Love Actually
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects. Mostly filmed on location in London, the screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as the plot progresses. The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place one month later.
Plot
A voiceover opens the film, commenting that whenever he gets gloomy about the state of the world, he thinks of the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport, about the pure uncomplicated love of friends and families welcoming their loved ones. He also points out that the messages from the 9/11 victims were messages of love and not hate. The story then switches between the interconnecting "love stories" of many people:
Cast
- Abdul Salis
- Adam Godley
- Alan Rickman
- Andrew Lincoln
- Anthony McPartlin
- Bill Nighy
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Billy Campbell
- Caroline John
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Claudia Schiffer
- Colin Firth
- Dan Fredenburgh
- Declan Donnelly
- Denise Richards
- Edward Hardwicke
- Élisabeth Margoni
- Elisha Cuthbert
- Emma Thompson
- Gillian Barge
- Gregor Fisher
- Heike Makatsch
- Hugh Grant
- Ivana Miličević
- January Jones
- Joanna Page
- John Sharian
- Julia Davis
- Keira Knightley
- Kris Marshall
- Laura Linney
- Liam Neeson
- Lúcia Moniz
- Martin Freeman
- Martine McCutcheon
- Meredith Ostrom
- Nina Sosanya
- Olivia Olson
- Rebecca Frayn
- Richard Curtis
- Richard Hawley
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Rory MacGregor
- Rowan Atkinson
- Shannon Elizabeth
- Sienna Guillory
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster