Following on from his interpretations of HENRY V, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and HAMLET, director Kenneth Branagh once again returns to the work of renowned playwright William... more
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comedies, complete with one of the Bard's funniest and toughest heroines, Rosalind. Based on Thomas Lodge's Elizabethan novel Rosalynde, As You Like It follows the discontented Orlando as he is exiled from the tyrannical French court of Duke Frederick. By chance Frederick also banishes Rosalind, daughter of the usurped Duke Senior. The play then moves to the Forest of Arden, where chaos and misrule ensue, as Rosalind cross dresses "all points like a man", disguised as the saucy Ganymede and encourages the naive Orlando to "woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humour". Meanwhile her clown Touchstone causes hilarity and havoc amongst the exiled lords and the pastoral inhabitants of the forest. The play concludes with Rosalind's extraordinary "unmasking" Epilogue addressed to the audience, where she offers to "kiss as many of you as had beards that pleased me". As You Like It remains one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, yet it is also appreciated by critics for its complex exploration of cross dressing and sexual politics, and its interest in relations between the country and the city. --Jerry Brotton
Actor(s): Bryce Dallas Howard, Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed, Kevin Kline, Adrian Lester, Richard Briers
Director(s): Kenneth Branagh
Genre: Drama
Classification: 12 years and over
Production Year: 2006
Consumer Advice: Contains moderate violence
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES; ELEVATION SALES
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Following on from his interpretations of HENRY V, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and HAMLET, director Kenneth Branagh once again returns to the work of renowned playwright William Shakespeare for this adaptation of the Bard's romantic comedy, AS YOU LIKE IT.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review: ...it's a handsomely mounted production that will surely be welcomed by English majors the world over (Variety, 24/01/2008)
Advantages: Visual + Audio Showcase of a live session Disadvantages: Could of been more of the show on the 2nd DVD
...What an excellent DVD.
Comes in 2 DVD edition, but the 2nd DVD is more the 'Making of' type of thing that you generally get in a 2 DVD set.
The first DVD - is the actual show that went on in Gelredome Arnhem on 29/30th October 2004.
25,000 tickets were sold for this show, one of the largest in the world to attend to watch / listen to just 1 single DJ.
The actual event itself lasted for approx 8 hours, with a cut down 200 mins on the first DVD of the actual show.
If youlike DJ Tiesto, then I highly recommend getting this DVD, especially if you have your DVD player linked to your AV Receiver / Surround Sound System, will sound truley amazing.
Go and get yourself a copy from your local store....
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Advantages: Great Camera Angles, Great Case, Lots of extra Footage Disadvantages: None
...Bullet For My Valentine Live At Brixton Acadamy. This is a Great Dvd By a Great Band. The live performance is amazing, the camera angles are amazing it has every minute of the show. Bullet for my valentine play there best songs there is also extra footage on the dvdlike behind the scenes, Music Videos, Bullet Tv, Documentaries. The Dvd comes in a Great Case with a really nice Bullet for my valentine Live at Brixton Dvd Sleeve over the Dvd case. This is a Must for any Bullet for my valentine fan. Also a great souvenir for anyone that went to the tour. it will bring back Great Memories. 10/10 for this DVD any bullet for my valentine fan would love this DVD. If you didnt go to the show you can watch it and it feels likeyou are there...
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Advantages: If you like Blue you'll love this Disadvantages: If you don't like Blue You'll hate this
...I didn't know what to think when I first put this DVD on. This DVD shows them at a private gig. It was more promo for their album then a gig. The whole DVD takes you through what they feel and what they've done to get the album out. This is a DVD for the fans I was a big Blue fan and bought most of the DVDs so naturally I bought this one. I liked the DVD but thats because I'm a fan. I would say though that if you haven't heard of Blue or seen them do a gig then you should get it just to see if youlike what they are doing and so on. They are a pop band by the way but have a more rocky, rnb style to them.
All in all you have to like Blue to buy the DVD....
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