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As You Like It

2006 · 127 min

A lush, playful Shakespearean romance with witty banter and a magical forest setting, charming but requiring attention to its language.

Tagline: Romance...or something like it.
Overview: Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
betrayal
family
freedom
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Written by: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Romola Garai, Kevin Kline, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrian Lester, Janet McTeer, Alfred Molina, David Oyelowo, Jimmy Yuill
Music: Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Roger Lanser
Runtime: 127 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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