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[amyrobsarts]

‘The Virgin Queen (2006)’ - Robert Dudley (Tom Hardy) and Amy Dudley (Emilia Fox).

“Dudley implied to Elizabeth that he feels nothing for his wife, that their relationship is strictly one of duty. Regardless of what he may say to his queen, when he’s shown with Amy, it’s clear that Dudley cares for her, He is solicitous and Kind, and though he’s not altogether forthcoming, he does not lie to her. Avoidance of the issue is his strong suit, and being as gentle as she is.”

 Elizabeth I in Film and Television: A Study of the Major Portrayals  by Bethany Latham.

[amyrobsarts]

Emilia Fox as Amy Robsart in ‘The Virgin Queen (2006)’.

“as portrayed by Emilia Fox, she presents an intensely tragic and almost saintly figure, and the contrast of her near-pastoral existence with the whirl and the action of the court life is forceful, Amy is shown resting outside or in bed...Amy does not receive much  screen time, but she’s an effective counterpoint, and she also reveals the innate disloyalty in her husband’s character...Amy shows no anger at being forced to languish away in the country, only sadness, loneliness and concern for her husband, she’s not unhappy in the country and pining for the court, she simply misses the man she loves.”

-Bethany Latham, Elizabeth I in Film and Television: A Study of the Major Portrayals.