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Shakespeare in Love

My story starts at sea, a perilous voyage to an unknown land. A shipwreck. The wild waters...

Shakespeare in Love • 1998

William Shakespeare:My story starts at sea, a perilous voyage to an unknown land. A shipwreck. The wild waters roar and heave. The brave vessel is dashed all to pieces. And all the helpless souls within her drowned. All save one. A lady. Whose soul is greater than the ocean, and her spirit stronger than the sea's embrace. Not for her a watery end, but a new life beginning on a stranger shore. It will be a love story. For she will be my heroine for all time. And her name will be Viola

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My story starts at sea

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a perilous voyage to an unknown land

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A shipwreck

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The wild waters roar and heave

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The brave vessel is dashed all to pieces

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and all the helpless souls within her

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drowned

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All save one

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a lady

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whose soul is greater than the ocean

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and her spirit stronger than the sea s embrace

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Not for her a watery end

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but a new life beginning on a stranger shore

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It will be a love story

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for she will be my heroine for all time

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And her name will be Viola

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Mon histoire commence en mer

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un voyage vers une terre inconnue

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Un naufrage

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Les eaux furieuses mugissent

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Le brave navire est mis en pièces

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et les âmes sans défense qu'il portait

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se noient

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Toutes sauf une

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Une dame

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dont l'âme est plus vaste que l'océan

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et l'esprit plus fort que l'étreinte de la mer

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Point de noyade pour elle

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Mais une nouvelle vie sur un rivage inconnu

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Ce sera une histoire d'amour

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car elle sera mon héroïne à jamais

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Elle s'appellera Viola

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Scène 1 La côte Viola

Available in 2 languages

Duration

83 seconds

Views

1,134

Timestamp in Movie

01:55:45

Uploaded

Mar 16, 2026

Genres

comedy, drama, history

Production

Miramax,Universal Pictures,Bedford Falls Productions

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Movie Summary

The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.