DVD

Stage beauty / Qwerty Films, Artisan Entertainment presents a Tribeca production in association with N1 European Film Produktions GmbH & Co. KG, BBC Films and Artisan Entertainment, a Richard Eyre film ; produced by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Hardy Justice ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher ; directed by Richard Eyre.

Eyre, Richard, 1943- (Added Author). Crudup, Billy, 1968- (Added Author). Danes, Claire, 1979- (Added Author). Everett, Rupert. (Added Author). Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023 (Added Author). Chaplin, Ben. (Added Author). Dunn, A. (Added Author). Fenton, George. (Added Author). Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957- Compleat female stage beauty. (Added Author). Artisan Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Lions Gate Home Entertainment. (Added Author). Bill Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Zo©± Tapper. (Cast).

Summary:

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

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Entertainment, [2005]
Distributor: Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Content descriptions

General Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Tim Hatley ; production designer, Jim Clay.
Participant or Performer Note:	Bill Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Zo©± Tapper.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles.