toronto Film Festival]] playing Elizabeth and [[Bob Dylan]], both splendidly, is a wonder of acting.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/REVIEWS/710110302 |title=:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Elizabeth: The Golden Age |accessdate=2007-10-13 |author=[[Roger Ebert]] |date=2007-10-12 |publisher=''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''}}</ref> Blanchett portrayed Bob Dylan in the film ''[[I'm Not There]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for her role in both movies.
Colin Covert of the ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]'' gave the film 3 stars out of 4 said '... as a pseudo-historical fable, a romantic triangle and a blood-and-thunder melodrama, the film can't be faulted' and also wrote, 'This isn't historical fabrication, it's mutilation. But for all its lapses, this is probably the liveliest, most vibrant Elizabethan production since [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]''.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/1553/story/1478649.html |title=Movie review: 'Elizabeth' a golden delight |accessdate=2007-10-14 |author=Colin Covert |date=2007-10-14 |publisher=''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]''}}</ref> while Wesley Morris of [[The Boston Globe]] said, 'Historians might demand a little more history from "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." But soap opera loyalists could hardly ask for more soap.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=9317 |title= Elizabeth: The Golden Age Movie Review |accessdate=2007-10-25 |author=Wesley Morris |date=2007-10-12 |publisher=''[[The Boston Globe]]''}}</ref>
[[Michael Gove]], speaking on [[BBC Two|BBC Two's]] ''[[Newsnight_Review#Newsnight_Review|Newsnight Review]]'', said: ‘It tells the story of [[England|England’s]] past in a way which someone who’s familiar with the [[Whiggish historiography|Whig tradition]] of history would find, as I did, completely sympathetic. It’s amazing to see a film made now that is so patriotic ... One of the striking things about this film is that it’s almost a historical anomaly. I can’t think of a historical period film in which England and the [[English (people)|English]] have been depicted heroically for the last forty or fifty years. You almost have to go back to [[Laurence Olivier|Laurence Olivier’s]] [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare’s]] [[Henry V (1944 film)|''Henry V'']] in which you actually have an English king and English armies portrayed heroically.’<ref>''[[Newsnight_Review#Newsnight_Review|Newsnight Review]]'', [[BBC Two]], [[26 October]] [[2007]].</ref>
===Claims of Anti-Catholicism===
The film depicts an important episode in the violent struggle between the [[Reformation]] and the [[Counter-Reformation]] that [[History of Europe#16th, 17th and 18th centuries|polarised European politics]]. Several critics claimed the film was "[[anti-Catholic]]". A British-based priest, Father Peter Malone, declared the film to be [[jingoism|jingoistic]] in his review at the ([http://www.cathport.co.uk Cathport website]).
In the [[United States|U.S.]] the ''[[National Catholic Register]]'' film critic Steven D. Greydanus compared it to ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', and wrote: "The climax, a weakly staged destruction of the [[Spanish Armada]], is a crescendo of church-bashing imagery: rosaries floating amid burning flotsam, inverted crucifixes sinking to the bottom of the ocean, the rows of ominous berobed clerics slinking away in defeat. Pound for pound, minute for minute, ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' could possibly contain more sustained church-bashing than any other film I can think of." Greydanus asked: "How is it possible that this orgy of anti-Catholicism has been all but ignored by most critics?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/reviews/elizabeth2.html |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |accessdate=2007-10-15 |author=Steven D. Greydanus |publisher=''[[National Catholic Register]]'' via decentfilm.com}}</ref>
Stephen Whitty of the [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] ''[[The Star-Ledger|Star-Ledger]]'' said: "This movie equates Catholicism with some sort of horror-movie cult, with scary close-ups of chanting monks and glinting crucifixes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2007/10/glittering_like_fools_gold.html |title=Glittering like fool's gold |accessdate=2007-10-15 |author=Stephen Witty |date=2007-10-15 |publisher=''[[The Star-Ledger]]''}}</ref> Colin Covert of the [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune|Star Tribune]]'' complained of what he saw as "ugly anti-Catholic imagery",<ref>Colin Covert, [http://www.startribune.com/1553/story/1478649.html 'Elizabeth' a golden delight] ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune|Star Tribune]]'', [[12 October]], [[2007]]</ref> and Bob Bloom of the [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]] ''[[Journal & Courier]]'' agreed that anti-Catholicism was one of the film's "sore points".<ref>Bloom, Bob [http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071012/COLUMNISTS03/710120304/1145/ENT 'Golden Age' adds nothing as a sequel] ''[[Journal & Courier]]'', [[12 October]] [[2007]]</ref>
[[Monsignor]] Mark Langham, Administrator of [[Westminster Cathedral]], was criticised by some [[Catholicism|Roman Catholics]] for allowing scenes to be shot there; although praising the film as a ‘must see’, he suggested that ‘it does appear to perpetuate the myth of “killer priests”’.<ref>Malcolm Moore in Rome, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/02/wvatican102.xml ‘Catholics condemn “twisted” Elizabeth film’], [[telegraph.co.uk|Telegraph]], [[3 November]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[9 November]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>Mark Langham, [http://westminstercathedral.blogspot.com/2007/08/golden-age-dawns.html/ ‘The Golden Age Dawns’], ''Solomon, I Have Surpassed Thee'', [[10 August]] [[2007]]. Retrieved [[9 November]] [[2007]].</ref>
Historian Franco Cardini of the [[University of Florence]], alleged 'the film formed part of a "concerted attack on Catholicism, the [[Holy See]] and [[Papist|Papism]]" by an alliance of [[atheism|atheists]] and "[[Premillennialism|apocalyptic Christians]]"'.<ref>Richard Owen, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2781294.ece 'Rome condemns Queen Elizabeth again - this time over film of her reign'], ''[[The Times]]'', [[1 November]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[1 November]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22690941-5006023,00.html 'Historian bags Blanchett's Elizabeth: The Golden Age'], ''[[Herald Sun]]'', [[2 November]] [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2 November]] [[2007]].</ref> ‘Why put out this perverse anti-Catholic [[propaganda]] today, just at the moment when we are trying desperately to revive our [[Western culture|Western]] identity in the face of the [[Islam]]ic threat, presumed or real?’<ref>Sajeda Momin, [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1131158 ‘Elizabeth is anti-Christian’], ''DNA'', [[2 November]], [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2 November]], [[2007]].</ref>
Director [[Shekhar Kapur]] rejected this criticism of his film, saying: “It is actually very, very deeply non anti-Catholic. It is anti [[extremism|extreme forms]] of [[religion]]. At that time the [[Roman Catholic Church|church]] in [[Spain]], or [[Philip II of Spain|Philip]] had said that they were going to turn the whole world into a very pure form of Catholicism. So it's not anti-Catholic. It's anti an interpretation of the word of [[God]] that is singular, as against what [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth's]] was, which was to look upon her faith as concomitant.’<ref>Sandy George, [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22690929-16947,00.html ‘Elizabeth film “not anti-Catholic”’], ''[[The Australian|Australian]]'', [[2 November]], [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2 November]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>[http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/02/2079782.htm?section=justin ‘Blanchett defends new role at STC’], [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]], [[2 November]], [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[2 November]], [[2007]].</ref> ‘The fact is that the [[Pope]] ordered her execution; he said that anybody who executes or assassinates Elizabeth would find a beautiful place in the kingdom of heaven. Where else have you heard these words about [[Salman Khan]] or [[Salman Rushdie]]? That’s why I made this film, so this idea of a rift between Catholicism and Protestants does not arise. My interpretation of ''Elizabeth'' is an interpretation of greater tolerance and Philip, which is absolutely true. It’s completely true that she had this kind of feminine energy. It’s a conflict between Philip, who had no ability to encompass diversity or contradiction, and Elizabeth who had the feminine ability to do that.’<ref>Girish Rao, [http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/20sli2.htm ‘Elizabeth is not anti-Catholic’], Rediff News, [[21 November]], [[2007]]. Retrieved on [[22 November]], [[2007]].</ref>
Kapur extended this [[pluralism|pluralist]] defence to his own approach: ‘I would describe all history as fiction and interpretation ... [A]sk any Catholic and they’ll give you a totally different aspect of history ... History has always been an interpretation ... I do believe that civilizations that don’t learn from history are civilizations that are doomed to make the same mistakes again and again, which is why this film starts with the idea of [[fundamentalism]] against [[toleration|tolerance]]. It’s not Catholic against [[Protestantism|Protestant]]; it’s a very fundamental form of Catholicism. It was the time of the [[Spanish Inquisition]] and against a woman whose half of her population was Protestant, half was Catholic. And there were enough bigots in her Protestant [[Parliament of England#King, Lords and Commons: 1485-1603|Parliament]] to say, “Just kill them all”, and she was constantly saying no. She was constantly on the side of tolerance. So you interpret history to tell the story that is relevant to us now.’<ref>Rebecca Murray, [http://movies.about.com/od/elizabeththegoldenage/a/elizabeth92607.htm ‘Director Shekhar Kapur Discusses Elizabeth: The Golden Age’], [[About.com]]: Hollywood Movies. Retrieved [[9 November]] [[2007]].</ref>
==DVD & HD DVD Release==
The film was released on [[Region 1]] on DVD and [[HD DVD]] [[February 5]], [[2008]].
==Awards and nominations==
At the [[80th Academy Awards]] [[Alexandra Byrne]] won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] .<ref name-nom80aa>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html |title=Nominees - 80th Annual Academy Awards |accessdate=2008-01-22 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences}}</ref> [[Cate Blanchett]] was also nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her performance in the film, becoming the first female actor to receive another [[Academy Award]] nomination for the reprisal of the same role. Cate Blanchett was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her performance in the film<ref name=65gg>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/81 |title=HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION 2008 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-17 |date=[[2007-12-13]] |publisher=goldenglobes.org}}</ref>, and the [[Critic's Choice Award]] for Best Actress in a leading role, she was also nominated for a [[SAG Award]]. The film won two [[Satellite Awards]] for Best Art Direction and Production Design for [[Guy Hendrix Dyas]] and David Allday and Best Costume Design for Alexandra Byrne. The film received a nomination from the [[Art Directors Guild]] for Best Production Design in a Period Film, and a nomination from the [[Costume Designers Guild]] for Best Costume in a Period Film, and was nominated for four [[BAFTA]] awards including Actress in a Leading Role, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup.
==Box office performance==
''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' grossed $6.1 million in 2,001 theatres during its opening weekend in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], ranking #6 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=goldenage.htm |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - Weekend Box Office |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] the film entered at #4 and earned £1.3 million ($2.7 million) on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.co.uk/boxoffice/boxofficedetail_gen_pays=5004.html |title=Box-office UK |accessdate=2007-11-06 |publisher=AlloCine}}</ref> As of [[May 2008]] the worldwide total was $72.7 million, including $16.4 million in the U.S. and Canada and $56.3 million elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=goldenage.htm |title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - Weekend Box Office |accessdate=2007-11-05 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
In [[1998 in film|1998]], the preceding film, ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'', opened in 9 theatres and grossed $275,131.<ref name=mojo98>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1998&wknd=48&p=.htm |title=Elizabeth (1998) - Weekend Box Office |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> Its widest release in the United States and Canada was in 624 theatres.<ref name=mojo98/>, and its largest weekend gross throughout its run in theatres was $3.4 million in 516 theatres<ref name=mojo98/>, ranking #9 at the box office.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1998&wknd=48&p=.htm Weekend Box Office November 27–29, 1998], Box Office Mojo. Retrieved [[15 October]] [[2007]].</ref> The 1998 film ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' went on to gross $30 million in the United States and Canada, and a total of $82.1 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=elizabeth .htm |title=Elizabeth (1998) |accessdate=2007-10-15 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Spanish Armada]]
*[[Royal Navy]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.elizabeththegoldenage.net Official site]
*[http://www.elizabeththegoldenage.com International site]
*{{imdb title|id=0414055|title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=golden_age|title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age}}
*{{metacritic film|id=elizabeththegoldenage|title=Elizabeth: The Golden Age}}
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*[http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/film.php?filmID=102 ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age''] at [[Working Title Films]]
*[http://www.ukfilmtourism.com/elizabethgoldenage ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age''] at [[ukfilmtourism.com]]
*[http://www.tribute.ca/player/?id=25085&fmt=wm&q=3&cat=star Interview with Cate Blanchett at tribute.ca]
*[http://www.stv.tv/content/out/film/spotlight/display.html?id=opencms:/out/films/preview/elizabeth_the_golden_age_featurettes ''Elizabeth: The Golden Age'', Four making-of video features] at [[stv.tv]]
*[http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/elizabeth_golden_age_craig_armstrong_a_r_rahman.htm Soundtrack Review at Tracksounds]
*[http://www.craigarmstrongonline.com Craig Armstrong - Score Composer]
*http://www.universalvod.net/ondemand.php
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[[hu:Elizabeth: Az aranykor]]
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[[nl:Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]
[[ja:エリザベス:ゴールデン・エイジ]]
[[pl:Elizabeth: Złoty wiek]]
[[pt:Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]
[[ru:Золотой век (фильм, 2007)]]
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[[sv:Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]
[[tr:Elizabeth: Altın Çağ]]
[[zh:伊莉莎白:輝煌年代]]