Hilary and Jackie (1998)

LONDON LIVE, 10.00PM ★★★

This true-to-life blockbuster about British cellist Jacqueline du Pré and her stormy relationship with her sister met with controversy on its release for delving into private lives of real people. It earned plaudits and Oscar nominations for Emily Watson as Jackie and Rachel Griffiths as her sister Hilary, but despite fine acting from the two female leads, it seems both tackier and tamer in the biopic-obsessed 21st century.