“Shakespeare in Love” runs from June 12 to Septemat Bard on the Beach. Yes, by God, I do know about that.” were delivered with Judi Dench-esque bite. Golden lines such as “I know something of a woman in a man’s profession. Was it an act of self-sacrifice so the great Will could continue to write masterpieces for audiences to enjoy for centuries? Or was it that she really was confined to a forced marriage to Wessex? Or alternatively, did she not want to risk marrying Will after she found out he was a married man? It’s open to interpretation, but I have a feeling, the determined Viola made up her own mind.Ī second strong female, Queen Elizabeth, played by Jennifer Lines, won hearts on opening night. Spoiler alert for those who haven’t seen the film: despite all the theatrics and falling deeply in love with Will, Viola does decide to go to Virginia with her new husband Wessex “to become wise,” as she puts it. On the other hand, she’s the free-spirited artist who despite the risk of getting caught, performs in a play written by one of her favorite playwright: William Shakespeare (Charlie Gallant). Shakespeare in Love (1999) Reviewed by Nev Pierce. She’s the naive virgin, betrothed against her will, the side that her fiance Lord Wessex (a convincing Anton Lipovetsky) would prefer.
Full of comedy and heartthrob, and all done up in the extravagance of Elizabethan costume, it’s the perfect date night for romantics and lovers of theatre alike.įrom a feminist perspective, the character of Viola De Lesseps (played wholeheartedly by Ghazal Azarbad) has at least two sides. The transition is surprisingly seamless, and in some ways, “Shakespeare in Love” works better as a play because it situates the audience square in the middle of the experience. Shakespeare in Love, American-British film, released in 1998, that was a lighthearted and clever imagining of how William Shakespeare s play Romeo and Juliet came to be written and produced Shakespeare in Love at Vancouvers Bard on the Beach is very much about a love affair with the theatre Marsha Lederman Published JUpdated June. Granted, theres a yawning chasm in tone between the dark, treacherous. In 1998, there have been two films about space debris on a collision course with Earth, two animated insect movies, and now two tales about life during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
It was a movie about a play, and now it’s a play about a movie about a play. Shakespeare in Love (United States/United Kingdom, 1998) A movie review by James Berardinelli.