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Much Ado About Nothing (2011)
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Much Ado About Nothing (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
Style: romantic comedy, light hearted, funny, period drama, fun
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: shakespeare, pun, wedding, deception, happy ending, matchmaking, misunderstanding, wooing, enemies to lovers, jealousy, country estate, engagement, aristocracy, social status, mistaken identity, eavesdropping, bittersweet, friends to lovers, canceled wedding, theater, moral ambiguity, half brother, sexual tension, shakespeare play, filmed play ...

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