Love and War with the Virgin Queen ; Elizabeth: The Golden Age (12a)

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WHEN Gwyneth Paltrow sobbed her little heart out as she accepted the 1999 Academy Award for Best Actress In A Leading Role, a more deserving winner sat serenely in the audience, smiling politely for the cameras.

Cate Blanchett should have been standing at the podium for her extraordinary portrayal of Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur's sweeping historical drama.

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Love and War with the Virgin Queen ; Elizabeth: The Golden Age (12a)

Reuniting with Kapur for this belated sequel, the statuesque Australian actress may yet claim her Oscar as the strident Virgin Queen.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a ravishing period piece, which charts the tumultuous years when Spain's Catholic monarc...

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