What's on a Man's Mind?

I saw The Queen (2006) and Elizabeth I (2005) last week. When you see one you want to see more. More of her in the first place. She is one of the first you could think about when they every now and then shout: "There's your new thinking man's sex symbol!". I always reply: "And what about Helen, is she still on your list?" Shall I produce a limited list? Here we go:

Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Rachel Weisz, Bridget Fonda, Alex Kingston, Monica Bellucci, Christina Ricci, Julianne Moore, Emmanuelle Béart, Annette Bening, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson,

Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Coppola, Kim Delaney, Sherry Stringfield, Heather Graham, Gillian Anderson, Robin Wright Penn, Helena Bonham Carter... So, what about Helen? Why is Helen Mirren the exception on this list? Her 163 cm? Because she is Russian by birth (Illiana Lydia Vasilievna Mironova)? Because she is fluent in French? Because she's married to Oscar-winning director Taylor Hackford? Or because of her age?

Let's not be bland. She was born in 1945, she played her first part on the silver screen in 1967 and became Dame Helen Mirren in 2003. From all the women listed, and some of them are brilliant, she is the most talented. But Helen Mirren is the special one on the list because she is 61.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/helen_mirren_biog.html

If you play some kind of queen six times, you become one. I began by mentioning The Queen and Elizabeth I. I can add The Madness of King George (1994), The Snow Queen (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Caligola (1979).

So on DVD she pretends to be Elizabeth I & II, the voice of The Queen next to the pharaoh Seti I, an icy Snow Queen in another animated movie, Queen Charlotte besides Nigel Hawthorne's exceptional George III and last but not least she was the empress Caesonia in an instant classic Caligola by Tinto Brass.

By the way, she made her debut in the Old Vic in 1965. She had a starring role in Antony and Cleopatra . You can be sure that she did not put on men's clothes to play Antony.

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