Love's labour's lost : a romantic musical comedy / Stanley Donen and Martin Scorsese present ; a Miramax Films and Intermedia Films presentation ; in association with Pathé Pictures, the Arts Council of England and Le Studio Canal Plus ; a Shakespeare Film Company production ; produced by David Barron, Kenneth Branagh ; adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
The handsome young King of Navarre and his three friends--Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine--make a pledge to retreat for three years to study literature and art, depriving themselves of all comforts, including the company of women, for the duration. The pledge survives intact for exactly as long as...
| Uniform Title: | Love's labour's lost (Motion picture : 2000)
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| Language: | English |
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In English, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired; closed-captioned. |
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Burbank, CA :
Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
[2000]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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The handsome young King of Navarre and his three friends--Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine--make a pledge to retreat for three years to study literature and art, depriving themselves of all comforts, including the company of women, for the duration. The pledge survives intact for exactly as long as it takes the beautiful Princess of France and her three friends--Rosaline, Maria, and Katherine--to travel to Navarre on a diplomatic mission from her father. Shakespeare purists will probably be horrified that Branagh has juxtaposed the Bard with classics by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George and Ira Gershwin, in a loving homage to the great musicals of the '30s. He has also thrown in every cliché of said musicals, reviving the abandoned genre with 90 minutes of elaborately staged flossy, frothy, campy, cotton-candy fun. |
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| Note: | Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare and with the songs of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Berlin, Desmond Carter, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Field, Otto Harbach. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999; released in 2000. Special features: "Love's Labour's Lost" : Behind-the-scenes [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (18 min.); Outtakes (7 min.); Trailers (1 min.). Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF6 D0005541 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Rated PG for sensuality and a brief drug reference. |
| ISBN: | 0788818473 9780788818479 |
| Credits: | Cinematographer, Alex Thomson ; editors, Neil Farrell and Dan Farrell ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; original music, Patrick Doyle ; choreographer, Stuart Hopps ; musical vocal director, Ian Adam ; costume designer, Anna Buruma. |
| System Details: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, preserving the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. |
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Alicia Silverstone (The Princess), Natascha McElhone (Rosaline), Emily Mortimer (Katherine), Carmen Ejogo (Maria), Richard Clifford (Boyet), Daniel Hill (Mercade), Alessandro Nivola (The King), Kenneth Branagh (Berowne), Matthew Lillard (Longaville), Adrian Lester (Dumaine), Timothy Spall (Armado), Anthony O'Donnell (Moth), Nathan Lane (Costard), Stefania Rocca (Jacquanetta), Richard Briers (Sir Nathaniel), Geraldine McEwan (Holofernia), Jimmy Yuill (Constable Dull). |