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Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
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Release Date:
24 March 2000 (Norway)
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A New Spin on the Old Song and Dance more
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An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot this movie like a classic 30s musical. Love's Labour's Lost tells the story of four best friends who swear off love. full summary | add synopsis
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2 nominations
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(12 articles)
Love's Labours Lost To Conclude Summer Season At Shakespeare's Globe Before Us Tour
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 September 2009, 12:40 AM, PDT)
Love's Labour's Lost: Hollywood Tackles In Vitro Fertilization
(From The Wrap. 19 April 2009, 5:30 PM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 4 September 2009, 12:40 AM, PDT)
Love's Labour's Lost: Hollywood Tackles In Vitro Fertilization
(From The Wrap. 19 April 2009, 5:30 PM, PDT)
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the sublime and the ridiculous
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alessandro Nivola | ... | King Ferdinand of Navarre |
 | Alicia Silverstone | ... | The Princess of France |
 | Natascha McElhone | ... | Rosaline |
 | Kenneth Branagh | ... | Berowne |
 | Carmen Ejogo | ... | Maria |
 | Matthew Lillard | ... | Longaville |
 | Adrian Lester | ... | Dumaine |
 | Emily Mortimer | ... | Katherine |
 | Richard Briers | ... | Nathaniel |
| Geraldine McEwan | ... | Holofernia |
| Stefania Rocca | ... | Jacquanetta |
| Jimmy Yuill | ... | Dull |
 | Nathan Lane | ... | Costard |
 | Timothy Spall | ... | Don Armado |
| Anthony O'Donnell | ... | Moth (as Tony O'Donnell) |
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Also Known As:
Peines d'amour perdues (Canada: French title) (France)
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Rated PG for sensuality and a brief drug reference.
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93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:6 |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Norway:7 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:U |
USA:PG
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The actors had three weeks to rehearse.
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Miscellaneous: During the tearing of the contract, you can see Kenneth Branagh mouthing Matthew Lillard's lines as he is saying them.
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King Ferdinand of Navarre, The:
Navarre shall be the wonder of the world; our court shall be a little Academe, still and contemplative in living art.
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References Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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There's No business Like Showbusiness
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Beautiful words, delightful music, great acting! What could ruin such a mix. The answer, the ego of Kenneth Branagh. He is much too old for the part of a young student. His direction is absurdly literal. For example: probably the best use of the song "Heaven, I'm in heaven..." is sung by Angel Islington in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Here the song is ruined by literally yanking the singers up on wires to a ceiling painted to resemble heaven. If a song mentions a hat, the director shows us a hat, and so on. The camera is always doing things that are distracting and annoying. The choreography is nothing but a string of literal quotes, from Busby Berkley to Fred Astaire to Gene Kelly to Bob Fosse. It never flows, just jerks from quote to quote. And while the older actors are superb, there does not seem to be an actor under 25 who can do Shakespeare...they all sound as if they are mouthing words that are not a part of their vocabulary. And the slapstick -- 'taint funny Magee. After all this, I still recommend watching the film. It is much kinder to the clowns than most productions of LLL. Branagh's great speech in praise of love is worth the price of admission. He acts sincerity so well it is almost enough to make us forget what he did to Emma Thompson. And the music is ... heaven.