Much Ado About Nothing
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Adapted by Oscar® nominee* Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast, this charming romp "casts the battle of the sexes in the form of an elegant dance" (The New York Times). A military war has just ended, but the "merry war" between Beatrice (Emma Thompson) and Benedick (Branagh) rages on! Can their friends trick them into making love instead? For that matter, can another couple's devotion survive the evil Don John's (Keanu Reeves) vicious lies? It's up to the blundering constable (Michael Keaton) to save the day so that the course of true love may yet run smooth! Full of "sparkling merriment" (The Hollywood Reporter), this sexy, sunny comedy positively sizzles as one set of lovers battles against a dirty trick, and another set simply battleseach other! *1989: Director, Actor, Henry V; 1992: Short Film-Live Action, Swan Song; 1996: Adapted Screenplay, Hamlet
The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, Dolby sound, optional Spanish and French soundtracks or subtitles.--Tom Keogh Largely the story of Benedick (Branagh) and Beatrice (Emma Thompson)--adversaries who come to believe each is trying to woo the other--the film veers from arched wit to ironic romps, and the two leads don't mind looking a little silly at times. But the plot is also layered with darker matters that concern the ease with which men and women fall into mutual distrust. Branagh has rounded up a mixed cast of stage vets and Hollywood stars, among the latter Denzel Washington and Michael Keaton, the latter playing a rather seedy, Beetlejuice-like version of Dogberry, king of malapropisms. Kenneth Branagh's 1993 production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a vigorous and imaginative work, cheerful and accessible for everyone.
Product Info
- Actor
- Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- Sony
- Creator
- Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- EAN
- 9780792854326
- EAN List
- Format
- Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- ISBN
- 0792854322
- Label
- MGM (Video & DVD)
- Manufacturer
- MGM (Video & DVD)
- MPN
- MGMD1002756D
- Number Of Discs
- 1
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Part Number
- MGMD1002756D
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- MGM (Video & DVD)
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 2003-01-07
- Running Time
- 111
- SKU
- mon0000035063
- Studio
- MGM (Video & DVD)
- Title
- Much Ado About Nothing
- UPC
- 027616869548
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 027616869548
- ASIN
- B0000714BZ
- Sales Rank
- 3409
