Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth (1912)

Original title

Les amours de la reine Élisabeth

Directed by

Louis Mercanton, Louis J. Gasnier

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

53 min

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging Queen Elizabeth I has a love affair with the Earl of Essex. The film shows their relationship and the political troubles it causes.

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What happens

Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth (The Loves of Queen Elizabeth), Les Amours d'Élisabeth, Reine d'Angleterre (The Loves of Elizabeth, Queen of England) or La reine Élisabeth (Queen Elizabeth) is a 1912 feature 3-reel French silent film based on the love affair between Elizabeth I of England and the Earl of Essex. It was condensed from a play of the same name and directed by Louis Mercanton and Henri Desfontaines. The film starred Sarah Bernhardt as Elizabeth and Lou Tellegen as Essex. Bernhardt by then was 68 and said of the film "This is my last chance at immortality". She and Tellegen were already romantically involved, and this was their second film together. Émile Moreau's play ran for twelve performances in Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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