A handsome drama about the young womanhood of Elizabeth I before she ascends to the throne. Not surprisingly for a movie from 1953, the filmmakers don't know what to do with this story other than turn it into a swoony romance. But Jean Simmons is compelling and feisty in the title role, and really good actors like Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, and Charles Laughton prevent this from becoming just one more stiff costume drama from a decade that produced them ad nauseum.
The film received Oscar nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design, both in the color categories.
Grade: B+
The film received Oscar nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design, both in the color categories.
Grade: B+