She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his.
Plot Summary
A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desedmona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?
Run Time
106 min
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Rating Details
Rated R for sexual content and language.
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Keyword
Theatre, Actor, 1660s, King Charles II, Play
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
DTS, Dolby Digital
Colour
Color
Keyword
Gender, Homosexual
Special Genre
Comedy Drama
Genre
Romance
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Comedy of Manners, Period Film
Themes
Gender-Bending, Actor's Life, Questioning Gender, Ladder to the Top, Riches To Rags
Tones
Cerebral, Literate, Witty, Racy, Talky
Mood
Pick-Me-Ups, Eyepoppers
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3, 7, 8
Wikipedia Text
Stage Beauty is a 2004 British/American/German romantic period drama directed by Richard Eyre. The screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher is based on his play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which was inspired by references to 17th century actor Edward Kynaston made in the detailed private diary kept by Samuel Pepys.
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