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In the seventeenth century the roles of women in live theatre are played by men and one of the most famous is Ned Kynaston. When Charles II tires of the same old faces he decides to allow real women on the stage. Overnight Ned becomes a nobody and heads towards suicide until an actress named Maria decides to rescue him. Read more
| Starring | Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Rupert Everett, Ben Chaplin |
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| Director | Richard Eyre |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Weak and miscast drama of gender confusion that rewrites theatrical history to suggest the triumphant arrival of a modern and naturalistic style of acting to replace what had gone before.
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Identity, insecurity and indecision
Comparisons to Shakespeare in Love are justified, but this film is darker, saucier, with more fluid identities and romantic attachments. Ned Kynaston is the man... read more »
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Sumptuous entertainment.
A great cast, marvelous acting, superbly detailed sets, gorgeous colour and lighting, and a great story. A fabulous film portraying life, stage and personal, on... read more »
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A PURE STAGE BEAUTY
i love this Richard Eyre film and its one of my favorite films. Wonderful cast and sets. Beautifully performed and obviously a lot of research had gone in to ... read more »
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A complete surprise!!
A well made well acted little movie- not great but certainly worth a try on a wet boring Sunday afternoon- you wont be sorry!
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Mixed review
There were moments of brilliance from the likes of claire danes, as well as horrific parts. The concept was decent but the story was just too disjointed to be a... read more »
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Loveeees in drag
Great shakes costumes, with great charactors and the actors are fabulous
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Better than Shakespeare In Love
If you like SIL, you may prefer this. It's fresher, funnier, and doesn't feature Mrs Coldplay. Its all about the theatre dahling, great acting, men ... read more »
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Stage Beauty Review
This was a very disappointing film, I don't recommend it. Little plot, poor story, not pulled off at all.
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superb
I loved this film - but then again - I love period dramas and Shakespeare!
Acting is sensational, believable and the storyline was superb too.
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Stagey Beauty
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stage beauty
i enjoyed this film well acted interesting costumes