Directed by Shekhar Kapur, starring Cate Blanchett, Christopher Eccleston, Geoffrey Rush, Richard Attenborough (add more)
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The movie implies that Mary of Guise was murdered by Walsingham in bed. In reality, she died of dropsy (the collection of fluid in the body cavities and/or tissues). [The movie implies it was murder, as Mary of Guise died suddenly and nobody really knows of what cause. It was Mary (so as not to confuse which one, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon) who had dropsy. This led her to swell up and led her to believe continually that she was pregnant.]
There is no solid evidence that Elizabeth had sexual relationships with Dudley, or any other man. She was very politically astute, and knew the dangers of damaging her Virgin Queen reputation, upon which much of her strength was based. [On the DVD commentary, the director happily admits that there is no evidence of a sexual relationship, but that he was exploring the possibility.]
The real Duke of Anjou did not become Elizabeth's suitor until 1571, long after her accession to the throne, when relations with France had improved greatly. He was not the nephew of Mary of Guise (as in the film), but the son of Catherine de Medici. [Nope sorry, he was the nephew of Mary of Guise. Mary of Guise was the sister in law of Catherine de Medici, and sister of the King of France, Henri. Mary of Guise was also the mother of Mary Queen of Scots.]
When the priest is administering last rites to Mary, she is supposedly already dead. But just before he leans in to check her breathing, you can see her chest (and hands) rise and fall. [In Catholicism the "last rites" are administered before death occurs and when the death is imminent.]
All the way up until the scene where Elizabeth makes love with Dudley, she has long, straight hair. The very next morning, her hair has something like bangs in the front, which are shorter and curlier in the front. [That is because the time frame isn't just one day, but a matter of days or weeks.]
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