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| Shakespeare In Love |
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Genre:Romantic Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 34 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Miramax Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15987AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Madden |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Stephen Warbeck |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Martin Childs |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Sandy Powell |
| (Editor): |
David Gamble |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
John Downer |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Bob Weinstein & Julie Goldstein |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick & Marc Norman |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.30:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Winner of seven Academy Awards®, Shakespeare In Love stars Best Actress®-winner Gwyneth Paltrow as the beautiful Lady Viola who assists William Shakespeare (Fiennes) with a bad case of writer’s block by having a lively affair with the good old Bard! But there’s trouble afoot for Viola and Will for she hides a secret or two that could spell trouble for the comically ill-fated couple.
LaserDisc Picture:
The LaserDisc picture is absolutely pleasing in all aspects with sharp and detailed images. Contrast and shadow delineation are perfectly delineated. Colors are naturally balanced with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. There are no artifacts on this 2.40:1 LaserDisc, but the picture is is affected by slight noise throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel discrete soundtrack and matrix Dolby Surround audio are very well produced. The discrete version projects an expansive soundfield, which is slightly defined better than the matrix, due to superior channel separation. Dialogue is well-recorded, with natural sounding voices, and good spatial integration. The distribution of sound effects within the listening space is selective, and always effective in depicting a holosonic environment. Though not much is expected in the low-end, some .1 LFE is present. But the prime selling point for this soundtrack is the music score by Stephen Warbeck, which has excellent fidelity and dimensional spread.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
Yes |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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