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As You Like It: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Takuya Shimada, Brian Blessed, Richard Clifford, Bryce Dallas Howard. A daughter of the powerful Duke must show her courage and inventiveness to be with the man she loves.
Sep 1, 2006 · Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.
Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.
- 127 min
Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden. Directed by Kenneth Branagh AS YOU LIKE IT is set against a backdrop of 19th-century Japan and feature a sensational ensemble cast including Kevin Kline, Bryce ...
- 127 min
Critics reviews. Shakespeare’s immortal story of the romantic adventure of Rosalind and Orlando’s celebrated courtship is transported to 19th-century Japan to play out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile.
She's supposed to be a snarky, teasing little minx, which is almost entirely absent from her personality here, in favor of doe-eyed ditziness. On the other hand, David Oyelowo's Orlando is perfect, but he is not nearly enough to save the film. Review by Connor Carey ★★½. I find Shakespeare adaptations to generally be pretty hit or miss and ...
MissSimonetta 18 August 2015. While the Japanese setting seems like more of a gimmick than anything, this 2006 adaptation of As You Like It is treated much too harshly in my opinion. Bryce Dallas is charming and funny as Rosalind, while David Oyelowo is sweet and hilarious as Orlando. The two have excellent chemistry.
