Love's Labour's Lost

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Romance
3/31/2000
93
PG

A new spin on the old song and dance.

A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.

Revenue:
$300,000
Budget:
$13,000,000

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  • DocTerminus

    By the year 2000, Kenneth Branagh had an admirable film career. Especially noteworthy are the 3 films that he adapted from Shakespeare plays. After his most ambitious, HAMLET, he focused on more acting roles and didn't step behind the camera until he produced LOVES LABOUR'S LOST. It pains me to say that the resulting film is audacious and sometimes mind-numbingly awkward. This review will personally serve me as I try to understand this effort.

    This was the first film top be created under the new SHAKESPEARE FILM COMPANY. It is likely obscure to most viewers as it survived only through two films, LOVES LABOURS LOST and the markedly better AS YOU LIKE IT. My guess is that the new film company was going to tackle more f...

    February 8, 2022

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