{"id":8558,"date":"2016-07-08T22:39:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T02:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=8558"},"modified":"2016-07-09T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T01:04:08","slug":"shakespeare-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/shakespeare-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

{5\/5} “Good title.”<\/p>\n

Shakespeare in Love<\/strong>, released in 1998<\/p>\n

In 1593 Will Shakespeare is having a bit of writer’s block. His patron is demanding a comedy, and soon. He has a title — “Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter” — and that’s it. Meanwhile, Viola wants to be an actor so much she will pretend to be a man. When Will and Viola meet, sparks fly — and a play takes shape.<\/p>\n

Every second of this movie is delightful. Like Amadeus<\/strong>, it’s an amazing fictional story about a real historical person.<\/p>\n

It’s a terrific love story, and you also get to see how plays were written and performed in the old days. And it’s hilarious.<\/p>\n

Like many of Shakespeare’s plays there’s some deception and mistaken identity.<\/p>\n

It’s about how a great play can affect anyone who sees it.<\/p>\n

Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes are perfect.<\/p>\n

Stars Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Affleck, Colin Firth, and Judi Dench. Directed by John Madden (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/strong><\/a>). The romantic music is by Stephen Warbeck.<\/p>\n

This is the 2nd or 3rd time I’ve seen it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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