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Release Date:
7 May 1993 (USA)
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Plot:
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well. full summary | full synopsis
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Bachelor
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Wedding
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Homecoming
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Love
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Presumed Dead
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 4 wins
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5 nominations
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(36 articles)
Amaryllis Theatre Company Presents Waiting For Godot 11/10-11/22
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Edward Woodward
(From Alternative Film Guide. 17 November 2009, 10:18 AM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Edward Woodward
(From Alternative Film Guide. 17 November 2009, 10:18 AM, PST)
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Best Shakespeare film ever
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Briers | ... | Leonato |
 | Kate Beckinsale | ... | Hero |
 | Imelda Staunton | ... | Margaret |
 | Jimmy Yuill | ... | Friar Francis |
| Brian Blessed | ... | Antonio |
| Andy Hockley | ... | George Seacole |
| Chris Barnes | ... | Francis Seacole |
| Conrad Nelson | ... | Hugh Oatcake |
| Phyllida Law | ... | Ursula |
 | Emma Thompson | ... | Beatrice |
| Alex Lowe | ... | Messenger |
 | Denzel Washington | ... | Don Pedro |
 | Keanu Reeves | ... | Don John |
| Richard Clifford | ... | Conrade |
| Gerard Horan | ... | Borachio |
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111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG |
Iceland:L |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13
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Three "Harry Potter" professors have roles in this movie. Kenneth Branagh was Gilderoy Lockhart, 'Emma Thompson' was Sybil Trelawney, and Imelda Staunton was Dolores Unbridge.
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Continuity: After Balthazar's song, Benedick leaves his deckchair without folding it properly. In a subsequent shot the chair is folded perfectly.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995)
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Unlike some people, I'm not letting Keanu Reeves' "acting" ruin this film for me. He has such a small part, and I'm sure Branagh was fully aware of what he was doing when he cast wooden Reeves to play a wooden role. Reeves is indeed the one substandard thing about this film, but even so, it somehow works (Reeves' role, I mean). This film is about rapt joy and ebullient vitality, and Reeves' flatness creates precisely the contrast that makes his character stand out as totally unfit for the world presented in the film, just as the beginning of Richard III establishes Richard as unfit for *his* times (only, he had enough cunning and opportunity to really foul things up!). There is no mistake, neither on the Bard's nor Branagh's part, in casting Reeves as Don John.
Having gotten that out of the way, I'd just like to say that this is my favorite Shakespeare film ever. It is perfect in virtually every way, and I think Branagh displays a marvelous and rare understanding of the textual material. This is an immortal classic that I've seen a dozen times and that I am certain I will continue to watch on a regular basis for the rest of my life.
10 out of 10.