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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Marc Norman (written by) and
Tom Stoppard (written by)
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Release Date:
8 January 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
...A Comedy About the Greatest Love Story Almost Never Told... more
Plot:
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 43 wins & 60 nominations more
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(271 articles)
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Impressive spin on Shakespeare, with a contemporary feel more (707 total)

Cast

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Geoffrey Rush ... Philip Henslowe

Tom Wilkinson ... Hugh Fennyman
Steven O'Donnell ... Lambert
Tim McMullan ... Frees (as Tim McMullen)

Joseph Fiennes ... Will Shakespeare
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

Judi Dench ... Queen Elizabeth
Bridget McConnell ... Lady in Waiting (as Bridget McConnel)
Georgie Glen ... Lady in Waiting

Nicholas Boulton ... Henry Condell
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality.
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123 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Received the most Oscars without a Best Director win. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Will and Viola are in bed together the morning after their first tryst, the bed sheets are pulled to provide concealment in such a way that only someone not in the bed (and off camera) could physically do. more
Quotes:
Queen Elizabeth: Mr. Tilney! Have a care with my name - you will wear it out! more
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#26.18)" (2009) more
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The Play & the Marriage more

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26 out of 36 people found the following review useful.
Impressive spin on Shakespeare, with a contemporary feel, 13 January 1999
Author: pooch-8 from Fargo, North Dakota

Tom Stoppard, who penned Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, knows a thing or two about the modern deconstruction and reconstruction of Shakespeare's work -- and it shows in the bright and vivid Shakespeare in Love, which Stoppard co-wrote with Marc Norman. Applying many of the same conventions favored by Shakespeare in his own work (including primarily the confusion over mistaken identity and gender) the screenwriters begin with the "what if" premise and run with it, speculating with wicked delight on the Bard's rivalry with Christopher Marlowe, his use of overheard phrases finding their way into his plays, and best of all, the possible sources of his inspiration. Will's muse is Violet, played wonderfully by Gwyneth Paltrow, who shows off in this film her finest acting to date and credibly pulls off the tricky task of being both an object of poetic inspiration and a genuine, down-to-earth human being.

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