Even the cast shows the mix of theatre and populist culture, in it's inclusion of stage actors and a range of TV comedians from such as `the fast show'. A far cry from a traditional piece this sees a colourful blend of tradition, comedy, modern wit and a sheer abandonment of history in favour of entertainment. With the production in motion Shakespeare must battle forbidden love, debts and troublesome actors to produce his play. Lady Viola Lesseps, frustrated by the theatre's lack of women dresses as a man and lands the part but also Shakespeare's heart. He's lost his muse and is struggling to write his new comedy `Romeo and Ethel the pirates daughter'. In London in 1593 the theatre industry is shaky for Will Shakespeare. I'm glad this just presents the facts (fictional or not) and leaves the point of view to the audience decide. There's humor, tension, sexism galore (a historical fact of the times) and lush music, photography and art direction. Geoffrey rush, Simon Callow and Ben Affleck are just a sample of the incredible cast. There's some ironic cameos as well, including "Downton Abbey's" Carson (Jim Carter) as the actor playing the nurse, and deep down the cast list, "Are You Being Served?"'s Mr. A jealous suitor becomes Mercutio her nurse (Imelda Staunton) becomes Juliet's nurse, and various personal tragedies guide the conclusion, leading to a triumph.or does it? Perfect in every detail, this Oscar winning best picture features a great cast in smaller parts, most notably the Oscar winning Judi Dench as the imperious Queen Elizabeth II, basically a cameo, but a commanding one. In the process, she falls in love with Shakespeare (the dashing Joseph Fiennes) and while he returns her feelings, he uses elements of their relationship to finish the play. This is about the desires of a young lady (Gwyneth Paltrow) who desired to act and disguised herself as a boy to play the part of Romeo, ironically opposite a young male actor as Juliet. While this deals with the creation of "Romeo and Juliet", in some eyes his very best play, this is really a story of deception, a la Yentl, a la "As You Like It". It never feels stodgy for an Elizabethan period piece. The film moves along with elan and enthusiasm. The film was obviously reworked successfully and Paltrow's performance elevates it. Some years earlier it was marked out to be a Kenneth Branagh/Julia Roberts project. It's surprising to think that the film was for some years had been stuck in development hell. The film is uplifted by its cast who are uniformly good even Ben Affleck. It might lead to a tragedy especially as Viola is earlier exposed as a female who at the time were banned from performing. Will despite being married wins Viola's heart and writes Romeo and Juliet but as the play is performed. Will meets Viola and gets inspired by her and pursues her but Viola is arranged to marry Lord Wessex (Colin Firth.) A man of nobility who is very jealous. She disguises herself as a man and gets a part but runs away.
Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a young woman from a wealthy family who loves the theatre. William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is suffering from writer's block and needs a muse to inspire him.
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I am 17, and I do hope I am not the only person who doesn't think this movie is overrated- I thought it was a brilliant film, that wholly deserved the accolades it received.
Her end monologue was beautifully written and Dench's interpretation was flawless. Simon Callow, Martin Clunes and Ben Affleck are solid in their roles, not to mention the wonderful performance of Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I. Geoffrey Rush, who actually looks like the Barbossa character he created in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, was hilarious, and Colin Firth makes Lord Wessex intentionally insufferable. And what a talented cast, with Joseph Fiennes utterly charming and handsome as William Shakespeare, and Gwyneth Paltrow in possibly her best performance was by every means captivating as Lady Viola. The direction from John Madden was spot on, and I believe it is the same John Madden who directed some of the greatest Inspector Morse episodes, and Inspector Morse in my opinion is the best British detective drama out there. The screenplay was superlative, very witty and moving, and one of the few screenplays out there that completely blew me away. You cannot go wrong with the splendid locations and the wondrous costumes. Shakespeare in Love was a fantastic film in all departments.
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