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Stage Beauty (2004)

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Release Date: October 8, 2004 (LA/NY)
On DVD: March 8, 2005
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for sexual content and language.
Director: Richard Eyre
Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher
Cast: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Hugh Bonneville, Richard Griffiths, Edward Fox, Tom Hollander, Clare Higgins, Fenella Woolgar, Alice Eve, Zoe Tapper

Actor Edward "Ned" Kynaston (Crudup) may well be the most desired man in all of London. The Restoration is in full swing, and enthusiastic audiences of aristocrats and commoners pack the theatres that were shuttered during the Puritans' joyless rule. With only men permitted to tread the boards, the greatest ardor is reserved for the actor who is the complete "female stage beauty" - and indisputably, Ned Kynaston is that actor. Lusted after by women Read more

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Grade: B Perhaps a rip-off of "Shakespeare in Love," the Elizabethan comedy-drama "Stage Beauty" is a surprisingly interesting and mildly funny piece from director Richard Eyre. Starring Billy Crudup and Claire Danes, the movie is about the transition from men playing women on stage to women playing women on stage in the 1660's. Read the full movie review

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