Stage beauty / Qwerty Films, Artisan Entertainment presents a Tribeca production in association with N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG, BBC Films and Artisan Entertainment, a Richard Eyre film ; produced by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Hardy Justice ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher ; directed by Richard Eyre.

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Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performace of Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello' brings the house down nightly. Ned is the "most beautiful woman on the London stage". That is, until the King renounces the royal edict that only men can play women on stage. Enter Maria, Ned's...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Qwerty Films (Firm)
N1 European Film Produktions GmbH
BBC Films
Artisan Entertainment (Firm)
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: De Niro, Robert
Rosenthal, Jane, 1956-
Justice, Hardy
Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-
Eyre, Richard, 1943-
Crudup, Billy, 1968-
Danes, Claire, 1979-
Everett, Rupert
Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023
Chaplin, Ben
Bonneville, Hugh
Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013
Fox, Edward
Tapper, Zoë, 1981-
Dunn, A.
Anwar, Tariq
Fenton, George
Clay, Jim, 1924-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles, closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Entertainment : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Actors > England > London > Drama.
Actresses > England > London > Drama.
Desdemona (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Historical > Feature.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Historical
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performace of Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello' brings the house down nightly. Ned is the "most beautiful woman on the London stage". That is, until the King renounces the royal edict that only men can play women on stage. Enter Maria, Ned's seemingly loyal dresser, who becomes an instant star, leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminine traits and make a man of himself.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Based on the play "Compleat female stage beauty" by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Special features: Commentary; interviews; behind-the-scenes; trailers.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL1 D0046894 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.H5 S73 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language.
Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, George Fenton ; production designer, Jim Clay.
System Details:DVD ; widescreen presentation (1.78:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo ; region 1.
Cast:
Bill Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Zoë Tapper.