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Dec 2021
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Digital Dust Movie Night: Shakespeare in...

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Grab some popcorn and your comfiest pants, it's movie night! This week Patrick, Lis, and Robin try to unpack the Oscar-winning, problematic rom-com classic: Shakespeare in Love! Explore the film's best and worst features, plus a discussion on why we even study Shakespeare 400 years later. 

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Shakespeare in Love, 1998 - all rights reserved Miramax Films and Universal Pictures

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