Film review:
-Title/year: Elizabet: The Golden Age, 2007
-Genre: Drama
-Director: Shekkar Kapur
-Screenwriter: William Nicholson and Michael Hirst
-Music:Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman (of wich we will talk later)
-Main actors: -Cate Blanchett (Queen Elizabeth)
-Clive Owen (Sir Walter Raleigh)
-Abbie Cornish (Bess Throckmorton)
-Geoffrey Rush (Francis Walsingham)
-Jordi Molla (Philip of Spain)
-Samantha Morton (Mary Stuart)
The history is set in 1585 (16th century) in diffrent places of England ( Cambridge, Castle of Mary Stuart, Castle of Elizabeth etc) and Spain.
On one hand it is Spain , the most powerful empire of the Europe, ruled by Philip II (Catholic), on the other hand was the only country able to defy Spain, England, ruled by Queen Elizabeth.
In rejection to the fact of England be ruled by a protestant queen, Philip of Spain will find (create) a reason to attack England, at the same time Elizabeth will find herself involved in a forbidden love history while is betrayed by her "family" to give to Philip the reason that he want.
Elizabeth: around 52 years emotive, adventuress, warrior, peaceful, worried, inteligent, strongh and calm.
Sir Walter Raleigh: dreamer, "pirate", adventurer, courageus, strongh, patriot, warrior and manipulative .
Bess: beautiful, good friend, inteligent, adventuress.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is an amazing recreation of one of the greatest periods of the British History, it actually helps to understand and experience that period and Queen Elizabeth’s love and pain. It makes you think about all that she was gone through, and if a movie can make you reflect about something, in the end that’s that matters.
TALKING ABOUT MUSIC AND MUSICIANS:
Songs:"Opening"(1:31), "Philip"(1:51), "Now you grow dull"(0:57) ,"horseriding"(1:38), "immensities"(2:41), "Bess and Raleigh Dance"(3:34), "Mary's beheading"(3:22), "end puddle/possible suitors"(2:06) ,"war/realisation"(2:57), "Destiny Theme (Western)"(2:31) ,"Smile Lines"(1:15) ,"Bess to see Throckmorton"(1:03), "Dr. Dee Part 1"(2:18), "Horseback Address"(2:26), "Battle"(3:29), "Love Theme"(2:51), "Divinity Theme"(5:08), "Storm"(3:00), "Walsingham Death Bed"(1:51) and "Closing"(2:01)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age as a soundtrack mainly composed by instrumental music. They were composed by A. R. Rahman and Craig Armstrong, and it recorded by AIR Studios in Lyndhurst, Hampshire.
A.R. Rahman was born on January 6 of 1966 in Chennai, India. He is the creator of the rock band "Nemesis Avenue" and masters various musical instruments since piano to guitar between others. By the age of 23 changed his name from A.S. Dileep Kumar to A.R. Rahman (Allah Rakha Rahman).His most known music is the song "JAI OH" from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire"
Craig Armstrong was born on April 29 of 1959 in Scotland. His type of music is Modern Orchestra Music Electronica and Film Scores. Craig Armstrong was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Original Scorefor his song on the movie "Ray".
