Much Ado About Nothing
- Synopsis
- Low-budget independent film based on Much Ado About Nothing. Set within the structure of a mob family party, Claudio and Benedick return from a successful operation. Claudio falls for boss Leonato’s daughter Hero.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 2012
- Duration
- 109 mins
Credits
- Director
- Joss Whedon
- Producer
- Joss Whedon; Kat Cole
- Cinematographer
- Jay Hunter
- Music
- Joss Whedon
- Production Design
- Cindy Chao; Michele Yu
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- DVD Extras: MUCH AD ABOUT MAKING NOTHING, a featurette; BUS ADO ABOUT NOTHING featurette; ‘Sigh No More’ music video; director’s commentary with Joss Whedon; commentary with cast and Joss Whedon.
- General
- Filmed in 12 days on location at the director’s home in Santa Monica, California.
- History
- Screened at a Special Presentation at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival
- Reviews
- Variety (September 17-23, 2012), p. 22. Sophie Mayer, Sight & Sound (vol. 23, issue 7. July 2013) p. 68-69.
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73626 (Accessed 09 Dec 2024)