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| Category | Comedies DVDs, Dramas Movies, Music Video Videos, Musical, Friends, Romantic Comedy, 1930s, Shakespeare | | Starring | Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Timothy Spall, Kenneth Branagh, Carmen Ejogo, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Lillard, Nathan Lane, Adrian Lester, Richard Briers, Geraldine McEwan, Stefania Rocca | | Director | Kenneth Branagh | | Composer | Patrick Doyle | | Costume Designer | Anna Buruma | | Director of Photography | Alex Thomson | | Editor | Neil Farrell, Dan Farrell | | Producer | Kenneth Branagh, David Barron | | Production Designer | Tim Harvey | | Screenwriter | Kenneth Branagh | | Story | William Shakespeare |
93 minute DVD musical featuring Alicia Silverstone, Kennet h Branagh and Natascha McElhone. This '30's style mysical S hakespearean adaptation, is a frothy but bitter-sweet comed y about love and romance in which four well intentioned but misgueded young men discover the impossibility of denying the power of true love. In LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, actor-director Kenneth Branagh presents William Shakespeare's romantic comedy as a musical. Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy sets the action in the last few days before the start of World War II. In the fictional kingdom of Navarre, King Ferdinand (Alessandro Nivola) and three chums take vow to study rigorously and avoid women for three years. Their vow is immediately tested with the surprise visit of the Princess of France (Alicia Silverstone) with three ladies-in-waiting. Romantic merriment ensues as each of the men fall in love and attempt to woo the ladies without being caught. Branagh's film features musical numbers by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and others performed in the classic style of 1930s MGM musicals.
Theatrical release: June 9, 2000.
This is the first feature-film adaptation of William Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. Love's Labour's Lost Reviews: "...One of the year's most pleasant surprises....A little gem of a movie..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
-- Mike Kerrigan, Box Office "...This particular Shakespearean romp qualifies as a winning example of actors stepping outside their usual personas and scoring a knockout."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...The film ends with a long, sweetly melancholic sequence....You leave the theater tipsy on Shakespeare's raillery and Ira Gershwin's wit, as though you'd had a glass or two of cheap champagne..."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...A luscious labor of love....The overall effect is knowing and joyful at the same time..."
-- Derek Elley, Variety "...[The film features] Natascha McElhone's typically striking presence..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...The intimate moments often sparkle. Nivola, Lester and McElhone display a lovely ease..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Love's Labour's Lost | List Price | $14.99 (You save $4.70) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12407  | | CD Universe Part number | 1266731 | | Catalog number | 01831700 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 19, 2000 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | Sensuality and a brief drug reference. | | Running Time | 93 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen |
Love's Labour's Lost Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  Nice Twists on the Old Bard
Actually, an excellent musical twist, coupled with a beginning of beginning of World War II through victory twist. Personally, I think that Mr. Shakespeare would be pleased with all the tremendous energy pumped into what, by all accounts, was in his day limited to a fairly staid performance. I liked it, my wife really liked it. We both agreed the only thing missing was Emma Thompson.
Submitted by wordsmithe (Pensacola, Florida) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Movie great; format could be better
I first saw the movie in the theatres, but since this video was "reformatted to fit my screen" it cut off parts on the left and right sides. There were a number of music and dance sequences where you were only able to see 2 or 3 of the four men or four women at a given time. The video process panned back and forth, but it would have been more impressive to view the dance sequences with all of the characters visible and choreographed.
I've always enjoyed Shakespeare and to see popular young actors performing the stories in different settings provides a way of generating interest. The addition of music from the 1930's was a nice touch.
Submitted by nitelyfe (Southern California, USA)
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With Kenneth Branagh (WILD WILD WEST, CELEBRITY), Alicia Silverstone (BLAST FROM THE PAST), and Nathan Lane (AT FIRST SIGHT, MOUSE HUNT) leading a stellar ensemble cast, Stanley Donen and Martin Scorsese present a sexy, glamorous, and fun 1930's-style musical that's earned terrific critical acclaim! The King of Navare (Alessandro Nivola -- MANSFIELD PARK, FACE/OFF) and his three best friends think that they've sworn off love in the pursuit of intellectual enlightenment. But when the Princess of France (Silverstone) and her beautiful attendants arrive for a diplomatic visit, their high-minded plans are turned completely upside down! Then, as war rages and secret passions burn, loyalty and devotion are tested like never before! Also featuring hilarious Matthew Lillard (SHE'S ALL THAT, SCREAM) and the classic songs of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and more -- go back in time and allow yourself to be swept away by this wonderfully entertaining motion picture treat!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Footage and Outtakes
Featurette: Making Of
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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