Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a 2000 British musical romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Kenneth Branagh. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s early comic play of the same name and marks the first feature-length film version of this lesser-known work. The ensemble cast features a mix of Shakespearean veterans, including Timothy Spall, Richard Briers, and Geraldine McEwan, as well as Hollywood actors Alicia Silverstone and Matthew Lillard, and stage performers such as Nathan Lane and Jimmy Yuill.
Plot
The King of Navarre has vowed to avoid romantic entanglements to spend three years in study and contemplation. His chief courtiers agree to follow him in this vow, though one (Berowne) argues that they will not be able to fulfill this plan.
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| author | Kenneth Branagh |
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| director | Kenneth Branagh |
| editor | Neil Farrell |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | a midsummer night's dream aquitaine boast costard covert operation end force king of france masked ball masquerade ball mechanical mourn musical number navarre newsreel footage nothing romantic entanglements rude mechanicals the king ve day victory in europe day war effort world war ii |
| musicBy | Patrick Doyle |
| producer | David Barron |
| productionCompany | Intermedia Miramax Films Shepperton Studios StudioCanal |
| publisher | Pathé Distribution |
| theme | jukebox musical musical musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical |