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Shakespeare in Love
For the theatre adaptation, see
Shakespeare in Love (play)
.
Shakespeare in Love
is a 1998 American
romantic
comedy-drama film
directed by
John Madden
, written by
Marc Norman
and playwright
Tom Stoppard
. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving Viola de Lesseps (
Gwyneth Paltrow
) and playwright
William Shakespeare
(
Joseph Fiennes
) while he was writing
Romeo and Juliet
. Several characters are based on historical people, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to
Shakespeare's plays
.
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