Shakespeare in Love (7/8) Movie CLIP - Viola's Fate (1998) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
The Queen (Judi Dench) determines Viola's (Gwyneth Paltrow) fate, and Viola makes a visit to Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes).

FILM DESCRIPTION:
William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is on a cold streak. Not only is he writing for Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush), owner of "The Rose," a theatre whose doors are about to be closed by sadistic creditors, but he's got a nasty case of writer's block. Shakespeare hasn't written a hit in years. In fact, he hasn't written much of anything recently. Thus, the Bard finds himself in quite a bind when Henslowe, desperate to stave off another round of hot-coals-to-feet application, stakes The Rose's solvency on Shakespeare's new comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter." The problem is, "Romeo" is safely "locked away" in Shakespeare's head, which is to say that not a word of it is written. Meanwhile, the lovely Lady Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) is an ardent theatre-goer -- scandalous for a woman of her breeding -- who especially admires Shakespeare's plays and, not incidentally, Bill himself. Alas, she's about to be sold as property into a loveless marriage by her mercenary father and shipped off to a Virginia tobacco plantation. But not before dressing up as a young man and winning the part of Romeo in the embryonic play. Shakespeare soon discovers the deception and goes along with it, using the blossoming love affair to ignite his muse. As William and Viola's romance grows in intensity and spirals towards its inevitable culmination, so, too, does the farcical comedy about Romeo and pirates transform into the timeless tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet.

CREDITS:
TM & © Miramax Films (1998)
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Judi Dench, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director: John Madden
Producers: Linda Bruce, Mark Cooper, Donna Gigliotti, Julie Goldstein, Marc Norman, David Parfitt, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick
Screenwriters: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

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[andrewcunning]

Judi Dench deserved that Oscar for this role. Amazing. For only 8 minutes, she was brilliant.

[aceventura]

'Too Late, Too late' (walks through puddle). Very good movie

[jamminerva]

"Too late, too late." For 8 minutes of screen time she won an Oscar. That is all.

[katierowen]

I saw this in a packed theatre and the audience broke out into thunderous applause during the "Too late, too late."
Dame Judi was utter perfection.

[johnvandyk]

"How is this to end?"
"As stories must when love's denied. With tears and a journey."

Well said.

[Radders]

I get the impression that sometimes Oscars are given not so much for the individual work but for their contribution as an actor. No question in that Dench deserved an Oscar for something.

[karenrapp]

I love the “Too late, Too late”! We quote it pretty often. I wish someone would clip this video down to where ...the queen sees the puddle, the men do nothing, and she steps in it saying “too late too late” because it would be a fantastic clip to post sometimes. ❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍

[eduardomerino]

Fun fact Gwyneth Paltrow almost played Rose in Titanic, and Kate Winslet almost played Viola in Shakespeare in Love.

[just-a-duck]

I love the parts witth the queen. Though I think she misses being treated like a lady.

[YRS]

She deserved the oscar for 8 minutes of brilliance

[victor.faustus]

Viola speaks more Shakespearean than Shakespeare...

[rosariohinojos]

Love this movie, totally worthy of the oscar

[zzzuumer]

The seamstress did not forget the pearls thank good ness.

[zzzuumer]

Classical history moment! turned the other way! ( hearty bout of laughter)
I'll never forget that part as long as I live!

Judi wading through the rain puddle

[RoseRedd-kb]

This makes me sad "It's time to settle accounts", as a woman you were nothing more than property to a man, it makes me sick!

[Kickballkixcereal]

Joseph Fiennes was hella cute in this 😍😍

[acadarin]

Gwyneth was actually very good in this film, while Cate Blanchett should have won the oscar, I can see why Gwyneth did

[laffin_out_loud]

I love Elizabeth not waiting for a group of men taking off their cloaks for her.

[squamish]

The timing is about 50 years off - the first settlement in Virginia didn't take place until Jamestown, in 1607, whereas Romeo and Juliet debuted in 1597. It would have taken some decades for the kind of plantations to be established to attract a rich man like the lord.

But who cares. It's good storytelling.

[IconicSimulation]

I don't quite get her punishment? Anyone have an idea?