"Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth 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 favorable reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $289.3 million worldwide and was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998. The film"
"in August 2009. They have two daughters. Fiennes was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, E. L. James and Rachel Riley, to design and sign his own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The cards were auctioned off on eBay during May 2014. Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen"
"Shakespeare in Love (play) Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the film of the same title. The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 22 July 2014. It was produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions and directed by Declan Donnellan, with design by Nick Ormerod and music by Paddy Cunneen. The original cast included David Oakes appearing as Marlowe, Tom Bateman as Will, and Lucy Briggs-Owen as the heroine Viola De Lesseps. The production closed on 18th April 2015. The production played to sold out audiences during"
"Joseph Fiennes Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (; born 27 May 1970) is an English film and stage actor. He is known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Sir Robert Dudley in ""Elizabeth"" (1998), Commisar Danilov in ""Enemy at the Gates"" (2001), and Monsignor Timothy Howard in the of the TV series ""American Horror Story"" (2012–2013). His role in the 2017 TV drama series"
"Shakespeare in Love (play) at the Noel Coward Theatre. The play was adapted for stage by Lee Hall (playwright) from the screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman and produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions. The production was designed by Donnellan’s co-Artistic Director of Cheek by Jowl theatre company, Nick Ormerod. The original cast included David Oakes as Christopher Marlowe, Paul Chahidi as Philip Henslowe and Anna Carteret as Elizabeth I. From January 2015, the cast included Eve Ponsonby as Viola de Lesseps, Orlando James as William Shakespeare and Suzanne Burden as Elizabeth I of England. Peter"
"breathtaking that she seems utterly plausible as the playwright's guiding light."" ""Shakespeare in Love"" made US$289 million in box office receipts, and earned Paltrow the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role from the Screen Actors Guild, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress, among other honors. Her Pink Ralph Lauren dress worn at the 71st Academy Awards in collecting her Oscar was extremely popular and was credited for bringing pink back into fashion. In 1999, Paltrow co-starred alongside Jude Law, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett in the"
"(Life Is Beautiful)"". He went on to win the Academy Award. Peter Weir, director of ""The Truman Show"", won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Directing. ""Shakespeare in Love"" Roberto Benigni in ""Life is Beautiful"" Cate Blanchett in ""Elizabeth"" Geoffrey Rush in ""Elizabeth"" Judi Dench in ""Shakespeare in Love"" Peter Weir for ""The Truman Show"" ""Elizabeth"" ""Velvet Goldmine"" - ""Sandy Powell"" ""Shakespeare in Love"" - ""David Gamble"" ""Elizabeth"" - ""Remi Adefarasin"" ""The Truman Show"" - ""Dennis Gassner"" ""Saving Private Ryan"" ""' ""Primary Colors"" - Elaine May ""' ""The Truman Show"" - Andrew Niccol ""' ""Central Station"" ""' ""Saving Private Ryan"""
"(1996), ""The Wings of the Dove"" (1997), ""Shakespeare in Love"", ""Gangs of New York"" (Production Consultant), ""I Capture the Castle"", ""Chasing Liberty"", ""A Bunch of Amateurs"" and ""My Week with Marilyn"" (2011). He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Sunderland in 1999. He lives in Brixton with his wife Liz and their three sons, Bill, Thomas and Max. David Parfitt David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998 for ""Shakespeare in Love"". Parfitt was born in"
"write something ""a little more cheerful next time, for Twelfth Night"". Viola and Shakespeare say their goodbyes, and he vows to immortalise her, as he imagines the beginning of ""Twelfth Night"", in character as a castaway disguised as a man after a voyage to a strange land. The original idea for ""Shakespeare in Love"" was suggested to screenwriter Marc Norman in the late 1980s by his son Zachary. Norman wrote a draft screenplay which he presented to director Edward Zwick, which attracted Julia Roberts, who agreed to play Viola. However, Zwick disliked Norman's screenplay and hired the playwright Tom Stoppard"
"""does some of his very best work, suggesting that comedy may be his true calling,"" while Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" found him ""very funny"". ""Shakespeare in Love"" won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, while the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. Affleck then appeared as a small-town sheriff in the supernatural horror film ""Phantoms"". Stephen Holden of ""The New York Times"" wondered why actors like Affleck and Peter O'Toole had agreed to appear in the ""junky"" film: ""Affleck's thudding performance suggests he is reading his dialogue for the first"
"and his brothers was erected in a later century. An anonymous poet composed for him ""A Funerall Elegye on the Death of the famous Actor Richard Burbage who died on Saturday in Lent the 13 of March 1619"", an excerpt of which reads: Of the many elegies that followed his passing, perhaps the most poignant is the brief epitaph: Burbage was played by Martin Clunes in the film ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), by Steve Speirs in the BBC sitcom ""Upstart Crow"" (2016), and by Mattias Inwood in the 2017 TNT drama ""Will"". Richard Burbage Richard Burbage (6 January 1567 –"
"1. Bill Murray – ""Rushmore""<br> 2. Donald Sutherland – ""Without Limits""<br> 3. Billy Bob Thornton – ""A Simple Plan"" 1. Judi Dench – ""Shakespeare in Love""<br> 2. Patricia Clarkson – ""High Art""<br> 3. Lisa Kudrow – ""The Opposite of Sex"" 1. Scott Frank – ""Out of Sight""<br> 2. Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard – ""Shakespeare in Love""<br> 3. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson – ""Rushmore"" 1. John Toll – ""The Thin Red Line""<br> 2. Janusz Kamiński – ""Saving Private Ryan""<br> 3. Seamus Deasy – ""The General"" 1. Taste of Cherry (Ta'm e guilass)<br> 2. ""Fireworks"" (""Hana-bi"")<br> 3. ""The Celebration"" (""Festen"")"
"Gentlemen"" is also featured in ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1999). Directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, the film tells the fictional story of William Shakespeare's (Joseph Fiennes) composition of ""Romeo and Juliet"". Early in the film, Queen Elizabeth (Judi Dench) attends a production of ""Two Gentlemen"", greatly enjoying William Kempe (Patrick Barlow) being thoroughly outperformed by Crab, and then falling asleep during Henry Condell's (Nicholas Boulton) recitation of Proteus' soliloquy from Act 2, Scene 1. Later, after reading the first draft of ""Romeo and Ethel"", theatre manager Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) suggests that Shakespeare add"
"that were nominated at the Academy Awards: he played Robert Dudley opposite Cate Blanchett in ""Elizabeth"" and he portrayed William Shakespeare opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in ""Shakespeare in Love"", receiving nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He and Paltrow were reunited onscreen in ""Running with Scissors"" (2006). In 2001 he appeared in the film ""Enemy at the Gates"". In 2002 he starred in the independent film, ""Killing Me Softly"". In"
"""' ""Elizabeth"" - ""Jenny Shircore"" ""' ""Elizabeth"" - ""David Hirschfelder"" 52nd British Academy Film Awards The 52nd BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 11 April 1999, honoured the best in film for 1998. Shakespeare in Love won the award for Best Film (also won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and Best Editing. ""Elizabeth"" was voted Best British Film. Both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett won awards for their portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I. Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Italian actor Roberto Benigni won the award for Best"
"David Parfitt David Parfitt (born 8 July 1958) is an English film producer, actor, and co-founder of Trademark Films. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998 for ""Shakespeare in Love"". Parfitt was born in Sunderland and educated at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London. He began his stage career with the Sunderland Empire Theatre Society in 1969 and later gained work on television, including playing Peter Harrison in the sitcoms ""...And Mother Makes Three"" and its sequel ""...And Mother Makes Five"" and appearing in ""Love in a Cold Climate"" (1980). On radio, he"
"Love"" is a delightful romantic comedy that succeeds on nearly every level."" On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 87 out of 100 based on 33 critical reviews, indicating ""universal acclaim"". ""Shakespeare in Love"" was among 1999's box office number-one films in the United Kingdom. The U.S. box office reached over $100 million; including the box office from the rest of the world, the film took in over $289 million. ""The Sunday Telegraph"" claimed that the film prompted the revival of the title of Earl of Wessex. Prince Edward was originally to have been titled Duke of Cambridge following"
"in a Play. Mr Bedford shared homes in Stratford, Ontario and in Santa Barbara, California with fellow actor Tim MacDonald, his partner since 1985 and husband since 2013. Bedford died from cancer on 13 January 2016 in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 80; his remains were cremated. Brian Bedford Brian Bedford (16 February 1935 – 13 January 2016) was an English actor. He appeared on the stage and in film, and is known for both acting in and directing Shakespeare productions. He received seven Tony nominations, the second most for a male actor behind Jason Robards, who had"
"for ""Indecent Proposal"". ""Much Ado About Nothing"" was ranked #11 on Rotten Tomatoes list of Greatest Shakespeare Movies. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the film. The film also stars Branagh's then-wife Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut. The film was released"
"Lily in Love Lily in Love (alternative English title: Playing for Keeps, Hungarian title: Játszani kell) is a 1984 Hungarian-American co-production in English based on a play by Ferenc Molnár, starring Christopher Plummer, Maggie Smith and Elke Sommer. It is a tale of comedic deception and romance directed by Károly Makk. Fitz Wynn, a truly talented but overly-satisfied stage actor, wants to star in a new movie written by his wife, Lily. She does not feel her Fitz is right for the part, and explains to him why and what she is looking for in the role. Fitz proceeds to"
"Philip Henslowe Philip Henslowe (c. 1550 – 6 January 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario. Henslowe's modern reputation rests on the survival of his diary, a primary source for information about the theatrical world of Renaissance London. He was portrayed by actor Geoffrey Rush in the Academy Award-winning film ""Shakespeare in Love"". Henslowe was born in Lindfield, Sussex, into a family with roots in Devon. His father, Edmund Henslowe, was appointed Master of the Game for Ashdown Forest, Sussex, from 1539 until his death in 1562. Before Edmund Henslowe's death, his daughter Margaret had married Ralf Hogge, an"
"character, with Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Film scholar Deborah Cartmell has suggested that Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films are appealing because they are ""sensual rather than cerebral"", an approach by which he aims to make Shakespeare ""even more popular"". To this end, he cast the Hollywood actor Mel Gibson - then famous for the ""Mad Max"" and ""Lethal Weapon"" films - in the title role. Cartmell also notes that the text is drastically cut, with the effect of enhancing the roles of the women. J. Lawrence Guntner has suggested that Zeffirelli's cinematography"
"an actress who is playing Richard III. The writers of ""Shakespeare in Love"" were sued in 1999 by bestselling author Faye Kellerman. She claimed that the plotline was stolen from her 1989 novel ""The Quality of Mercy"", in which Shakespeare romances a Jewish woman who dresses as a man, and attempts to solve a murder. Miramax Films spokesman Andrew Stengel derided the claim, filed in the US District Court six days before the 1999 Academy Awards, as ""absurd"", and argued that the timing ""suggests a publicity stunt"". An out-of-court settlement was reached but the sum agreed between the parties indicates"
"In the Mood for Love In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It tells the story of a man (played by Tony Leung) and a woman (Maggie Cheung) whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. ""In the Mood for Love"" premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and Tony Leung was awarded Best Actor (first Hong Kong actor to win this award at Cannes). It is frequently listed as"
"which Glenda Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was one of the first theatrical films to show male genitals, in scenes when Gerald Crich (Oliver Reed) and Rupert Birkin (Alan Bates) wrestle in the nude in front of a roaring fireplace, in several early skinny dipping shots, and in an explicit sequence of Birkin running naked in the forest after being hit on the head by his spurned former mistress, Hermione Roddice (Eleanor Bron). William Ivory combined ""Women in Love"" with Lawrence's earlier novel, ""The Rainbow"" (1915), in his two-part BBC Four television adaptation titled, ""Women in"
"Christmas in Love Christmas in Love is a 2004 cinepanettone film starring Christian De Sica, Danny DeVito, Massimo Boldi, Cristiana Capotondi and Ronn Moss. The film was directed by Neri Parenti. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards. Fabrizio Barbetti (Christian De Sica) and Lisa Pinzoni (Sabrina Ferilli) are two remarried doctors who, since divorce, have been simply unable to get along with each other. They hate one another to such an extent that they argue and fight in public, even on television, but their lives as a"
"of the Jedi"" (1996) scripted for radio by Brian Daley. Before it was produced for the stage, Madden directed ""Wings"" for NPR's ""Earplay"" series, in a production that won the Prix Italia. John Madden (director) John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He is known for directing ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also gained recognition for directing ""The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"" (2011) and its sequel ""The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"" (2015). Madden was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He"
"2013. Based on the film screenplay by Norman and Stoppard, it was adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. The production was directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod, the joint founders of Cheek by Jowl. The production opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 23 July 2014, receiving rave reviews from critics. It was called ""A joyous celebration of theatre"" in the ""Daily Telegraph"", ""Joyous"" in ""The Independent"", and ""A love letter to theatre"" in ""The Guardian"". Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by"
"the TV film ""In Spite of Love."" Kate Nelligan played the part of Elise in both. In 2017 Brandeis University honored Weller with the university's Brandeis Creative Arts Award. The university invited him to write a new play and suggested it might explore issues regarding freedom of speech. The university had recently received the papers of the social-satirist and stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce. Weller researched the library's collection of the Bruce papers, and began to write his play ""Buyer Beware"", a play that poses the question: If Lenny Bruce were to come back, and book a gig on a campus"
"Stephen Warbeck Stephen Warbeck (born 3 May 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores. Warbeck was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He first became known for the music for ""Prime Suspect"" and won an Academy Award for his score for ""Shakespeare in Love"". He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play in 1994. Warbeck attended Bristol University, and began his career as an actor. He plays the accordion and co-leads the group ""The hKippers"" (the 'h' is silent) with Paul Bradley. Academy Award for Original Music Score-Best Original Musical or Comedy"
"""Bike Riding in Los Angeles. A Novel"" (New York: Dutton 1972) and ""What Happens Next?: A History of Hollywood Screenwriting"" (New York: Harmony Books 2007; UK: Aurum Press 2008). Marc Norman Marc Norman (born 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American screenwriter. With Tom Stoppard, Norman won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in the 71st Academy Awards of 1998, for his script of ""Shakespeare in Love""; he also shared in the Best Picture Oscar for the film as co-producer. Norman and Stoppard also won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 49th Berlin International Film"
"theater and music. ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. ★ ""'Anton Yelchin - ""Hearts in Atlantis"" - Warner Bros. ★ (tie) Scarlett Johansson - ""An American Rhapsody"" - Paramount Classics<br> ★ (tie) Emma Watson - ""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"" - Warner Bros. ★ Jake Thomas - ""A.I. Artificial Intelligence"" - DreamWorks ★ - ""Max Keeble's Big Move"" - Walt Disney ★ James Bentley - ""The Others"" - Miramax ★ Dakota Fanning - ""I Am Sam"" - New Line Cinema ★ Ryan Merriman - ""Dangerous Child"" - Lifetime ★ - ""My Louisiana Sky"" - Showtime ★ Robert"
"of the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Ian McKellen, Donald Sinden, Janet Suzman, Ian Richardson, Antony Sher and Corin Redgrave, acclaimed Scofield's Lear as the greatest Shakespearean performance ever. Scofield appeared in many radio dramas for BBC Radio 4, including in later years plays by Peter Tinniswood: ""On the Train to Chemnitz"" (2001) and ""Anton in Eastbourne"" (2002). The latter was Tinniswood's last work and was written especially for Scofield, an admirer of Anton Chekhov. He was awarded the 2002 Sam Wanamaker Prize. Paul Scofield married actress Joy Parker in October 1942. They had met while he played Hamlet to her"