Shakespeare in Love (1998)

6.6	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Madden

Starring (View all)

Philip Henslowe

Hugh Fennyman

Lambert

Frees

Will Shakespeare

Makepeace - the Preacher

Antony Sher

Dr. Moth

Patrick Barlow

Will Kempe

Written by

Marc Norman

(written by) and

Tom Stoppard

(written by)

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Shakespeare In Love

3 years, 3 months ago at Mar 21 13:38

Anthony M

"Shakespeare In Love" is powerful, comical and emotional in creating a believable atmosphere and an unusually-set romantic comedy.
Focused on the life of famous playwright, William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), the film begins with his attempt to produce a play for Mr Fennyman (Tom Wilkinson), and fit for Queen Elizabeth (Judi Dench). Upon finding his muse, Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow), plots an... read more

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3 years, 2 months ago at Apr 12 9:35

moviebuffgirl

Pay attention and you will see how genius creates a legend.

If you haven't seen this film, shame on you. Lol, I'm kidding. :) This was the first romance film which I fell in love with (yes, I notice the similarity). Everything was perfect, and I wholeheartedly agree with it winning the best picture for 1998. Or was it 1999? Anyway, it still won as Best Picture, and that alone says so... read more

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1 year, 5 months ago at Jan 7 12:42

Rosemea MacPherson

Mere words cannot express the beauty of this movie. One has to see it in order to begin to grasp the majesty, the poetry of the movie. Listening to "Viola" Gwyneth Paltrow (Flesh and Bone) reading poems is wonderful. She is brilliant in the part. She deserved the Oscar she won a million times. She is a gorgeous young woman and a great actress. I first rented the tape to check it out because I don'... read more

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Description: Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actre ... (more)

Release date : 8 January 1999
UPC: 717951003102

Romance (32), Drama (23), Comedy (14), Shakespeare (13), 1990s (10), Historical (10), 1998 (9), (8), Character Name In Title (5), UK (5), Love (5), Oscar Winner (4), 16th Century (3), Usa (3), British (3), Mistaken Identity (3), English (3), Theatre (3), Period Piece (3), Acting (2)

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"26.5. Siinä vaiheessa kun todellisiin henkilöihin pohjautuvan pukudraaman tapahtumista ajattelee lähinnä, että "eihän se näin mennyt", taitaa jokin olla pielessä kokonaisuuden viehätysvoimassa. Shakespeare in Lovessa on kaikki seitsemän oskun voittajan tunnusmerkit yksityiskohtaisesta ajankuvasta nimekkäisiin näyttelijöihin ja ns. kunnolliseen peruspätevään elokuvantekoon. Siinä ei ole mitään erityisen kiehtovaa tai omaperäistä, rohkeinta on kenties Paltrown alastoman varta"

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" "Gentlemen upstage; ladies downstage... Are you a lady Mr. Kent?" Date: March 3rd Likes: Delightful and witty. (Bonus points for not making want to shoot myself in the face as with most 'romantic' films.) Dislikes: N/A"

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" It’s a fun, light-hearted, fluffy film that should never have walked away with a Best Picture win. It’s a well made movie, but it’s certainly not the best film that came out in 1998. It was the classic struggle between two things the Academy loves more than anything: period films and Spielberg. "

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"Best Leading Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow The Other Nominees: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station Meryl Streep - One True Thing Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench The Other Nominees: Kathy Bates - Primary Colors Brenda Blethyn - Little Voice Rachel Griffiths - Hilary and Jackie Lynn Redgrave - Gods and Monsters "