Shakespeare in love: a screenplayThe screenplay to the critically acclaimed film which New York Newsday called one of the funniest, most enchanting, most romantic, and best written tales ever spun from the vast legend of Shakespeare." Marc Norman and renowned dramatist, Tom Stoppard have created the best screenplay of the year according to the Golden Globes and the New York Film Critics Circle. |
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User Review - atreic - LibraryThingFunny and clever and well plotted, with lots of good riffs on Shakespeare and theatre. And avoids the cliched happy ending (I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not!) Read full review
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User Review - pzmiller - LibraryThingSee the movie -- read the script! And, actually, this script proves the axiom that if it's not on the page it's not on the stage. Read full review
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