Stage beauty

Stage beauty

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Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performance 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 wom...

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Corporate Authors: Artisan Entertainment (Firm), Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Eyre, Richard, 1943-, Crudup, Billy, 1968-, Danes, Claire, 1979-, Everett, Rupert, Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-, Chaplin, Ben, Fenton, George, Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Entertainment : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2005]
Subjects:
Actors > England > Drama.
Actresses > England > London > Drama.
Desdemona (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Summary:Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's performance 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.
Item Description: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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Tim Hatley ; production designer, Jim Clay.

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