Shakespeare In Love

Shakespeare In Love

1998

A young playwright in Elizabethan London falls into a passionate and creatively transformative love affair with a nobleman's daughter, an experience that directly inspires the writing of Romeo and Juliet. This witty and exuberant romantic comedy, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes, won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.

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Director

  • John Madden

Cast

  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Joseph Fiennes
  • Judi Dench
  • Geoffrey Rush

Filming Locations

  • Broughton Castle

    Broughton Castle doubled as the de Lesseps family mansion; a false wooden balcony was built onto the castle for the scene where Will serenades Viola beneath her window.

  • Holkham Beach

    The film's final sequence was shot here, with Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) walking inland from a shipwreck onto the Virginia coast in the New World.

  • Marble Hill House

    Riverside scenes were filmed in the grounds of Marble Hill House along the Thames at Twickenham, doubling as Elizabethan riverbanks.

  • Middle Temple

    The Great Hall of Middle Temple was used for the climactic command performance of Two Gentlemen of Verona before Queen Elizabeth I, depicted as the Banqueting Hall at the Palace of Whitehall.

  • River Thames

    Riverside scenes were filmed at Barnes on the Thames, including the sequence where Will follows Viola to the river after she flees the theatre.

  • Shepperton Studios

    Studio sets for the film were constructed here, including the Rose Theatre stage set used for the theatrical performances.

  • Spitalfields Market

    The area around Spitalfields was used as a period street location, doubling as an Elizabethan London neighbourhood.

  • St. Bartholomew the Great

    The ancient priory church was used for the scene in which Shakespeare seeks forgiveness after hearing of the murder of Christopher Marlowe.