Stage Beauty

2004 • 109 minutes

About this movie

A woman playing a woman. Where's the trick in that?- Welcome to the 17th century stage|Where Ned Kynaston's (Billy Crudup) 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 (Claire Danes)|Ned's seemingly loyal dresser|who becomes an instant star|leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminine traits and make a man of himself.

Ratings and reviews

Like a Hollywood Act only once I had seen and was very super natural or to see... very astonishing..!!! Brilliant Creativity both parts of leading Actor & Actress..! Big T.

It love this movie it's raw and gripping, historical and educational

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