We're manic about movies at the Staten Island Library! If you
enjoy movies too, join us every week on Thursday (7-10 pm) and
Friday (2-5 pm) for Library Movie Mania at the Staten
Island LIbrary. Take a movie break!
| This week: | Shakespeare in Love |
| Where: | Staten Island Library Classroom |
Date/Time:
| Thursday Feb. 3, 7-10 pm
Friday Feb. 4, 2-5 pm |
| More info: | 718-390-4457 |
Directed by John Madden
Written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey
Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench
Running Time: 122 minutes
Summary: "A romantic comedy set in London in the
late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles
with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A
great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is
about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly
dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on
stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but
dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of
Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that
provides rich inspiration for his play." [summary from IMDb.com]