Watch as you like it online stream full movie directv. Kenneth branagh truly looks the part of laurence olivier in the upcoming my week with marilyn. Kenneth branagh all the tropes wiki fandom powered by. Kenneth branagh list of movies and tv shows tv guide. This movie tells the story of four best friends who swear off love. Branagh maintains that rosalind the character who harold bloom has argued is the first modern lover. I have made my peace over kenneth branagh s affair emma thompson says she considers helena bonham carter a wonderful woman even though she had an affair with her former husband. Shakespeare, film, and kenneth branagh a retrospective. If anyone had the opportunity to ask william shakespeare about the years after he left london for good in 16, until his death three years later, theres a pretty good chance he would have told you it was every bit as dull as it is imagined to be. With his film adaptations of henry v, much ado about nothing, hamlet, and as you like it, plus a rich assortment of stage credits, branagh has become nearly. Kenneth branagh full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. A film version of as you like it, set in 19thcentury japan, was released in 2006, directed by kenneth branagh. As you like it, adapted for the screen and directed by kenneth branagh.
Its a whimsical tale of lovers getting their stars and wires crossd, but it lacks the zip and exuberance of. Shakespeare superfan kenneth branagh finally plays. Kenneth branagh sets shakespeares as you like it in. In the making of documentary for his film as you like it the dvds only extra feature, kenneth branagh describes how he thinks more cinematically now than well, he doesnt fully finish the thought, but his inference is that he thinks more cinematically now than shakespearean. Disguised as a boy named ganymede, rosalind bryce dallas howard meets orlando david oyelowo in the forest of arden. With a setting inspired by 19th century japan, director kenneth branagh adapts shakespeares lightest and most delightful comedy as you like it. Movie info with a setting inspired by 19th century japan, director kenneth branagh adapts shakespeares lightest and most delightful comedy as you like it. One of many shakespeare productions ive seen that has been set in some part of asia is kenneth branagh s 2006 film version of as you like it. Kenneth branaghs exotic adaptation of shakespeares delightful stage comedy in which a courtship plays out in the forest of arden. Rosalind, the droll heroine of as you like it, doesnt thrill kenneth branagh. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. As you like it the 2006 hbo film is branagh s most recent shakespearean adaptation, and while he wrote and directed the film he does not appear in it save for some voiceover.
Kenneth branaghs shakespeare biopic invents a lot the. As you like it is a 2006 film written and directed by kenneth branagh, and based on the shakespearean play of the same name. The definitive ranking of kenneth branaghs shakespeare films. Sir kenneth branagh compares hollywood walk of fame.
Title of kenneth branaghs as you like it adaptation. The presentation given today entitled cosmetics, yellowface, and the exotic other opened my eyes to portrayals of asian cultures in theater. Kenneth branaghs fifth screen shakespeare is a transposition of as you like it to late 19thcentury japan and is a good deal less successful. Find movie and film cast and crew information for as you like it 2006 kenneth branagh on allmovie allmovie. Kenneth branagh is a director and actor who is the director of the upcoming artemis fowl film release branagh is renowned director who is wellknown for directing film releases of william shakespeare plays, including as you like it, hamlet and much ado about nothing. Watch as you like it starring kevin kline in this drama on directv. Shakespeare, film, and kenneth branagh channel awesome. Kenneth branagh, shakespeare and irishness updated wednesday. Adapterdirector branagh has set the pastoral comedy as you like it in feudal japan, where the characters are still british they live in a community established by western merchants but now have reason to dress up in lush japanese fabrics and engage in sumo wrestling. Movie info with a setting inspired by 19th century japan, director kenneth branagh adapts shakespeares lightest and most delightful comedy as you like it, a celebration of the enduring power of. He transplants the action to an imagined selfgoverning enclave of 19thcentury british merchants in japan. Find movie and film cast and crew information for as you like it 2006 kenneth branagh on allmovie. Overview for kenneth branagh turner classic movies.
Published on may 8, 2007 trailer for movie as you like it, based on shakespeare novel. And, now hes doing the chat show rounds, appearing on jimmy kimmel live just last night october 25. Hbo presents the film in association with bbc films and a shakespeare film company production. As you know from recent posts, kenneth branagh is set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of agatha christies murder on the orient express, which he also directed. Kenneth charles branagh was born on december 10, 1960, in belfast, northern ireland, to parents william branagh, a plumber and carpenter, and frances harper, both born in 1930. Visit their site to read excellent production notes, which include an interview with kenneth branagh. Rethinking kenneth branaghs as you like it race and. As you like it will debut in the united states on hbo on 21 august 2007 at 9 pm et. Kenneth branagh s fifth screen adaptation of shakespeare gets off to an unpromising start.
His other works include adaptations of murder on the orient express and cinderella. As you like it synopsis kenneth branagh s imaginative adaptation of shakespeares play celebrates the enduring power of love in all its. Although it was actually made for cinemas, it was released to theatres only in europe, and had its u. Brian blessed david oyelowo richard briers romola garai kevin kline bryce dallas howard adrian lester alfred molina.
Sticking with the small screen, branagh managed to bring to life shakespeares pastoral comedy as you like it hbo, 2006, setting the film in the 19th century and starring kline and a game bryce dallas howard as the beguiling rosalind. Kenneth branaghs attractive, intelligent reading of shakespeares as you like it deserves a look. All is true, a new film directed by and starring kenneth branagh, is the latest installment in a long line of highly creative shakespeare portraiture. Title of kenneth branagh s as you like it adaptation possibly misleading. Kenneth branagh is a soughtafter director again after showing box office muscle with a superhero. As you like it 1 episode 2007 narrator 6 credits jump to. This being branagh and shakespeare, the film stars some of the biggest heavyweights in modern shakespearean theatre. Kenneth branagh brings shakespeare to the masses for a fifth time with as you like it. It stars bryce dallas howard, david oyelowo, romola garai, alfred molina, kevin kline, and brian blessed. The latest in kenneth branagh s cavalcade of shakespeare adaptations takes on one of the bards most popular comedies and sets it, as if the bard had always intended it to be so, in 19th century. I dont think ive ever seen a stronger cast in this play, with bryce dallas howard as a particularly beautiful and lovable. As you like it can be a confusing play in its own right. Kenneth branagh, irishborn english actor, director, and writer known for his film adaptations of shakespearean plays, including henry v, much ado about nothing, hamlet, othello, and as you like it.
I still dont know why kenneth branagh decided to set as you like it in mejii japan, but the decision resulted in a beautiful film to watch and a perfectly believable setting for the action. Kenneth branagh has dedicated so much of his career to shakespearedirecting andor starring in adaptations of henry v, much ado about nothing, othello, hamlet, loves labours lost, and as you. Kenneth branagh skilfully fills the shoes of laurence. Kenneth branagh celebrity profile check out the latest kenneth branagh photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. See kenneth branagh as shakespeare in all is true trailer. Among his other movies were my week with marilyn and dunkirk. Lionsgate films uk is the distributor for as you like it in the uk. Now branagh is adding to his catalog of shakespeare stories with a film telling the tale of the man himself. An update of the classic shakespeare story, director sir kenneth branagh shot this movie like a classic 1930s musical. Kenneth branagh returns to his william shakespeare. Akira kurosawa directed admirable screen versions of macbeth throne of blood and king lear ran, and in 1955, john gielgud toured as a striking, somewhat bloodless japanesestyle lear. It can be even more confusing when kenneth branagh adds a bunch of japanese stuff, sets scenes out of order, and makes strange and drastic changes to a handful of scenes.