Cate Blanchett reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth I in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." (Photo: Laurie Sparham/Universal Pictures)

Ms. Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I. The film is directed by Shekhar Kapur. (Photo: Greg Williams/Universal Pictures)

Ms. Blanchett. (Photo: Greg Williams/Universal Pictures)

Ms. Blanchett with Clive Owen, who plays Sir Walter Raleigh. (Photo: Laurie Sparham/Universal Pictures)

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. Lire l'article de Manhola Dargis http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/12/arts/flik13.php

Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham with Ms. Blanchett. (Photo: Laurie Sparham/Universal Pictures)

Samantha Morton as Queen Elizabeth I's cousin Mary Stuart preparing for her beheading. (Photo: Laurie Sparham/Universal Pictures)

Ms. Blanchett. (Photo: Moving Picture/Universal Pictures)