Shakespeare in Love(Movie, 1998)

Name: Shakespeare in Love
Genre: Romance / Love, History, Comedy
Released: 1998
Duration: T02:3:00
Rating: 3.4

| 2h 3min | Genres: Romance / Love, History, Comedy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 1,363 votes)

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench. The film depicts a fictional love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (Paltrow) while Shakespeare was writing Romeo and Juliet. Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare in Love received acclaim from critics and was a box office success, grossing $289 million worldwide and becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998. ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Shakespeare in Love

Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About Shakespeare in Love

Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

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Shakespeare in Love - Trailer(Trailer, 1:35)

Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: London

Main subject: William Shakespeare (Person)

Made by: Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, Bedford Falls Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bengali (BN), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/11/1998

Appearing Characters: William Shakespeare, Viola de Lesseps, Philip Henslowe, Edward Alleyn, Elizabeth I of England, Edmund Tylney, Richard Burbage, William Kempe, John Webster, Christopher Marlowe, Rosaline

Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Simon Callow, Rupert Everett, Imelda Staunton, Mark Williams, Jim Carter, Steven O'Donnell, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Daniel Brocklebank, Jill Baker, Patrick Barlow, Simon Day, Roger Frost, John Inman, Nicholas Le Prevost

Director: John Madden

Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman, David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti

Screenwriter: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Film Editor: David Gamble

Director of Photography: Richard Greatrex

Composer: Stephen Warbeck

Costume designer: Sandy Powell

Production Designer: Martin Childs

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Shakespeare apasionado"

"Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare enamorado)"

Keywords: elizabethan england, cross dressing, theater play, queen elizabeth i, false history, london, england, 16th century, acting, playwright, francis bacon

Budget: 25,000,000 USD

Revenue: 289,317,794 USD (= 1,157%)

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Shakespeare in Love(Movie, 1998)

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