Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total
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- TriviaDuring the Oscar season in early 1994, the Samuel Goldwyn company spent $10 million campaigning for this movie to garner Oscar nominations. They sent bulky packets to all members of the Academy and played up the movie in hopes of getting it on the final ballot. The movie, though highly acclaimed and (unusual for William Shakespeare) a box-office hit, received no Oscar nominations. All in all, the effort wound up being much ado about nothing.
- GoofsThe masquerade ball features an accordion, which was not invented until 1822.
- Crazy creditsRarely for a Kenneth Branagh-directed film, the credits do not run until after the first scene.
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I am quite confused about the reviews
Personally I loved the movie, from the opening credits to the last brilliant tracking shot. What I do not understand is the dissing of Keanu Reeves' performance. I can just imagine Ken sitting around his kitchen table with his casting director saying "okay we have this brilliant ensemble cast, the movie is going to be great, what can we do to completely screw it up? I know let's cast Keanu Reeves as Don John and completely snarl up the whole thing" Personally I think Keanu made a great villain, and I trust Ken's ability in casting to choose the perfect actor for the part. I do not think that in reality that Ken would cast someone so hopelessly inept as others have posted in a part that is so essential to the plot. (and don't give me the star power excuse cause they already had Denzel Washington)..., I have always said that Shakespere done right is brilliant.. (done poorly it is pathetic) and this is Shakespere done right in the purest sense of the term. To listen to Ken and Em deliver Shakespere's lines is to listen to them as they would have been spoken and acted when they were written. It is a revelation and pure joy.
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- Sep 10, 2001
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- Mucho ruido y pocas nueces
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,549,338
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $108,617
- May 9, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $22,549,338
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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