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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Quentin Durward (1912)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.