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: Qwerty Films (Firm) (Production company)
Tribeca Productions (Production company)
N1 European Film Produktions (Production company)
BBC Films (Production company)
Artisan Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Other Authors: Eyre, Richard, 1943- (Film producer, Film director)
Stern, James D. (Film producer)
Malin, Amir Jacob, 1954- (Film producer)
Cohen, Rachel (Film producer) (Film producer)
Kuhn, Michael, 1949- (Film producer)
De Niro, Robert (Film producer)
Rosenthal, Jane, 1956- (Film producer)
Justice, Hardy (Film producer)
Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957- (Screenwriter)
Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Actor)
Danes, Claire, 1979- (Actor)
Everett, Rupert (Actor)
Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023 (Actor)
Chaplin, Ben (Actor)
Bonneville, Hugh (Actor)
Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013 (Actor)
Fox, Edward, 1937- (Actor)
Tapper, Zoë, 1981- (Actor)
Hollander, Tom, 1967- (Actor)
Higgins, Clare, 1955- (Actor)
Woolgar, Fenella (Actor)
Eve, Alice, 1982- (Actor)
Fenton, George (composer (expression))
Hatley, Tim (Costume designer)
Anwar, Tariq (Film editor)
Clay, Jim, 1948- (Production designer)
Dunn, Andrew (Andrew William) (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English captions.
Published: Montreal : Alliance Films, 2004.
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Actors > England > London > Drama.
Actresses > England > London > Drama.
Desdemona (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Actors.
Actresses.
Desdemona (Fictitious character)
England > London.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Swank - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (110 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
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.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Based on the play "Compleat female stage beauty" by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Call Number:PN1995.9.H5 S73 2004 Online
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language.
CHV rating: 14A.
Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, George Fenton ; production designer, Jim Clay.
Cast:
Bill Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Zoe Tapper.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from distributor web site (Criterion, viewed April 14, 2015).