... , despite that, the incentive for success, either through profit, or ratings still exists therefore the link between socio-political values and historical film still remains, and is still subject to analysis. The next film, Elizabeth (1998), directed by Shekar Kapur comes many years after Elizabeth R. The gap, though significant, can be explained because during the late seventies through until the eighties ... on exceptional women, such as Elizabeth (women who somehow made it through the gender barrier and into the history books) and more emphasis was being placed on the lives of ordinar...

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