The Royal Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( Elizabeth / Elizabeth: The Golden Age / Shakespeare in Love / The Other Boleyn Girl ) ( Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen / Elizabeth - L'âge d'or )

The Royal Collection - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$57.99

Original Title: Elizabeth / Elizabeth: The Golden Age / Shakespeare in Love / The Other Boleyn Girl
Alternate Title: Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen / Elizabeth - L'âge d'or
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
BAFTA Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
458 min + 116 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 - 2008 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Shekhar Kapur
John Madden
Justin Chadwick

Written By:
Michael Hirst
William Nicholson
Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
Peter Morgan
Philippa Gregory

Actors:
Cate Blanchett ..... Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush ..... Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston ..... Duke of Norfolk
Joseph Fiennes ..... Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Richard Attenborough ..... Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant ..... Mary of Guise
Eric Cantona ..... Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel ..... Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke ..... Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke ..... Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer ..... Kat Ashley
John Gielgud ..... The Pope
Liz Giles ..... Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson ..... Master Ridley
Paul Fox ..... Male Martyr
Jordi Mollà ..... King Philip ll of Spain
Aimee King ..... Infanta
Cate Blanchett ..... Queen Elizabeth I
Laurence Fox ..... Sir Christopher Hatton
John Shrapnel ..... Lord Howard
Susan Lynch ..... Annette
Elise McCave ..... Laundry Woman
Samantha Morton ..... Mary Stuart
Abbie Cornish ..... Bess Throckmorton
Penelope McGhie ..... Margaret
Rhys Ifans ..... Robert Reston
Eddie Redmayne ..... Thomas Babington
Stuart McLoughlin ..... Savage
Clive Owen ..... Sir Walter Raleigh
Geoffrey Rush ..... Philip Henslowe
Tom Wilkinson ..... Hugh Fennyman
Steven O'Donnell ..... Lambert
Tim McMullan ..... Frees
Joseph Fiennes ..... Will Shakespeare
Steven Beard ..... Makepeace - the Preacher
Antony Sher ..... Dr. Moth
Patrick Barlow ..... Will Kempe
Martin Clunes ..... Richard Burbage
Sandra Reinton ..... Rosaline
Simon Callow ..... Tilney - Master of the Revels
Judi Dench ..... Queen Elizabeth
Bridget McConnell ..... Lady in Waiting
Georgie Glen ..... Lady in Waiting
Nicholas Boulton ..... Henry Condell
Natalie Portman ..... Anne Boleyn
Scarlett Johansson ..... Mary Boleyn
Eric Bana ..... Henry Tudor
Jim Sturgess ..... George Boleyn
Mark Rylance ..... Sir Thomas Boleyn
Kristin Scott Thomas ..... Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
David Morrissey ..... The Duke of Norfolk
Benedict Cumberbatch ..... William Carey
Oliver Coleman ..... Henry Percy
Ana Torrent ..... Katherine of Aragon
Eddie Redmayne ..... William Stafford
Tom Cox ..... Rider
Michael Smiley ..... Physician
Montserrat Roig de Puig ..... Lady in Waiting
Juno Temple ..... Jane Parker

Synopsis:

***WARNING***Shakespeare in Love - Region 2; Other Films - Region 2&4***
Elizabeth (1998): This Academy-Award winning portrayal tells the dramatic story of Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation and the formation of her reputation as England's formidable 'Virgin Queen'.

Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007): Cate Blanchett returns to her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the story of one woman's crusade to control love, defend her empire and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.

Shakespeare in Love (1998): Young Will Shakespeare is the up and coming playwright of the time but has been disastrously struck by the bane of the writer's life - writer's block. What Will needs is a muse - and she appears in the form of the beautiful (and betrothed) Lady Viola.

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008): A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history. Two beautiful sisters compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

Elizabeth (1998)
This British-made historical drama depicts the rise of young Elizabeth Tudor to Queen of England, a reign of intrigue and betrayals. In 1554, Queen Mary I (Kathy Burke) tries to restore Catholicism as England's single faith. With no heir to the crown, she maneuvers to keep her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) from succeeding her, but her efforts fail. With Mary dead, Elizabeth is proclaimed Queen of England in November 1558. Elizabeth relishes the return from exile of her childhood sweetheart, Lord Robert Dudley (Joseph Fiennes). Chief adviser Sir William Cecil (Richard Attenborough) urges the young Queen to forget personal matters and instead address the country's pressing problems. England is bankrupt, has no army, and is under serious threat from abroad. Elizabeth even has enemies within her own court, the most dangerous being the Duke of Norfolk (Christopher Eccleston). Hoping for an heir, Cecil suggests marriage candidates -- King Philip II of Spain or the French Duc d'Anjou (Vincent Cassel) -- to secure the realm. Elizabeth agrees to meet their ambassadors, but her true feelings are revealed when she meets Dudley for a secret tryst. French "warrior queen" Mary of Guise (Fanny Ardent) amasses troops at the Scottish border. Elizabeth bows to the pro-War lobby led by Norfolk, despite protests from her Master of Spies, the enigmatic Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), but the decision to fight leads to a humiliating defeat. As dark clouds of court conspiracies gather, and the possibility of assassination looms, Elizabeth strikes out at her enemies and puts her trust in Walsingham. Shown at 1998 film fests (Venice, Toronto), this is the first English-language film of Indian director Shekhar Kapur, who shot on locations at Northumberland, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire, and at Shepperton Studios.

Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007)
A kitsch extravaganza aquiver with trembling bosoms, booming guns and wild energy, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" tells, if more often shouts, the story of the bastard monarch who ruled England with an iron grip and two tightly closed legs. It's the story of a woman, who, as played by the irresistibly watchable Cate Blanchett as David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust period, sublimated her libidinal energies through court intrigue until she found sweet relief by violently bringing the Spanish Empire to its knees. But that's getting ahead of this story, which begins in 1585 when Queen Elizabeth hit 52, though the film seems to put her closer to 38, Ms. Blanchett's actual age. The blurring of fact and fancy is, of course, routine with this kind of opulent big-screen production, in which the finer points of history largely take a back seat to personal melodrama and lavish details of production design and costumes. In this regard "The Golden Age" may set a standard for such an adulterated form: it's reductive, distorted and deliriously far-fetched, but the gowns are fabulous and the wigs are a sight

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet, playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard Burbidge but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of ideas and has yet to begin writing. He is in search of his muse, the woman who will inspire him but all attempts fail him until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps. She loves the theatre and would like nothing more than to take to the stage but is forbidden from doing so as only men can be actors. She is also a great admirer of Shakespeare's works. Dressing as a man and going by the name of Thomas Kent, she auditions and is ideal for a part in his next play. Shakespeare soon sees through her disguise and they begin a love affair, one they know cannot end happily for them as he is already married and she has been promised to the dour Lord Wessex. As the company rehearses his new play, Will and Viola's love is transferred to the written page leading to the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet.

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
The Other Boleyn Girl tells the salacious story of two hot blue bloods who ran amok and partly unclothed in the court of Henry VIII. Best known for losing her head to the king, first metaphorically, then literally, Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman, saucy), along with her sister, Mary (Scarlett Johansson, sedate), entered the court of the king (Eric Bana, brooding and glowering) when he was still wed to Catherine of Aragon (Ana Torrent). A man of considerable and changeable appetites, the king yearned for a male heir and anything in a frock who wasn't the queen. His sexual wish was their command. It's a marvel that something that feels so inert should have so much frenetic action.

Elizabeth (1998)
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

Elizabeth The Golden Age (2007)
Two faiths, two empires, two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue, Spain sets a trap for the Queen and her principal secretary, Walsingham, using as a pawn Elizabeth's cousin Mary Stuart, who's under house arrest in the North. The trap springs, and the armada sets sail, to rendezvous with French ground forces and to attack. During these months, the Virgin Queen falls in love with Walter Raleigh, keeping him close to court and away from the sea and America. Is treachery or heroism at his heart? Does loneliness await her passionate majesty?

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
A witty, sexy and merrily literate delight, with an exhilaratingly clever premise that only gets better as the film unfolds. The screenplay, originating as Marc Norman's brainstorm and turned by Tom Stoppard into razor-sharp dialogue reminiscent of his "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," dares to imagine whatever it likes about the link between Shakespeare's artistic passions and his mad yearning for a certain aristocratic beauty. Meanwhile, this tirelessly inventive comedy envisions an Elizabethan theater fraught with the same backbiting and conniving we enjoy today and has great fun presenting the creation of "Romeo and Juliet," glitches and all. Ralph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow make a fine, tempestuous duo, and she gives the first great, fully realized starring performance of her career.

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 25 October, 2011.