Yapım :1998 Ülke : Amerika İngiltere Tür : Drama Süre : 122 dakika IMDB Puan : 7.5/10 IMDB ID: tt0138097
Oyuncular Geoffrey Rush - Philip Henslowe Tom Wilkinson - Hugh Fennyman Steve ODonnell - Lambert (as Steven ODonnell) Tim McMullen - Frees Joseph Fiennes - Will Shakespeare Steven Beard - Makepeace, the Preacher Antony Sher - Dr. Moth Patrick Barlow - Will Kempe Martin Clunes - Richard Burbage Sandra Reinton - Rosaline
Bilgi :Will Shakespeares life is going badly. His love life is a shambles, hes always short of money, and worst of all, he has writers block. Hes supposed to be nearly finished his newest play, "Romeo and Ethel the Sea Pirates Daughter", but in fact he hasnt written a line. At a sham audition for the play, he admires a new actor, Thomas Kent, who suddenly runs away. Soon Shakespeare meets Viola de Lesseps, who lives in the same stately home as Thomas; its love at first sight and hes inspired to begin writing the play. But by the time he realizes that Thomas is Viola in disguise, shes promised in marriage to a lord which means that Queen Elizabeth herself expects the marriage to happen. But Will and Viola find their attraction too strong to resist; they risk the wrath of her fiance with a clandestine affair, and of the law against women on stage by having "Thomas" play Romeo. No wonder he ends up changing the play into a tragedy...Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirates Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeares plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.La storia, un pò realtà e molta fantasia, ci riporta indietro ai tempi in cui William Shakespeare, dopo aver scritto il "Tito Andronico", è in crisi di ispirazione. Fra laltro, è afflitto anche da problemi finanziari e sentimentali. Il grande William si muove in strade buie e sporche di una Londra del 1593, in cerca di compagnia femminile e di soldi da scroccare. Ha promesso a due produttori lo stesso dramma ("Romeo ed Ethel, la figlia del pirata"); ma Cristopher Marlowe, poeta molto in voga, gli consiglia invece di parlare di due innamorati che non possono amarsi a causa delle loro famiglie: nasce così "Romeo e Giulietta"! Alla finzione teatrale, si unisce quella reale, quando Shakespeare conosce Viola de Lesseps, ricca ed affascinante promessa sposa di un nobile. Per i due è il colpo di fulmine! Si amano alla follia e lei è disposta anche a travestirsi da uomo pur di recitare in teatro affianco alluomo che ama. Alla fine, lopera andrà in scena con enorme successo, ma la ragazza dovrà sposare il nobile e partire con lui per le Americhe.
