Shakespeare in Love (Le Théâtre au cinéma)

Shakespeare in Love

USA 1998 | John Madden | vostFR | 123' | digital | Cast : Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson ▶ Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and 5 other wins, Oscars 1999

A romantic comedy from the 1990s set in the 1590s. It imaginatively unfolds the witty, sexy and timeless tale behind the creation of the greatest love story ever told. A young Shakespeare is out of cash and ideas when he meets his ideal woman and she inspires him to write one of his most famous plays.

« Scene after scene engages us as cheerful groundlings, tosses us jokes, toys with our expectations, then sweeps away the boundaries between film and stage, comedy and tragedy so we're open to the power of language and the feelings behind it. » (Wall Street Journal)

« It's a literary burlesque, remarkably clever and quick on its feet. It is ardently romantic but is at its best when it is funny. And it's funny. » (Houston Chronicle)

Location : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins

Org. : Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg