Shakespeare in Love - 1998

Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's 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.



Joseph Fiennes ... Will Shakespeare

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Viola De Lesseps

Geoffrey Rush ... Philip Henslowe

Tom Wilkinson ... Hugh Fennyman

Antony Sher ... Dr. Moth

Martin Clunes ... Richard Burbage

Rupert Everett ... Christopher Marlowe

Ben Affleck ... Ned Alleyn

Jim Carter ... Ralph Bashford

Judi Dench ... Queen Elizabeth

Mark Williams ... Wabash

Simon Callow ... Tilney

Steve O'Donnell ... Lambert

Tim McMullen ... Frees

Steven Beard ... Makepeace



Won 7 Oscars.