Love's Labour's Lost (film)
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Love's Labour's Lost is a 2000 British musical romantic comedy film written, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, based on the comic play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The first feature film to be made of this lesser-known comedy, Branagh's fourth film of a Shakespeare play was a box-office and critical disappointment.[1][2]
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Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
Written by | Kenneth Branagh |
Based on | Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | David Barron Kenneth Branagh |
Starring | Kenneth Branagh Nathan Lane Adrian Lester Matthew Lillard Natascha McElhone Alessandro Nivola Alicia Silverstone Timothy Spall |
Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
Edited by | Neil Farrell |
Music by | Patrick Doyle |
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Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $13 million |
Box office | $0.5 million (UK/US) |
The cast includes Shakespearean veterans such as Timothy Spall, Richard Briers and Geraldine McEwan, alongside Hollywood actors Alicia Silverstone and Matthew Lillard and Broadway and West End stars such as Nathan Lane and Jimmy Yuill.
As a result of its poor commercial performance, Miramax shelved its three-picture deal with Branagh, who subsequently returned to Shakespeare with As You Like It in 2006.