When rosalind falls in love with orlando, her usurping uncle banishes her from court. As you like it is based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. One of shakespeares most popular plays, as you like it is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. No person who has ever met a female and a male before would mistake howards ganymede as male, even if she backed up the assertion, so the fact that character. Intrigue, music, and adventure combine in this grand tale. Released 2006, as you like it stars kevin kline, bryce dallas howard, kenneth branagh, romola garai the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Watch as you like it online stream full movie directv. They do not delude the eye of reason, yet faith in them is not extinguished in spite of all that reason can do. He transplants the action to an imagined selfgoverning enclave of 19thcentury british.
Kenneth branaghs fifth screen shakespeare is a transposition of as you like it to late 19thcentury japan and is a good deal less successful than his henry v. The great achievement that is the bbc shakespeare collection 19781985 has highs and lows, but as you like it is a definite high. Imagine shakespeares as you like it set in coronado. Sit back and as you watch this film, consider his significant contribution to the production. The awful confusion of shakespeares novel itself is a confusion, imagine a movie about it. Its a whimsical tale of lovers getting their stars and wires crossd, but it lacks the zip and exuberance of. Watch as you like it streaming online hulu free trial. Start your free trial to watch as you like it and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
They offer other moods, epochs, sounds and styles what makes it impossible to get into, or keep, if you just watched another shakespeare movie, you in the mood. Which means, its an incomprehensible choice because he has to explain it so much. Kenneth branagh brings shakespeare to the masses for a fifth time with as you like it. As you like it is a 2006 film written and directed by kenneth branagh, and based on the. As you like it shakespeare homepage as you like it you can buy the arden text of this play from the online bookstore. As you like it 2006 watch on hbo or streaming online reelgood. Branagh has set his as you like it in 19thcentury japan, among british and other profiteers who have shown up to take advantage of its open ports or so a prefatory card explains. Directed by basil coleman, it was notable for its use of location. Check out video clips from productions of as you like it with interesting dance and movement. The film is a romantic adventure in which rosalind and orlandos famous courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in forest of arden. As you like it 2006 imdb rosalind, the daughter of duke senior the. Disguised as a boy named ganymede, rosalind bryce dallas howard meets orlando david oyelowo in the forest of arden.
You ll also get three bonus ebooks completely free. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. As you like it 2006 disguised as a boy named ganymede, rosalind bryce dallas howard meets orlando david oyelowo in the forest of arden. Bryce dallas howard, kevin kline, alfred molina, kenneth branagh. This wellcrafted production a full tv movie rather than just a filmed stage play has the proper outdoor forest environment, as good as the full text, and capable actors who fit the parts memorably well. Listen to actor sam gregory as jaques in as you like it. Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which rosalind and orlandos. Disguised as a boy she seeks out her father in the forest of arden, where mystery, melancholy and marriage become rife. Scroll down and select from the audio files on the right.
As you like it wikipedia, the free encyclopedia as you like it is a pastoral. Despite its brief running time, the film feels like a very long road trip indeed, with directorcowriter menkin. Staring bryce dallas howard, romola garai, david oyelowo, alfred molina and kevin kline. Featuring crossdressing, slapstick and poetry, thea sharrocks 2009 production for shakespeares globe brings to life the most playful elements of shakespeares pastoral romance. K enneth branaghs attractive, intelligent reading of shakespeares as you like it deserves a look. As you like it download full film website of daveyob. The plays first performance is uncertain, though a performance at wilton house in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility. 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 love in. The book is always much better than the movie as they cant fit every thing into the movie. How can i watch as you like it 2006 movie version for.
Trailer for movie as you like it, based on shakespeare novel. This teachers guide includes discussion questions, activities, and guidelines for teaching the play. Cardiff was born in 1914 and passed away still active at 94 in 2009. Rosalind in as you like it 45 in as you like it ideals, though always on the point of dissolving, are for ever recreating themselves. Bryce dallas howard plays rosalind, daughter of the exiled duke senior, who has fallen in love with courtier orlando. As you like it 2006 stream and watch online moviefone. He was an amazing artist who deserves to be recognized for his creative genius. Faced with as you like it, one of the bards more tiresome plays, branaghs direction loses conviction and.
As you like it 2007 moviefone movies movie times tickets. Rent as you like it 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Its a comedy and drama movie with a low rotten tomatoes critics score of 36%. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. As you like it is a 1936 british romantic comedy film directed by paul czinner and starring laurence olivier as orlando and elisabeth bergner as rosalind. As it is impossible to jump to the menue every single time you want to watch it you have to watch the proposals for other movies wich are unfortunately in no context to the bought movie.
It also gives you a better insight into the characters, especially jane. It was oliviers first performance of shakespeare on screen. In an english enclave in feudal japan, the family of duke senior brian blessed finds itself suddenly on the lam in a japanese forest, fleeing the deadly attack of seniors brother, ferdinand also brian blessed waged to overtake seniors position. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. As you like it is one of shakespeares marriage comedies in which loves complications end in recognition of the true identity of the lovers and celebration in marriage. Watch as you like it starring kevin kline in this drama on directv. Shakespeares lightest and most delightful comedy as you like it, a celebration of the enduring power of love in all its many disguises. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, rosalind hides in the forest of arden disguised as a man. As you like it follows its heroine rosalind as she flees persecution in her. As you like it is a pastoral comedy by william shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the first folio in 1623.
In the late seventiesearly eighties, the bbc produced all the plays as part of their complete works of shakespeare series, and their as you like it was in the inaugural season of 1978. I found she came across as extremely cold in the movie which she isnt in the book. Rent as you like it 2006 starring romola garai and bryce dallas howard on dvd and bluray. Rubin steiner your life is like a tony conrad concert 2006. Librivox recording of as you like it, by william shakespeare. My favorite movie is the godfather, it is the best film i have ever seen. As you like it goes to japan great npr podcast about kenneth branaghs 2006 film adaptation of as you like it set in japan, featuring an interview with the director and actors. Kenneth branaghs exotic adaptation of shakespeares delightful stage comedy in which a courtship plays out in the forest of arden. It is based on william shakespeares play of the same name.
As you like it is a 2006 film written and directed by kenneth branagh, and based on the shakespearean play of the same name. If i were a woman i would kiss as many of you as had beards that pleased me, complexions that liked me and breaths that i. Consider as you like it, the shakespeare adaptation that has moony love and ninjas to satisfy all viewers. Shes the man is based off of twelfth night we actually watched it in class along with the movie twelfth night as you like. When rosalind, celia, and touchstone are banished to the island of arden, they find an exiled duke, a lovelorn wanderer, singers, surfers, and a lion.
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