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Shakespeare In Love [1999]
 
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Shakespeare In Love [1999]
DVD ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
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Product details
  • Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Simon Callow
  • Directors: John Madden
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, German
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (32 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround
    • Sub Titles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
    • Dubbed Language(s): German
    • Disc Format: DVD 9
    • Making Of Documentary
    • Directors Commentary
    • Cast And Crew Commentary
    • Deleted Scenes
    • Theatrical Trailer
  • ASIN: B00004CZAP
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,376 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the most endearing and intelligent romantic comedies of the 1990s, the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love is filled with such good will, sunny romance, snappy one-liners and devilish cleverness that it's absolutely irresistible. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, at its outset the film tracks young Will Shakespeare's overwrought battle with writer's block and the efforts of theatre owner Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush, in rare form) to stage Will's latest comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. Jokey comedy, though, soon takes a backseat to ravishing romance when the beautiful Viola De Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) disguises herself as a young man to wangle herself an audition in the all-male cast and wins both the part of Romeo and, after much misunderstanding, the playwright's heart. Soon enough, Will's pirate comedy becomes the beautiful, tragic Romeo and Juliet, reflecting the agony and ecstasy of Will and Viola's romance--he's married and she's set to marry the slimy Lord Wessex (Colin Firth).

The way that Oscar-winning screenwriters Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard enfold their story within the parameters of Romeo and Juliet (and even Twelfth Night) is nothing short of brilliant--it would take a Shakespearean scholar to dissect the innumerable parallels, oft-quoted lines, plot developments, and thematic borrowings. And most amazingly, Norman and Stoppard haven't forgotten to entertain their audience in addition to riding a Shakespearean roller coaster, with director John Madden (Mrs. Brown) reigning in his huge ensemble with rollicking energy. Along the way there are small gems to be found, including Judi Dench's eight-minute, Oscar-winning turn as a truly regal Queen Elizabeth, but the key element of Shakespeare in Love's success rests on the milky-white shoulders of its two stars. Fiennes, inexplicably overlooked at Oscar time, is a dashing, heartfelt Will and as for Best Actress winner Paltrow, well, nothing she'd done before could have prepared viewers for how amazing she is here. Breathtakingly beautiful, fiercely intelligent, strong-willed and lovestruck--it's a performance worthy of Shakespeare in more ways than one. By the film's end, you'll be thoroughly won over--and brushing up your Shakespeare with newfound ardour. --Mark Englehart

Video Description
DVD Special Features

"making Of" Documentary
John Madden Commentary
Cast and Crew Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
21 TV Spots
Academy Awary Winning Costumes
Deleted Scenes
Language:English, Dolby Digital 5.1/German, Dolby surround
Subtitles: English/Dutch/German/Danish/Finnish/Swedish/Norweigan/Hebrew/Polish/Czech

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