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Japan, the 1880s. Duke Senior (Blessed) is ousted by brother Frederick (Blessed) and flees into the forest. Senior's daughter Rosalind (Dallas Howard) and Frederick's daughter Celia (Garai) set off after him, where Rosalind meets the man she loves (Oyelowo) and befriends him in a male disguise. Read more
| Starring | Takuya Shimada, Brian Blessed, Richard Clifford, Bryce Dallas Howard |
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| Director | Kenneth Branagh |
| Genres | Drama |
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Branaghâs fifth foray into celluloid Shakespeare brings us this rather stodgy version of the Bardâs wise comedy of... read more on Time Out
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WHY?
i THOUGHT IT A SHAME THAT THIS WELL CONCIEVED PIECE - THE JAPANESE SETTING WORKS WELL IN THE BEGINNING - WAS SPOILED BY IT BEING SHOT MOSTLY IN A NATIONAL TRUST... read more »
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A stupid waste of time.
PAIN...That's the only way to describe this film. I really wanted to love it. It has that authenticity whilst still having been diverged from its original ... read more »
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Why Japan?
No, Mr Branagh, you have not enhanced or made the play more widely appealing and acceptable by divorcing it so drastically from its originally intended location... read more »
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As You Like It
In my naviety I didn't expect this film to be still in the Shakesperean dialect, but then considering it was directed by Kenneth Brannagh why would it not!<... read more »
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Kenneth Branaghs' Shakespeare
Branagh does what only Branagh can, just like all his other works, he takes Shakespeare, tailors it, and the result is a visual and intelectual delight
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Not for me
I quite like Shakespeare, but just couldn't get my head round thiscadaptation.Not a film for non shakespeare lovers.
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As you like it
Quite enjoyable and good to see an updated version.
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As You Like It
Intriguing version of the play set in Japan, but lagely acted by English classic actors! Well done though it might have been more interesting to have used some ... read more »
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Colourful but not for me
I loved Brannagh's Much ado about nothing but this was not as good - gave up a while in I'm afraid. Colourful though!
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As you like it - or don't
Ken B., once tipped to be the next Sir Laurence, has assembled a fine cast. And a decent lighting camera-man.
Shame about his concept, direction and... read more »
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Why Brannagh? Why?
I really don't get why Brannagh is so feted with Shakespeare.. maybe in a theatre he can get away with it but in film he seems (in my opinion), to murder ... read more »