Shakespeare in Love
Release Date
1999
Film Synopsis
The world's greatest ever playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
A romantic comedy for the 1990s set in the 1590s, Shakespeare in Love imaginatively unfolds the witty, sexy and timeless tale behind the creation of the greatest love story ever told. A young Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is out of cash and ideas, he meets his ideal woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) and she inspires him to write one of his most famous plays.
Photo credit: Miramax
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