#film: shakespeare in love.

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BEN AFFLECK as NED ALLEYN SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE ‧ 1998

[mareestoermers]

CLAIRE DANES AND LEONARDO DICAPRIO "Romeo + Juliet" dir. Baz Luhrmann | Love in Film Series

[theofficialpresidentofmars]

I’d like to propose a performance of Hamlet in which the audience is addressed, looked at, and treated as if they were there but ONLY by characters who have gone mad.

in Act 2, when Hamlet’s pretending to go mad, while in the presence of Polonius and others, he sort of pretends to look at the audience, but always glancing over, looking sort of in the wrong direction, putting on a show for the only eyes he thinks are watching. When he’s alone and doing his soliloquies, it’s clear that he’s talking to himself, even though we’re listening in.

And it continues this way until Act 3 Scene 4, when Hamlet runs Polonius through with the sword. For a moment after the deed is done, there’s a shocked silence on the stage. As Hamlet goes to examine the body, he falters, slightly, as he becomes aware of just how many eyes are on him. And slowly; he looks at us, and through the rest of the scene his attention is torn between the audience and his mother, until the ghost appears (perhaps in the audience as well) and he’s… sort of put back on track. But from then on, all his soliloquies, asides, he begins to talk to us, in the audience.

And we notice the change, sure, but we don’t really get what it means, not until Ophelia goes mad, and while onstage she begins to give audience members flowers, to talk to them as the others call her crazy. And at that point most of us can make the connection.

From then until the play is over, Hamlet can’t fully ignore us. Every other character will, and does (besides maybe the gravediggers if you wanted to include anyone else), but we’re ever present in his sight. As he dies, we’re the ones he refers to when he says ‘you that look pale and tremble at this chance, that are but mutes or audience to this act’

[texaschainsawmascara]

Tromeo & Juliet (1996)

[lamorchemoveilsoleelaltrestelle]

Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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One Dress a Day Challenge

November: Oscar Winners

Shakespeare in Love / Colin Firth as Lord Wessex

Year: 1998

Designer: Sandy Powell

I've featured some of the women's costumes from this film before, but the men deserve some attention as well. Lord Wessex wears this magnificent outfit when he comes to inform Viola that a match has been arranged between them. The embroidery on his doublet and cloak is simply jaw-dropping in its variety and intricacy. I've included some closeups to show both the details of the embroidery and the texture of the various materials.

It's a shame we can't see what he's got for footwear, and we also never see him wearing the hat. He also manages to make the ruff look like something a person might actually wear on a regular basis.

[lala-blahblah]

I will never make this because it would be for an audience of one (me) but ever since reading "If we Were Villains" (story about serious drama kids in college who perform shakespeare and deal with a murder) I have been entertaining the thought of a crack fic crossover with High School Musical The Musical The Series where the staff decides they will no longer put on shakespeare after the tragic accident that happened at Thanksgiving, because Shakespeare plays would only increase the tension and drama. So they hire Ms. Jen who decides their spring play will actually be High School Musical (which exists in the 90s in this universe) and it ruins the vibe so much that everyone gives up on being dark and mysterious because they're universally pissed at Ms Jen for making them learn choreoraphed basketball dancing.

[captain-rickbond]

hiiii your art is so epic and i was wondering if you could draw francis walsingham?? 🥰

thank you so much!🖤

sure, here ya go ↴

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Shakespeare in Love, 1998.

Dir. John Madden | Writ. Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard | DOP Richard Greatrex

[stuckasmain]

The 1960s were THE decade for Romeo and Juliet adaptations apparently

Really ashamed it took me this long to fully watch West side story but I have to say it’s probably the best and closest following modern* adaptation of the story while simultaneously being its own thing. It follows all the major story beats (some of which a lot of current takes just toss out like vows, Romeo’s exile, friends actually being important, Juliet political marriage etc) but also a social commentary and enough of its own story. I think that’s what a lot of people trying to do the same absolutely fail at because they swap names and places but won’t put in the work to make them their own characters beyond a cardboard stand in.

Also! Want another modern* adaptation that’s really good and its own story? Valley girl 1983.

The amount of time it took me to realize is really embarrassing when their names are Julie and Randy 😭

[caterpillarinacave]

Lemme tell y’all natm was a franchise tailor made for my dramatic poetic tragedy obsessed, chewing on symbolism and theatrics, unyielding autistic self

[larryrickard]

props from bill (2015)

y'all. i'm so excited to share these!

simon lee, who was standby props on the film is selling some of the props he's had in storage. i purchased the vegetable and meat fliers (including chris marlowe's betrayal note on the back of one--that bit was a surprise!), the 'bill' from the bull inn (because that joke is SO stupid but never fails to make me lol), and juan's throwing crosses. tbh i was a little crushed that gabriel's dagger had already been sold lol, i would have been ALL OVER that.

i checked with simon lee and he's still got some props left from the movie. and 'I also have a few items from the Worst Witch tv series if there's any crossover'. you can message him on facebook here.

please do not repost/reshare these images. if you want to share on twitter, you can see the thread here and retweet to your heart's content. i will not currently be posting them on ig or bsky, but if i change my mind i'll update this post with links.

[manichewitz]

Her (2013) dir. Spike Jonze // Strawberry Blonde by Mitski // Romeo and Juliet // Her (2013) again

[filmjunky-99]

h a p p y b i r t h d a y

Dame Judi Dench CH DBE FRSA

9 December 1934

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[pic: dench as queen elizabeth i, shakespeare in love, 1998]

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this scene has lived rent free in my head since 2014