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.
Director:
John MaddenWriters:
Marc Norman, Tom StoppardStars:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush | See full cast and crew »Storyline
Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet, playwright and actor
who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard
Burbidge but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of
ideas and has yet to begin writing. He is in search of his muse, the
woman who will inspire him but all attempts fail him until he meets the
beautiful Viola de Lesseps. She loves the theatre and would like nothing
more than to take to the stage but is forbidden from doing so as only
men can be actors. She is also a great admirer of Shakespeare's works.
Dressing as a man and going by the name of Thomas Kent, she auditions
and is ideal for a part in his next play. Shakespeare soon sees through
her disguise and they begin a love affair, one they know cannot end
happily for them as he is already married and she has been promised to
the dour Lord Wessex. As the company rehearses his new play, Will and
Viola's love is transferred to the written page leading to the
masterpiece that is ... Written by
garykmcd
Shakespeare in Love User Reviews
Impressive spin on Shakespeare, with a contemporary feel
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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