As You Like It

Synopsis: Feature film of As You Like It set in 19th century Japan. Adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh with David Oyelowo as Orlando and Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain; United States
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2007
Duration: 127 mins; 11, 427 feet

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Producer

Judy Hofflund; Kenneth Branagh; Simon Moseley

Cinematographer

Roger Lanser

Screenplay

Kenneth Branagh

Music

Patrick Doyle

Production Design

Tim Harvey

Costume

Susannah Buxton

Cast

Notes: A downloadable study guide is available from Film Education (www.filmeducation.org.uk)
General: Filmed at Wakehurst Place, West Sussex. Virginia Water and Shepperton Studios.
History: Filmed in 2005, the film had its first showing at the Venice Film Festival in 2006. In its first weekend the film took 86,883 euros at the box office on 111 screens. The film had no general release in the US and and was first shown on television by HBO in America 21 August 2007. It was released in the UK in September 2007.
Awards: Kevin Kline won US Screen Actors Guild 2008 award for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for his role as Jaques.
Textual information: Text adviser is Professor Russell Jackson.
Reviews: Rosenthal, Daniel. 100 Shakespeare Films. London: BFI, 2007. p. 10-12. Hatchuel, Sarah. Shakespeare (British Shakespeare Association) 3 (2007): p365-68.

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