The script is full of in-jokes: the more you know of Shakespeare and his time, the more you'll get from the movie. Set in the London of 1593, the star-bedazzled cast presents Will Shakespeare as he desperately seeks love, his muse, and to complete his latest work, Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter. Shakespeare in Love is the perfect definition of what literature in film should be.
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For someone who loves the movie (yes, me), the screenplay adds a whole other level of subtlety, showing just how intelligent the writing, how sharp the humor (both high and low), how clever the whole conception. It's fascinating to see what was changed, dropped or added, between writing and filming. But on reading (especially while watching the film - I mix the two media here), it's an eye-opening learning experience for any prospective actor, screenwriter, or director. Some improvements, some mi The pre-shooting screenplay from the Academy Award winning film.īook Review: At first glance the published screenplay for Shakespeare in Love is a throw-away movie tie-in, worth no more than a bemused chuckle. Book Review: At first glance the published screenplay for Shakespeare in Love is a throw-away movie tie-in, worth no more than a bemused chuckle. The pre-shooting screenplay from the Academy Award winning film. But the script is, on its own, a wonderful, brilliant piece of literature worthy of attention.
The costumes, the acting, and the cinematography - all of those breathe life in the film. Reading Shakespeare in Love allowed me to focus entirely on the words, on the complex turns of phrases and the nimble asides – and it’s simply beautiful. Given how much goes on within the film – and the layers within the dialogue – I decided to read the script. This might be the best I’ve ever seen her (although she didn’t deserve an Academy Award, and Fiennes and Firth were robbed for not even getting nominations, but I digress). Heck, the film is so good it even balances out the insufferability that is the Paltrow. It's beautiful and smart and funny and all of the best of what Hollywood aspires to be. I finally watched the film earlier this year, and over a decade after everyone else, I get why this film was such a big deal. This might be the best I’ve ever seen her (although she didn’t deserve an Academy Award, and Fiennes and For years I avoided Shakespeare in Love, mostly because I find Gwyneth Paltrow insufferable. For years I avoided Shakespeare in Love, mostly because I find Gwyneth Paltrow insufferable.
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