Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble player, many of whom have worked with Curtis in previous movies and television projects. This scenario dives into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving various individuals, many of which are proven to be interconnected as their story develops. Most of the films were filmed in locations in London. The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played in a weekly countdown until the holidays, followed by an epilogue that occurs one month later.
The film was released in the United States on November 14, 2003, receiving mixed-to-positive reviews. Opened in the UK one week later, for positive reviews. The film was a success at box-office, nearly $ 247 million worldwide with a budget of $ 45 million.
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Plot
The film begins with a voiceover from David (Hugh Grant) who comments that whenever he becomes moody about the state of the world, he thinks of the arrival terminal at Heathrow Airport, and that purely uncomplicated love feels when friends and family welcome the coming of they love. David's voiceover also tells that all messages left by those who died on the 9/11 plane were messages of love and not hate. The film then tells the 'love story' of many people:
Billy Mack and Joe
With the help of his long-term manager Joe (Gregor Fisher), rock and roll legend Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) recorded Christmas variations from The Troggs "Love Is All Around". Although he thinks the record is terrible, Mack promotes the release in the hope that it will be number one Christmas; That and after briefly celebrating his victory at a party hosted by Sir Elton John, Billy finds out that Joe needs affection and shows that he and Joe celebrate Christmas with a hangover and watch a porn movie.
Juliet (Keira Knightley) and the marriage of Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) recorded by the best man, Mark (Andrew Lincoln). Although both Juliet and Peter believe that Mark hates Juliet, she falls in love with him. When Mark avoids Juliet's request to see the video he made at the wedding, Juliet visits Mark. He says he wants them to be friends and when he finds and sees a wedding video, it just worships a close-up of him. Uncomfortably silent, Mark said that he insulted him for "taking care of himself." On Christmas Eve, she answered the doorbell to find Mark, bring a boombox plays carols and large cue cards he had written, without expecting reciprocation, that he loves her. As she walks away, Juliet chases her to give him a quick kiss before he goes back inside.
Jamie and AurÃÆ' Â © lia
The writer Jamie (Colin Firth) is pushed into the marriage of Juliet and Peter by his girlfriend (Sienna Guillory) as he feigns illness. He returned between the ceremony and the reception to examine him, and discovered that he was having an affair with his brother. Crushed, Jamie resigns to a French cottage where he meets Portuguese aide Aurà © lia (LÃÆ'ºcia Moniz), who does not speak English. Despite their inability to communicate, they become attracted to each other. When Jamie returned to England, he realized that he fell in love with Aurelia and began to learn Portuguese. He returned to France to find him and finally walked through the city, gathering people as they walked into his work at a restaurant. In broken Portuguese, he expressed his love and proposed to her. She said yes in broken English when the crowd erupted in applause. Harry, Karen and Mia
Harry, Karen, and Mia
Harry (Alan Rickman) is the managing director of the design agency; Mia (Heike Makatsch) is her new secretary. Harry is comfortably married to his wife, Karen (Emma Thompson), who lives at home to raise their children. Harry becomes increasingly aroused by Mia's overt sexual behavior in the office and does nothing to prevent it. At the corporate Christmas party held at Mark's gallery, he not only asked if Mark was his girlfriend, but also danced tightly with him. While in the stores, she calls Mia to find out what she wants for Christmas and finally gets caught by his wife buying an expensive necklace from the jewelry department thanks to salesman Rufus (Rowan Atkinson). Later, Karen found the necklace in Harry's coat pocket and happily assumed it was a gift for her. When she hands over the same box to open on Christmas Eve, she feels sad to find Joni Mitchell's CD, which means that the necklace is for someone else. She confronts Harry and asks him what he would do if he were her. Harry begs forgiveness. She replies that she has made fun of their marriage and her.
David and Natalie
Karen's brother, David (Hugh Grant), is the newly elected Prime Minister. Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is a new junior member of the household staff at 10 Downing Street. During a meeting with US President (Billy Bob Thornton), they met Natalie and the president made some inappropriate comments to David about Natalie's body. Then, David walks over Natalie serving tea and biscuits to the president, and there seems to be something undesirable to happen. Natalie seems embarrassed, but the President has a sly smile on her face. At the next joint press conference, David was not usually assertive when taking a stand against the policy of intimidating the President. Finding that her relationship with Natalie has become tense and distracting, David has moved on to another job. However, he was encouraged to act on Christmas Eve when he found a Christmas card from Natalie stating that he was his and not someone else's. After searching from the door to his house, he finds Mia, who informs her that Natalie lives next door. The whole family was on her way out the door to play a multi-school Christmas and she offered to drive them so she could talk to her. After Natalie sneaks into school, she runs to her broken-hearted brother who believes she is there for her nephew and niece. When both try not to look and watch the show from behind the stage, they end up kissing. All their hideouts are useless because when the curtains rise, they are seen kissing by everyone.
Daniel, Sam, Joanna and Carol
Daniel (Liam Neeson), Karen's friend, grieves over the death of his recent wife, Joanna, as she tries to raise her stepson Sam (Thomas Sangster) alone. Sam has fallen in love with his American classmate, who is also named Joanna (Olivia Olson), and, after discussions with his stepfather, decides to study drums so he can accompany him in the big finals to their school Christmas contest (which is the same as David's niece and Karen and Harry's children are on). After Sam feels that he missed the chance to make an impression on him, Daniel assures Sam that he should go catch the Joanna, who returned to the US, at the airport that night and show her how she feels, lest she regret it. Sam escapes from airport security and greets Joanna, who then kisses her cheek. Meanwhile, Daniel meets Carol (Claudia Schiffer), the mother of one of Sam's schoolmates.
Sarah, Karl, and Michael
Sarah (Laura Linney) first appears at Juliet's and Peter's wedding, sitting next to her friend, Jamie. He is an American working for graphic design company Harry and has been in love for years with the company's creative director, Karl (Rodrigo Santoro). They finally connected at a corporate Christmas party and he drove her home. They kiss, but before more can happen, they are distracted by his mentally ill brother, Michael, calling from a mental care facility. Night meetings Sarah and Karl canceled and Karl left. Both worked late on Christmas Eve and when Karl left, he just said good-bye. Michael called Sarah and she went to live with her, sharing her Christmas shawl.
Colin, Tony and the American girls
After unsuccessfully trying to seduce various British women, including Mia and Nancy (Julia Davis), catering at Juliet's and Peter's marriage, Colin Frissell (Kris Marshall) tells his friend Tony (Abdul Salis) he plans to go to America, where he is convinced that Her UK will be an asset. Landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Colin meets Stacey (Ivana Mili? Evi?), Jeannie (January Jones), and Carol-Anne (Elisha Cuthbert), three charming women who fall in love with her Basildon accent and invite her to stay in their home , where they join Harriet's roommate (Shannon Elizabeth).
John and Judy
John (Martin Freeman) and Judy (Joanna Page) are professional body doubles for movies. They meet for a sex scene in the movie that Tony is a production assistant. John told Judy that "It's nice to have someone he can only talk to." While both are very comfortable being naked and simulating sex in place, they are shy and tentatively off-set. Carefully pursuing a relationship, they attend a Christmas contest (involving David and Natalie, Harry and Karen's children, Daniel and Sam, et al.) At a local school with John's brother.
Rufus
Rufus (Rowan Atkinson) is a jewelry seller, whose obsessive attention to gift wrapping almost makes Harry arrested for buying a necklace for Mia by Karen. Also, it was the disruption of the staff at the airport that allowed Sam to sneak up to see Joanna. In the director and comment, it was revealed that Rufus was originally supposed to be a Christmas angel; However, this is dropped from the last manuscript.
Epilogue
One month later, all the characters are visible at Heathrow Airport. Billy tells Joe that his single Christmas has triggered a comeback. Juliet, Peter, and Mark meet Jamie and his bride, Aurà © lia. Karen and the children greet Harry, but Karen's reaction shows that they are struggling to get through her affair. Sam welcomes Joanna, who has returned with her mother from America, and Daniel joins her new girlfriend Carol and her son. Newlyweds John and Judy, depart for their honeymoon, meet Tony who is waiting for Colin when he returns from America. Colin returns with Harriet and his sister Carla (Denise Richards) who greets Tony with hugs and kisses. Natalie welcomes David back from his flight to remember the press, which shows that their relationship is now open to the public. This scene dissolves into actual entrant footage at Heathrow, as the screen is divided into an increasing number of smaller segments that make up the heart shape.
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Connection between stories
All stories are related in several ways, with the exception of Billy Mack and his manager, who do not know any of the other characters, but Billy often appears on radio and TV characters, his music video twice giving the plot an important tool to chase Sam Joanna; The couple also encounters other characters in the closing scene of Heathrow. John and Judy work with Tony who is friendly with Colin who works in a catering company serving the office where Sarah, Karl, Mia, and Harry work. Mia befriends Mark who runs the art gallery where Christmas office parties take place. Mia also lives next to Natalie. Mark fell in love with Juliet and his friends with Peter. The couple befriended Jamie and Sarah. Harry is married to Karen who befriends Daniel, and Karen's brother is David who works with Natalie. Children Harry and Karen (as well as David's nephew and nephew), Natalie's brothers (as well as Mia's neighbors), and son Carol are schoolmates of Sam and Joanna. An additional plot dropped in editing related to the headmistress of the children (Anne Reid) and her dying lesbian couple (Frances de la Tour).
Cast
Production
Initially, Curtis began writing films as two different films with an expanded version of what would be the two character storylines in the finished movie, but he became frustrated with the process. Partly inspired by Robert Altman's films and films such as Pulp Fiction, and partly inspired by the fact that Curtis became "more interested in writing movies about love and what love means" had the idea of ​​making an ensemble film. Initially the movie did not have a Christmas theme, although Curtis's inclination for such a film finally made him write it as one.
Most of the films were made on-site in London, on sites including Trafalgar Square, Somerset House's central court on the Strand, Grosvenor Chapel on South Audley Street near Hyde Park, St. Paul's Clapham at Rectory Grove, Clapham at London Borough Lambeth, Millennium Bridge, Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, Lambeth Bridge, Tate Modern at former Bankside Power Station, Canary Wharf, Marble Arch, St. Lukes Mews from All Saint's Road in Notting Hill, Chelsea Bridge, OXO Tower, London City Hall, Poplar Road at Herne Hill in London Borough of Lambeth, Elliott School at Pullman Gardens, Putney in London Borough of Wandsworth and London Heathrow Airport. Additional scenes were filmed at Marseille Airport and Le Bar de la Marine. The scene made in 10 Downing Street was filmed at Shepperton Studios.
Ant and Dec play themselves in movies with Bill Nighy characters referring to Dec as "Ant or Dec". This refers to a common mistake one for the other, due to their constant professional presence as comedy and duo present. Veteran actress Jeanne Moreau looks briefly, entering a taxi at Marseille Airport. The soul singer Ruby Turner appeared as the mother of Joanna Anderson, one of the supporting singers at the school Christmas contest.
Curtis's original concept for the film included 14 different scenarios, but four of them were cut (two have been filmed). The scene where Colin tries to chat with a caterer at a wedding appears in a draft of the scenario for Four Weddings and a Funeral, but is cut from the final version. The music video for Billy Mack's song, "Love Is All Around", is a tribute to Robert Palmer's video, "Addicted To Love". Curtis has spoken negatively about the editing process for the movie, which he labeled in 2014 as "catastrophe" and "The only nightmare scenario I've ever caught". The film rushed to be ready for the 2003 Christmas season which he likened to "three-dimensional chess"
After Tony Blair's resignation as Prime Minister, experts and speculators commented on the potential anti-American shift in Gordon Brown's cabinet as "the moment of True Love ", referring to the scene in which Hugh Grant's character stands for the American president. In 2009, during President Barack Obama's first visit to the UK, Chris Matthews referred to the president in Love Actually as an example of George W. Bush and the overthrow of other former presidents against European allies. In commenting on Matthews' view, Mediaite Jon Bershad describes the character of the US president as "the rot of Bill Clinton/George W. Bush hybrid". In the intended scene, the arrogant president bluffs the prime minister and then sexually harasses a member of the household staff. In September 2013, David Cameron addressed in response to Russian comments that Britain is an unimportant small country, which draws comparisons with Hugh Grant's speech during the film.
Soundtrack
The original score of the movie was organized, organized and performed by Craig Armstrong.
- UK CD Tracking list
- "Jump (for My Love)" by Girls Aloud
- "Too Lost in You" by Sugababes
- "The Problem with Love" by Kelly Clarkson
- "Here with Me" by Dido
- "Christmas Is All Around" by Billy Mack
- "Turn Me On" by Norah Jones
- "Songbird" by Eva Cassidy
- "Sweetest Goodbye" by Maroon 5
- "Wherever You Go" by The Calling
- "I'll See It Through" by Texas
- "Second Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell
- "White Christmas" by Otis Redding
- "Take Me As I Am" by Wyclef Jean and Sharissa
- "What I Want for Christmas Is You" by Olivia Olson
- "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
- "All You Need Is Love" by Lynden David Hall
- "Accepted" by Gabrielle
- "Glasgow Love Theme" by Craig Armstrong
- "PM Love Theme" by Craig Armstrong
- "Portuguese Love Theme" by Craig Armstrong
US Disk replaces the Girls Aloud version of "Jump (for My Love)" with original recording by Sisters Pointer. "Joanna" by Scott Walker has been removed from the film. Other songs were heard in the movie, though not included in the soundtrack album, including "All Alone on Christmas" by Darlene Love and "Smooth" by Santana, the song Paul Anka "Puppy Love" brought by S Club Juniors, and "Bye Bye Baby "by Bay City Rollers.
- List of US CDs
- "The Problem with Love" by Kelly Clarkson
- "Here with Me" by Dido
- "Medley: Sweetest Goodbye/Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5
- "Turn Me On" by Norah Jones
- "Take Me As I Am" by Wyclef Jean and Sharissa
- "Songbird" by Eva Cassidy
- "Wherever You Go" by The Calling
- "Jump (for My Love)" by The Pointer Sisters
- "Second Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell
- "All You Need Is Love" by Lynden David Hall
- "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
- "I'll See It Through" by Texas
- "Too Lost in You" by Sugababes
- "Glasgow Love Theme" by Craig Armstrong
- "White Christmas" by Otis Redding
- "Christmas Is All Around" by Billy Mack
- "What I Want for Christmas Is You" by Olivia Olson
The soundtrack album reached the top 40 on US Billboard 200 in 2004 and was ranked second on the Top Soundtracks chart. It achieved gold record status in Australia and Mexico.
The English and US versions of the actual film contain two examples of alternative music. In England cut, the montage that leads to and continues through the first part of the office party is set to the song "Too Lost in You", by UK Sugababes group. In the US version of the film, the song is replaced by "The Trouble With Love Is", performed by American singer Kelly Clarkson. In the final credit roll of the English version, the second track is the cover of "Jump (for My Love)", performed by Girls Aloud. In the US version, the song is replaced with "Too Lost in You", by Sugababes.
Reception
box office
Production Films Working Title, budgeted for $ 45 million, released by Universal Pictures. It grossed $ 62,671,632 in the UK, $ 13,956,093 in Australia and $ 59,472,278 in the US and Canada. It took a total worldwide of $ 247,472,278.
Critical response
While Love Actually received generally positive reviews in the UK, the US review is generally diverse. Rotten Tomatoes 'review website reports that 63% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on 194 reviews, with an average score of 6.3/10. The consensus states, "' Sweet stories filled with too many stories.. " At Metacritic, the film holds a 55/100 ranking, based on 41 reviews, showing "mixed or averaged reviews".
Todd McCarthy of Variety calls it "an entertaining romantic comedy," a "cheerful convoy," and "a package that feels luxuriously and expertly designed as a Rolls-Royce" and predicts "its brilliant, very attractive players, and a definite professionalism... together with the all-encompassing romance should make this a very popular early holiday attraction for adults on both sides of the pool Michael Atkinson from The Village Voice call it "English-style love, slightly defective by a strong state and inhabited by colorful neurotic." Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 / 2 of 4 stars, describing it as "a stomach that flooded the ocean of romantic comedy [...] The only drawback of this movie is also a virtue: It's full of character, story, warmth and laughter, until Curt's time is seeming to be able to work from the list of obligatory movie love situations and does not want to leave anything [...] It feels a bit like gourmet food that turns into a hot-dog eating contest. "Susan Wloszczyna from USA Today wrote" Curtis's multi-tiered comedy cake, mashed with eye candy icing and mostly in London at Christmas, presents a loving slice - sad, sweet and silly - at all the wrath, often surprising, their glory. "
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated B and called it "an ensemble comedy full of entertainment, star-packed... [It] will make a lot of holiday romance feel very, very good; watch it; I feel comfortable and Enchant yourself. "Nev Pierce of the BBC gave it four out of five possible stars and called it" a live romantic comedy... Warm, bitter and cute, this is beautiful, actually. Be prepared to be hit. " Carla Meyer of the San Francisco Chronicle argues "leaving behind every sophistication excuse for the glossary sentimentality, sweet pop songs and wet humor - an approach that works about half the time [...] the storyline maintains interest because of the players and the goodwill of the drawing. "
In his review at The New York Times , A.O. Scott called it "a romantic comedy that swelled throughout the Oscar-trawling epic - nearly two and a quarter hours of stunt, dislike and high-pitched grin" and added, "it's more like a greatest-hits record label compilation or a sitcom clip comedy show very special of the actual movie [...] The idea of ​​love for this movie is very superficial and dishonest, and his sweet and cheerful manner disguises the cynical cynicism about human emotions that is all more grubby because it remains unrecognized. and disgusting of rat comedies in the 60s, but without seductive seductions. "In Rolling Stone, Peter Travers rated him two stars out of four possibilities, saying" there is a feeling filled laugh here , but screenwriter Richard Curtis thaws the impact by throwing more stories.As a director... Curtis does not seem to be able to control the pen his ulis... He mixes sugar with the desire to please Real Love to make it easy, forget that sometimes just make you vomit. "
Although the criticism review for Love Actually is mixed, the film is more popular among audiences and has even been discussed in recent years as a contemporary modern Christmas classic. Christopher Orr of The Atlantic, on the other hand, remained negative to the work and even described it as the most romantic movie of all time, remembering his main message was, "It might be better if you give on love altogether and continue the rest Your life. "
Awards and nominations
- Alexander Korda Award for Best British Movie (nominee)
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bill Nighy, winner )
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Emma Thompson, nominee)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Movie Movie - Music or Comedy (nominee)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (nominee)
- Imperial Award for Best British Movie ( winner )
- Imperial Award for Best British Actress (Emma Thompson, winner )
- Imperial Award for Best Newcomers (Martine McCutcheon, winner )
- Imperial Award for Best Newcomers (Andrew Lincoln, nominee)
- English Night Standards Award for Best Actress (Emma Thompson, winner )
- Evening Standard Peter Sellers Award for Comedy (Bill Nighy, winner )
- European Film Award for Best Actor (Hugh Grant, nominee)
- European Film Award for Best Director (Richard Curtis, nominee)
- The Critics of the London Film Critics' Circle for Best British Supporting Actor (Bill Nighy, winner )
- The London Critics Film Critics Award for Best British Supporting Actress (Emma Thompson, winner )
- Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (Bill Nighy, winner )
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting, Musical or Comedy Actor (Bill Nighy and Thomas Sangster, nominees)
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting, Musical, or Comedy Actress (Emma Thompson, nominee)
More adaptations
Scenario by Richard Curtis published by Michael Joseph Ltd. in the UK and by St. Martin Griffin in the US.
Red Nose Day Actually
In 2017 Richard Curtis wrote a script for a short Red Nose Day that reunited some characters and took their storyline 14 years later. The filming began in February 2017 and aired on BBC One on March 24, 2017.
See also
- Everything Starts When I Meet You , a 2013 Japanese movie inspired by Love Actually
- Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love , a Hindi movie detected by Love Actually
- Letter to Santa , a Polish movie inspired by Real Love
- Alles is Liefde (English: Love is All ), a 2007 Dutch romantic comedy inspired by Love Actually
References
External links
- Quotes related to Love Actually on Wikiquote
- Media related to Love Actually on Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Actual Love on IMDb
- Love Actually in Box Office Mojo
- True Love at Rotten Tomatoes
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