In Reply to: What I'm really asking is which portrayl does the viewer feel more comfortable with.... posted by mr grits on October 6, 2007 at 08:45:28:
...both. Really.
Two completely confident performances in very different types of dramatisations.
I don't think I would actually charactarize Blanchette's Liz as "stolid". We see quite an emotional Elizabeth, even an insecure Elizabeth through much of the film til she gains her confidence as queen.
It's more a difference of dramatic emphasis between the two films - I actually think the Mirren project has a more "reality" based feel than the film Elizabeth.
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- My answer is... - Harmonia 22:49:21 10/06/07 (10)
- RE: No No AND NO! - patrickU 02:16:58 10/07/07 (9)
- And I say... - Harmonia 21:45:51 10/07/07 (6)
- It might be better to compare Elizabeth with... - dave c 14:08:30 10/08/07 (0)
- RE: And I say... - patrickU 01:42:13 10/08/07 (4)
- Give her a break, my dear. - Harmonia 19:46:48 10/09/07 (3)
- RE: No break for you, ma chere! - patrickU 02:10:27 10/10/07 (2)
- Ah, but then I would say... - Harmonia 20:08:50 10/12/07 (1)
- RE: Ah, but then I would say... - patrickU 01:41:44 10/13/07 (0)
- Mirren made Liz to be nearly giddy...Cate's certainly had more gravitas... - mr grits 11:04:57 10/07/07 (1)
- RE: No, that was highly artistic... - patrickU 11:20:31 10/07/07 (0)