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Details Shakespeare in Love (R2) 1 Hour 59 Minutes
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Details Shakespeare in Love (R2) 1 Hour 59 Minutes
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| Joseph Fiennes | William Shakespeare |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Viola De Lesseps |
| Tom Wilkinson | Hugh Fennyman |
| Geoffrey Rush | Philip Henslowe |
| Steve O'Donnell | Lambert |
| Tim McMullen | Frees |
| Ben Affleck | Ned Alleyn |
| Judi Dench | Queen Elizabeth |
| Steven Beard | Makepeace, the Preacher |
| Antony Sher | Dr. Moth |
| Patrick Barlow | Will Kempe |
| Martin Clunes | Richard Burbage |
| Sandra Reinton | Rosaline |
| Simon Callow | Tilney, Master of the Revels |
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Shakespeare has writers block but must come up with a play in a week or the playhouse will close. |
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| One of London’s playhouses is in debt and under threat of closure; to repay the playhouses debts the owner must put on a play which will fill the house and bring in much needed funds. However his playwright, the young Will Shakespeare has writers block, Will needs a muse to inspire him to complete ‘Romeo and Ethel the pirates daughter’. His muse appears in the form of Lady Viola, but unfortunately for Will she is engaged to be married to Lord Wessex. |
| Shakespeare In Love is an engaging and funny movie to watch, mixing comedy, romance and drama. Even though the film is set in the 16th century it has a lot of 20th century wit infused, for example Wills visit to a physiatrist, and the earlier versions of London’s taxis the ‘water taxis’. The humour also shares the movie with a brilliant storyline, which takes its roots from classic Shakespearian works. The story itself is well paced and has a few unexpected twists in, whereas some of the more mundane plot points are predictable the more significant ones certainly aren’t foregone conclusions. |
| The acting is simply superb; there is a huge array of talent in this movie, and acts as a showcase for the British acting profession. The actors and actresses shore up any slight imperfections with how there characters were written with good solid acting. Off screen there are also a lot of talented people, director John Madden brings Mark Norman and Tom Stoppard’s screenplay to life expertly, and the costume designers certainly deserve the Oscar they won. |
| The picture was high quality and the sound was clear and there was good use of surround where it was called for. The extras on the DVD are good, the alternate ending is interesting to watch and the documentary makes for interesting viewing material. Overall this movie is an original take on a classic story and deserves each of the 7 Oscars it won. |
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| Reviewed by: Richard |
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