Elizabeth
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
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"This is a complex topic to try and do in a film and it shows. We are taken through all the main points of Elizabeth's rise to power but there simply isn't enough time to explain the character's actions, particularly those that oppose her, and this leaves certain scenes seeming pointless even though they probably had huge significance, the biggest instance of this is when she wins a vote and we aren't really told why we should care. The performances are good, Blanchett is superb, but few characters are given a chance to perform. Eccleston is particularly wasted as her main..."
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1998 was the only year that two performers were nominated for Academy Awards for playing the same character in two different films: Judi Dench was nominated (and won) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for portraying Elizabeth I in this film. Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush appeared in both films as well.
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The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.