For the theatre adaptations, see Shakespeare in Love (play) and Shakespeare in Love (South Korean play).
Shakespeare in Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Madden
Written by
Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
Produced by
David Parfitt
Donna Gigliotti
Harvey Weinstein
Edward Zwick
Marc Norman
Starring
Gwyneth Paltrow
Joseph Fiennes
Geoffrey Rush
Colin Firth
Ben Affleck
Judi Dench
Simon Callow
Jim Carter
Martin Clunes
Antony Sher
Imelda Staunton
Tom Wilkinson
Mark Williams
Cinematography
Richard Greatrex
Edited by
David Gamble
Music by
Stephen Warbeck
Production company
The Bedford Falls Company
Distributed by
Miramax Films (United States)
Universal Pictures (International)
Release dates
11 December 1998 (1998-12-11) (United States)
29 January 1999 (1999-01-29) (United Kingdom)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
United States[2]
United Kingdom[3]
Language
English
Budget
$25 million[4]
Box office
$289.3 million[4]
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench.
The film depicts a fictional love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (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 acclaim from critics and was a box office success, grossing $289 million worldwide and becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998. The film was noted for its highly skilled plotting and balancing of comedy and drama and for the high quality of its dialogue, performances, and production design. It received numerous accolades; it won three Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for Paltrow), two Screen Actors Guild Awards (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Paltrow), and four British Academy Film Awards (including Best Film).[5][6][7] The film ultimately won a leading seven Oscars out of thirteen nominations at the 71st Academy Awards: Best Picture (Parfitt, Gigliotti, Weinstein, Zwick, & Norman), Best Actress (Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Dench), Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Norman & Stoppard), Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (Warbeck), Best Art Direction (Childs & Quertier), and Best Costume Design (Powell).[8]
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^Bauer, Patricia. "Shakespeare in Love". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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