Shakespeare in Love 1998

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 123 min

genre: historical

theme: romantic comedy

director: John Madden

Score: 7 / 10

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench. The film depicts a fictional love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (Paltrow) while Shakespeare was writing Romeo and Juliet. Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays.

Plot

In 1593 London, William Shakespeare is a sometime player in the Lord Chamberlain's Men and playwright for Philip Henslowe, owner of The Rose Theatre. Suffering from writer's block with a new comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter, Shakespeare attempts to seduce Rosaline, mistress of Richard Burbage, owner of the rival Curtain Theatre, and to convince Burbage to buy the play from Henslowe. Shakespeare receives advice from rival playwright Christopher Marlowe, but is despondent to learn Rosaline is sleeping with Master of the Revels Edmund Tilney. The desperate Henslowe, in debt to ruthless moneylender Fennyman, begins auditions anyway.

Awards

Cast

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author	Marc Norman Tom Stoppard
award	Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	London
director	John Madden
editor	David Gamble
events	artistic creation artistic inspiration English Renaissance theatre love William Shakespeare
genre	comedy-drama historical romance
keywords	1999 academy awards 71st academy awards academy awards alexandre duval alexandre-vincent pineux duval begin break caryl brahms castaway christopher marlowe colony of virginia curtain theatre edmund tilney edmund tylney edward alleyn elizabeth i falling in love faye kellerman follow his voice having broken in character jewish woman john webster kill lord chamberlain\'s men married master of the revels murder ned alleyn ned sherrin philip henslowe private eye publicity stunt queen elizabeth i richard burbage richard ii richard iii s. j. simon sleep spectator suffer summon terrify the quality of mercy the rose the rose theatre true identity twelfth night two gentlemen of verona viola virginia voice change wed woman power write writer\'s block
musicBy	Stephen Warbeck
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	David Parfitt Donna Gigliotti Edward Zwick Harvey Weinstein Marc Norman
productionCompany	Bedford Falls Productions
publisher	Miramax Films Universal Pictures
theme	dance romantic comedy