a crisp picture about individuality and religion

Rating: 9/10 (12 October 1998)

Very interesting how the Catholic church influence over the history of Medieval times is seen through the eyes of this director. Photography lends it's power along with the very impressive scenography and costumes to conveying the mind boggling powers which compressed the life of the most powerful in that primeval society. Usually we feel very distant from those times ... but is it really true that human nature and it's environment have changed in the last 1000 years ? ;-> PS As any decent human being I fell in love with the actress impersonating Elizabeth after the first 20 frames of the movie 8-> How sad that the only escape she found was becoming the "Virgin Queen" !!!