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Branagh's fifth foray into celluloid Shakespeare brings us this rather stodgy version of the Bard's wise comedy of old Japan.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
As You Like It
Romance...or something like it.
2006 · 2h 7m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
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As You Like It
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Branagh Director
- Romola Garai as Celia
- Kevin Kline as Jacques
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind
- Adrian Lester as Oliver De Boys
- Janet McTeer as Audrey
- Alfred Molina as Touchstone
- David Oyelowo as Orlando De Boys
- Jimmy Yuill as Corin
- Brian Blessed as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick
- Richard Briers Cast
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