Shakespeare in Love movie

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.

The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright Tom Stoppard, whose first major success was with the Shakespeare-influenced play Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.The film is largely fictional, although several of the characters are based on real people. In addition, some of the characters, lines, and plot devices are references to Shakespeares plays.Shakespeare in Love won a number of Academy Awards in 1999, including Best Picture and Best Actress (for Gwyneth Paltrow).

It was the first comedy to win the Best Picture award since Annie Hall (1977).Historical accuracyThe film makes no pretence at historical accuracy and features many comic anachronisms (such as a psychotherapist, a mug marked "A present from Stratford-on-Avon", Shakespeare leaping into a ferry and saying "Follow that boat!", and Henslowe anticipating the phrase "The show must go on!").References to Shakespeares workThe main source for much of the action in the film is Romeo and Juliet, which the events in the film ultimately inspire Will to write. Will and Viola play out the famous balcony and bedroom scenes; like Juliet, Viola has a witty nurse, and is separated from Will by a gulf of duty (although not the family enmity of the play). In addition, the two lovers are equally star-crossed ? they are not ultimately destined to be together (since Viola is of nobility promised to marry somebody else and Shakespeare himself is already married).Many other plot devices used in the film are common in various Shakespearean comedies and in the works of the other playwrights of the Elizabethan era: the Queen disguised as a commoner, the cross-dressing disguises, mistaken identities, the swordfight, the suspicion of adultery (or, at least, cheating), the appearance of a ghost, and the play within a play. They land near props which represent scenes in his several plays: a skull (Hamlet), and an open chest (The Merchant of Venice).

All Shakespeare in Love trailers available on youtube

Shakespeare in Love Cast

• Antony Sher
• Geoffrey Rush
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Imelda Staunton
• Jim Carter
• Judi Dench
• Mark Williams
• Martin Clunes
• Patrick Barlow
• Simon Callow
• Steve O'Donnell
• Steven Beard
• Tim McMullen
• Tom Wilkinson