Shakespeare in love 1998 movie#

An intelligent movie that actually rewards the audience for knowing something about Shakespeare, Shakespeare In Love is a treat from start to finish.Shakespeare In Love location: The house of Viola: Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire This movie actually manages to breathe life into all the old cliches thanks to a wonderful exuberance and a fantastic cast. The most ingenious aspect of the movie is how elements of Shakespeare's plays have become so ingrained in our movies, television, and theater, even though they were cliches in Shakespeare's time. The story of Romeo and Juliet is familiar to us all, and the movie parallels the story in surprising and charming ways. Screenwriters invest the script with a healthy portion of Romeo and Juliet's dialogue and Shakespeare's sonnets that only make the movie more amusing. Judi Dench and Queen Elizabeth and Rupert Everett as Christopher Marlowe round out the cast with fine performances. Ben Affleck is truly surprising a hammy actor, with good material, Affleck is quite a capable actor. Geoffrey Rush is amusing as the theater owner Henslowe. Viola is the heart and soul of the movie, she is the reason for Romeo and Juliet's existence and Paltrow truly makes us believe in romance. She throws herself into the part and handles an English accent very well as she did in Sliding Doors and Emma. Gwyneth Paltrow is stunning as Viola de Lesseps. While his portrayal may be nothing like Shakespeare, he makes us believe in romance Shakespeare's woes. Fiennes has a Peter O'Toole quality about him and should become a big star. As Shakespeare, Joseph Fiennes steps out of his brother Ralph's shadow and proves what a dashing and charismatic leading man he can be. Shakespeare and Viola fall in love thus inspiring Romeo and Juliet. In desperate need of a muse, Shakespeare finds one in the beautiful noblewoman Viola de Lesseps who has a desire to be an actor at a time when women are forbidden from performing. The movie chronicles Shakespeare's writer's block while trying to write a play entitled Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. Movies like these affirm our belief that film is a terrific art form. Then Rush says 'By God, if you do not, who does? Let us have pirates, clowns and a happy ending and you'll make Harvey Weinstein a happy man.'Д®very so often a movie comes along that is literate, intelligent, and has magic and charm to spare. To Rushs question 'How does the comedy end?' Fiennes replys 'By God, I wish I knew'. A deleted take where Tom Wilkinson announces that he will be playing the apothecary.When they meet the other actors and hear that Will Shakespeare needs actors for his new play they follow them to the audition. Here the two actors John and James walk to the court to play witnesses.

A small scene which takes place after Henslowe has announced the audition.A small conversation between Fennyman and Henslowe is added where they discuss about business. The sequence is largely the same as the scene used in the final film but parts are shown from different angles. A slightly different version of the scene where Burbank and his men fight against Will and his actors in the theatre.Here we see that Viola survives the drowning and is washed ashore an unknown coast. The scene where Lord Wessex's ship sinks is also different. He also takes the 50 pounds and says 'Welcome to the Chamberlain's Men'. After Viola has left Burbage enters and stops Will from running after Viola. Here the conversation between Will and Viola is shorter than in the final film. The Region 2 DVD contains some deleted scenes: As the company rehearses his new play, William and Viola's love is transferred to the written page leading to the masterpiece that is Romeo and Juliet. 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 (Colin Firth). Dressing as a man, and going by the name of 'Thomas Kent', she auditions and is ideal for a part in his next play. She is also a great admirer of Shakespeare's works. 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. 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 (Gwyneth Paltrow). William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is a known but struggling poet, playwright, and actor, who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) and Richard Burbage (Martin Clunes), but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of ideas and has yet to begin writing.

Shakespeare in love 1998