Last week I went to see the Cate Blanchett film "Elizabeth the Golden Age". It is a well-photographed and well-acted film that was spoiled for me by the butchering of the Tilbury speech.
Throughout the film I was anticipating hearing one of hte most pivotal speeches in history. Imagine my excitement when the moment actually arrived. Only to be followed swiftly by the disappointment when I realised that the only rousing words were to be "I will be with you on the battlefield". What happened to the famous "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too..."?
Is it just me or did other people find this disappointing too?
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Monday, 19 November 2007
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