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Love Actually
Directed by Richard Curtis
Produced by Tim Bevan
Liza Chasin
Eric Fellner
Debra Hayward
Duncan Kenworthy
Written by Richard Curtis
Starring Alan Rickman
Bill Nighy
Colin Firth
Emma Thompson
Hugh Grant
Liam Neeson
Keira Knightley
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) 6 November 2003
Running time 135 min. For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born Tim Bevan, CBE (b 1958 Queenstown New Zealand) is an Academy Award nominated movie producer. Eric Fellner CBE (b 1959 England) is an Academy Award -nominated movie producer. Duncan H Kenworthy OBE (born 1949 is a British film and television producer, and co-founder of the production company DNA Films. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor. Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English
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Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the former state representative from Washington State see Richard Curtis (politician Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born The screenplay delves into the personal lives of a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are linked as their stories progress. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television The ensemble cast is comprised of predominantly English actors. An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production

The film begins five weeks before Christmas and is framed around a week-by-week countdown until the holiday, with an epilogue that takes place one month later. This article is about the literary epilogue See Epilogue (disambiguation for other uses of "Epilogue" or "Epilog"

Contents

Cast of characters and storylines

Billy Mack and Joe

With the help of his longtime manager Joe, aging rock and roll legend Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) records a Christmas variation of The Troggs' classic hit "Love Is All Around. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in Britain and the USA, including their most famous song " "Love Is All Around" is a song composed by Reg Presley and performed by The Troggs. " Despite his honest admission that it is a "festering turd of a record," the singer promotes the release in the hope it will become the Christmas number one single. Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. During his publicity tour, Billy promises to perform the song naked on television should his recording hit the top spot, and he keeps his word - albeit while wearing boots and holding a strategically placed guitar - when it does. After briefly celebrating his victory at a party hosted by Sir Elton John, Billy arrives at Joe's flat and, explaining Christmas is a time to be with the people you love, suggests the two get drunk and watch porn. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Billy and Joe's story is the only one exploring platonic love, and the two characters are unrelated to any of the other characters in film, although a few of the other characters are shown watching Billy Mack on their TVs. Amor Platonicus The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino

Juliet, Peter and Mark

Juliet (Keira Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) are wed in a lovely ceremony videotaped by Mark, Peter's best friend and best man. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately /tʃuwɛtəl ɛdʒəfɔː/ born 10 July 1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. When the professional wedding video turns out to be dreadful, Juliet shows up at Mark's door in hopes of getting a copy of his footage, despite the fact that he has always been cold and unfriendly to her. The video turns out to consist entirely of close-ups of her, and she realizes that he is secretly in love with her. Mortified, Mark explains that his coldness to her is "a self-preservation thing" and excuses himself. Self preservation is part of an Animal 's Instinct that demands that the organism survives On Christmas Eve, Mark shows up at Juliet and Peter's door posing as a carol singer with a portable CD player, and uses a series of cardboard signs to tell her that "at Christmas you tell the truth", yet, "without hope or agenda. Christmas Eve, December 24, is the day before Christmas Day, the celebrated birthday of Jesus. . . to me, you are perfect. " As he leaves, Juliet runs after Mark to give him a kiss and a sweet, sympathetic embrace, before returning to Peter. Mark tells himself, "Enough, enough now," perhaps acknowledging that it's time to move on with his life.

Jamie and Aurélia

Writer Jamie (Colin Firth) first appears preparing to attend Juliet and Peter's wedding. Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor. His girlfriend (Sienna Guillory) misses the ceremony allegedly due to illness, but when Jamie unexpectedly returns home before the reception, he discovers she is having an affair with his brother. Sienna Tiggy Guillory (pronounced "Gil-ir-ee" (ˈɡɪlərɪ born May 31 1975 is an English Actress, and a former model. Jamie retires to the solitude of his French cottage to immerse himself in his writing. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Here he meets Portuguese housekeeper Aurélia (Lúcia Moniz), who speaks only her native tongue. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Ana Lúcia Moniz (born September 9 1976) is a Portuguese Singer and Actress. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Despite the language barrier they manage to communicate with each other, with subtitles indicating they are at times in agreement with each other, and sometimes of opposite minds. Jamie returns to England, where he takes a course in Portuguese. On Christmas Eve, he decides to ditch celebrations with his family to fly to Marseille to propose to Aurélia in his mangled Portuguese, and she accepts using her recently learned English. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ

Harry, Karen and Mia

Harry (Alan Rickman) is the managing director of a design agency. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor Mia (Heike Makatsch), his secretary, clearly has designs on him. Heike Makatsch (born August 13 1971) is a German actress. Early life Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, Germany His nascent mid-life crisis allows him tentatively to welcome her attention, and for Christmas he buys her an expensive necklace from jewelry salesman Rufus (Rowan Atkinson), who takes a very long time adding ever more elaborate wrapping while Harry becomes increasingly nervous with the fear of detection. Midlife crisis is a term used in Western societies to describe a period of dramatic self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in the "middle years" of life as a Rowan Atkinson (born 6 January 1955 is an English Comedian, actor and writer famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder Meanwhile, Harry's wife Karen (Emma Thompson) is busy dealing with their children, Daisy (Lulu Popplewell) and Bernard (William Wadham) who are appearing in the school Nativity; her brother David; and her friend Daniel, who has just lost his wife to cancer. Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Karen discovers the necklace in Harry's coat pocket and assumes it is a gift for her, only to be given the CD Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now to "continue [Karen's] emotional education," as Harry puts it, instead. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 She immediately concludes Harry is having an affair, and briefly breaks down alone in her bedroom before composing herself to attend the children's play with her husband. Following the play, Karen confronts Harry, who admits that he has been a "classic fool," a point driven home to him when he sees Karen enthusiastically congratulating their children. As for Mia, she is shown smiling while trying on the necklace.

David and Natalie

Karen's brother, the recently-elected Prime Minister David (Hugh Grant), is young, handsome, and single. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is a junior member of the household staff at 10 Downing St. and regularly serves his tea and biscuits. Martine McCutcheon (born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting; May 14, 1976) is an English Singer, Television personality and Something seems to click between them but, with the exception of some mild flirting, neither pursues the attraction. When the President of the United States (Billy Bob Thornton) pays a visit, his conservative attitude and refusal to change any policies leave the British advisors stymied. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 It is only after David walks in to find the President attempting to seduce Natalie he stands up for the UK, saying it is still a great country for things like Harry Potter and David Beckham's right foot ("[and his] left foot, come to that"), and embarrassing the President in a nationally televised press conference by saying that "a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. " Concerned that his affections for Natalie are affecting his political judgment, David asks for her to be "redistributed. " Later, while looking through a sampling of Christmas cards, David comes across a card signed "I'm actually yours. With Love, Your Natalie. " Encouraged by this he sets out to find her. After much doorbell ringing, including a ring at Mia's doorstep, David eventually finds Natalie at her family's home. In exchange for some time with Natalie, David offers to drive everyone to the local school for the play, the same one in which his niece and nephew are appearing. The two watch the show from backstage, and their budding relationship is exposed to the audience when a curtain at the rear of the stage is raised during the big finale and David and Natalie are caught in a passionate kiss.

Daniel and Carol; Sam and Joanna

Daniel (Liam Neeson) has just lost his wife Joanna to a protracted illness, leaving him and stepson Sam (Thomas Sangster) to fend for themselves. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Thomas Brodie Sangster (born May 16, 1990) is an English Actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the films Phineas and Ferb Daniel must deal with his sudden responsibility, as well as the evident end of his love life ("That was a done deal long ago", he says to Sam, "unless, of course, Claudia Schiffer calls, in which case I want you out of the house straight away, you wee motherless mongrel. Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance "). Sam, too, is especially forlorn about something, and eventually reveals that he is in love with a girl from his school, also named Joanna, who, he assumes, doesn't know he exists. After seeing Billy Mack's new video in a store window, he comes up with a plan, based on the premise that "Girls love musicians . . . even the really weird ones get girlfriends. " With Daniel's encouragement, Sam teaches himself to play the drums, eventually acting as drummer for Joanna's performance of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the same aforementioned school play. " All I Want for Christmas Is You " is a song by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded for Carey's fifth album Merry Unfortunately, Sam fails to make his meaning clear, and he and Daniel must chase Joanna to the airport where her family is heading back to the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Thanks to another passenger heading through airport security, the jewelry clerk Rufus, as well as the gate staff being distracted by watching Billy Mack's naked performance on TV monitors, Sam is able to sneak through security to confess his love to Joanna before she boards the plane. Sam finds Joanna and tells her. He is brought back to his step-dad by security guards. Joanna runs back to Sam and kisses him on the cheek. Meanwhile, just before Daniel and Sam's hasty departure from the Nativity play for the airport, Daniel bumps into another parent, Carol (played by Claudia Schiffer), and sparks immediately fly. Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance

Sarah and Karl

Sarah (Laura Linney) first appears at the wedding of Juliet and Peter, sitting next to her friend Jamie. Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated a three time Golden Globe nominee and a three-time We learn she works at Harry's design agency and is in love with creative director Karl (Rodrigo Santoro), a not-so-secret obsession recognized by Harry, who implores her to say something to him since it's Christmas and Karl is aware of her feelings anyway. Rodrigo Santoro (born August 22, 1975 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Actor. Unfortunately for all concerned, Sarah has a mentally ill brother who calls her mobile phone incessantly. Sarah feels responsible for her brother and constantly puts her life on hold to support him. Sarah's chance at making love with Karl comes following her company's Christmas party (hosted at an art gallery run by Mark), but she abandons the opportunity for her brother's sake. She wishes Karl "Merry Christmas" as he leaves the office on Christmas Eve, and it is clear he wants to say something to her, but he departs and she breaks down in tears before picking up her phone to answer a call from her brother.

Colin, Tony and the Wisconsin girls

After several horrible blunders attempting to woo various English women, including Mia and the caterer at Juliet and Peter's wedding, Colin Frissell (Kris Marshall) informs his friend Tony he plans to go to America and find love there because, in his estimation, the U. Christopher "Kris" Marshall (born 1 April 1973 is an English Actor. S. is filled to the brim with gorgeous women who will fall head over heels for him because of his "cute British accent" ("Stateside, I'm Prince William. . . without the weird family. ") The first place he goes after landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a bar where he meets three stunningly attractive women who, after falling for his Basildon accent, invite him to stay at their home, specifically in their bed, with them and their housemate Harriet ("the sexy one"). Basildon (ˈbæzɪldən is a New Town located in south Essex, England at.

John and Judy

John (Martin Freeman) and Judy (Joanna Page), who up to this point were unknown to each other, work as stand-ins for the sex scenes in a movie. Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Joanna Page (born 1977 in Mumbles, Swansea) is a Welsh Actress best known for her role as Stacey Shipman (née West in the BBC sitcom Stand-In ( 1937) is a Hollywood movie which shows the industry's own opinion on unions and the workers of Hollywood Sex in film refers to the presentation in motion pictures of sex acts including love scenes. Colin's friend Tony is part of the film crew, and gives them directions as to the activities they should simulate so that lighting checks and such can be completed. Despite their blatantly sexual actions, and frequent nudity, they are very naturally comfortable with each other, discussing politics and movies as if they'd known one another for years. John even tells Judy that "it is nice to have someone I can just chat with. " The two carefully and cautiously pursue a relationship, and see the play at the local school together with John's brother.

Finale

The film begins with a voiceover from David, commenting that, whenever he gets gloomy with the state of the world, he thinks about the arrivals terminal at Heathrow Airport, and the pure, uncomplicated love felt as friends and families welcome their arriving loved ones. The film ends with a scene at the airport enacted to the tune of The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows". The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture " God Only Knows " is the eighth track on the Pet Sounds album and one of the most widely recognized songs performed by American pop

The film ends with a montage of anonymous persons greeting their arriving loved ones that slowly enlarges and fills the screen, eventually with a shape of a heart appearing.

Production notes

The Working Title Films production, budgeted at $45,000,000, was released by Universal Pictures. Working Title Films is a British film production company based in London, England. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American It grossed $59,472,278 in the US and $188,000,000 internationally for a worldwide total of $247,472,278. [1]

Most of the movie was filmed on location in London, at sites including Trafalgar Square, the central court of Somerset House in the Strand, Grosvenor Chapel on South Audley Street near Hyde Park, St. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo The Strand is a street in the City of Westminster, London, England. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Paul's Clapham on Rectory Grove, Clapham in the London Borough of Lambeth, the Millennium Bridge, Selfridges department store on Oxford Street, Lambeth Bridge, the Tate Modern in the former Bankside Power Station, Canary Wharf, Marble Arch, the St. Clapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The London Borough of Lambeth ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London. The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel Suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Selfridges is a chain of Department stores in the United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and Footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at The Tate Modern in London is Britain 's national museum of international Modern art and is with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Bankside Power Station is located on the south bank of the Thames in the Bankside district of London. Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks Marble Arch is a white Carrara Marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in Lukes Mews off All Saint's Road in Notting Hill, Chelsea Bridge, the OXO Tower, London City Hall, Poplar Road in Herne Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth, Elliott School in Pullman Gardens, Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth, and London Heathrow Airport. Notting Hill is an area in West London, England close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park, and lying within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Bridge is a self-anchored Suspension bridge for road and foot traffic running north-south over the River Thames in London, between The OXO Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the south bank of the River Thames in London. City Hall is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority which comprises the Mayor of London and London Assembly. Herne Hill is located in the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London. The London Borough of Lambeth ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London. Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The London Borough of Wandsworth (ˈlʌndən bʌɹə ɒv ˈwɒndz Additional scenes were filmed at the Marseille Airport and Le Bar de la Marine. Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence is an Airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille and 6963000 passengers

Scenes set in 10 Downing Street were filmed at the Shepperton Studios. Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Surrey, England is a film studio with a long history of film making

Trivia

The set for Daniel and Sam's house was the same one used in the film Notting Hill, which starred Hugh Grant. Notting Hill is a 1999 Romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999 [2]

The song "Love is All Around" was featured in screenwriter Richard Curtis' breakthrough film Four Weddings and a Funeral, in which it was performed by Wet Wet Wet. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world

The scene in which Colin attempts to chat up the female caterer at the wedding appeared in drafts of the screenplay for Four Weddings and a Funeral, but was cut from the final version. [2]

The characters of John and Judy were excised completely from the censored version of the DVD release of the film. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

Veteran actress Jeanne Moreau is seen briefly waiting for a taxi at the Marseille Airport. Jeanne Moreau (French ʒan mɔˈʁo born 23 January, 1928) is a BAFTA Awards -winning French Actress, Screenwriter Soul singer Ruby Turner appears as Joanna Anderson's mother, one of the backup singers at the school Christmas pageant. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Ruby Turner (born 22 June 1958) is a British soul Singer and Actress. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US

An episode of the American sitcom Arrested Development features a spoof of Love Actually called Love Indubitably. " Mr F " is the forty-fifth episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development.

After the resignation of PM Tony Blair, pundits and speculators referred to a potential anti-American shift in Gordon Brown's cabinet as a "Love Actually moment," referencing the scene in which Hugh Grant's character stands up to the American president [3] [4] [5]. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is

In the film Billy Mack's single is announced as the Christmas Number One on Christmas Eve, although in reality the Christmas chart for 2003 was announced on December 21. Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Wes Butters, who presents the BBC Radio 1 Top 40 show in the movie, as he did at the time in real life, announces the top two singles are by Billy Mack and Blue, then reveals Billy is Number One and immediately plays Billy's record. Wes Butters (born Wesley Lee-Butters in Salford Greater Manchester, 4 May 1979) is a radio broadcaster formerly of BBC Radio 1 Blue were an English pop Boy band consisting of four members Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon In real life, while the new Number One was revealed in this manner at the time, the announcement would be made after all the singles from #10 to #3 had been played in full. The revelation of the #1 single would be followed by the playing in full of the #2 single and then the #1, so the announcement should have been followed by Blue's record.

Billy Mack's performance on Joe's TV bears a resemblance to Robert Palmer's music video of Addicted To Love - right down to the male singer standing front stage in each case, all other band members being female and all band members having the same physical position and instrumentation. Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English " Addicted to Love " is a song by Robert Palmer. It is the third song on the Riptide album

Principal cast

Soundtrack

The film's original music was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Craig Armstrong. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film Craig Armstrong (born 1959 is a Scottish Composer of modern Orchestral music Electronica and Film scores Career

The soundtrack album reached the Top 40 of the US Billboard 200 in 2004 and ranked #2 on the soundtrack album chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It also achieved gold record status in Australia and Mexico. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Songs heard on the soundtrack include:

The UK release of the soundtrack features an additional score track by Craig Armstrong, "PM's Love Theme," and "Sometimes" performed by Gabrielle. " The Trouble with Love Is " is the fourth and final single from Pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson 's debut album Thankful. Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. " Here with Me " is a song by Dido and first single released from her debut album No Angel. Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, (born 25 December 1971 professionally known as Dido, is an English BRIT Award -winning and Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award -winning American Pop rock band Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist Wyclef Jean (ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American Musician, Actor Sharissa Dawes was born in 1976 in Brooklyn New York and is American/Jamaican Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2 1963 – November 2 1996 was an American Vocalist known for her interpretations of Jazz, Blues, folk, gospel " Wherever You Will Go " is a song by American Rock band The Calling. The Calling is a rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed by Alex Band (vocals and Aaron Kamin (guitar when " Jump (For My Love " was the opening track (and third single of the Pointer Sisters ' 1983 album Break Out. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 " Both Sides Now " is a song by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969 and later on the album of Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and " All You Need Is Love " is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Lynden David Hall ( 7 May 1974 &ndash 14 February 2006) was a singer songwriter arranger " God Only Knows " is the eighth track on the Pet Sounds album and one of the most widely recognized songs performed by American pop The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Texas are a rock band from Glasgow Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and " Too Lost in You " is a pop / R&B written by Diane Warren for the Sugababes ' third studio album Three ( Sugababes are a BRIT Award -winning English pop group trio from London. " White Christmas " is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born April 16 1970, Hackney) is a multi-platinum selling Brit Award winning English singer who records under the However it does not include "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling. The US disc replaced the Girls Aloud version of "Jump" with the Pointer Sisters' original recording. The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was written and originally recorded by Mariah Carey.

Although they were not included on the soundtrack album, the Paul Anka song "Puppy Love" performed by S Club Juniors, and "Bye Bye Baby" by the Bay City Rollers, are heard in the film. Paul Mustapha Abdi Anka, ( Arabic: بول مصطفى عبدي أنكا OC (born 30 July 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a S Club 8, previously known as S Club Juniors, were a Spin-off of the highly popular UK Pop music group S Club 7. "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye" is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, a member of the The Four Seasons whose version The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish Pop/rock band of the 1970s

Critical reception

In his review in the New York Times, A. O. Scott called it "a romantic comedy swollen to the length of an Oscar-trawling epic — nearly two and a quarter hours of cheekiness, diffidence and high-tone smirking" and added, "it is more like a record label's greatest-hits compilation or a very special sitcom clip-reel show than an actual movie . "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale . . the film's governing idea of love is both shallow and dishonest, and its sweet, chipper demeanor masks a sour cynicism about human emotions that is all the more sleazy for remaining unacknowledged. It has the calloused, leering soul of an early-60s rat-pack comedy, but without the suave, seductive bravado. The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s "[6]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times described it as "a belly-flop into the sea of romantic comedy . Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. . . the movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs, until at times Curtis seems to be working from a checklist of obligatory movie love situations and doesn't want to leave anything out . . . it feels a little like a gourmet meal that turns into a hot-dog eating contest. "[7]

Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today stated, "Curtis' multi-tiered cake of comedy, slathered in eye-candy icing and set mostly in London at Christmas, serves sundry slices of love — sad, sweet and silly — in all of their messy, often surprising, glory. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. "[8]

Carla Meyer of the San Francisco Chronicle opined, "[it] abandons any pretext of sophistication for gloppy sentimentality, sugary pop songs and bawdy humor — an approach that works about half the time . The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H . . most of the story lines maintain interest because of the fine cast and general goodwill of the picture. "[9]

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly rated it B and called it "a toasty, star-packed ensemble comedy . Owen Gleiberman (born 24 February 1959 is a film critic for Entertainment Weekly, a position he has held since the magazine's launch in 1990 Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc . . [that's] going to make a lot of holiday romantics feel very, very good; watching it, I felt cozy and charmed myself. "[10]

In Rolling Stone, Peter Travers rated it two stars out of a possible four, saying "there are laughs laced with feeling here, but the deft screenwriter Richard Curtis dilutes the impact by tossing in more and more stories. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published This is about the film critic For the singing colleague of Mary Travers see Peter Yarrow. As a director . . . Curtis can't seem to rein in his writer . . . he ladles sugar over the eager-to-please Love Actually to make it go down easy, forgetting that sometimes it just makes you gag. "[11]

Nev Pierce of the BBC awarded it four of a possible five stars and called it a "vibrant romantic comedy . . . warm, bittersweet and hilarious, this is lovely, actually. Prepare to be smitten. "[12]

Todd McCarthy of Variety called it "a roundly entertaining romantic comedy," a "doggedly cheery confection," and "a package that feels as luxuriously appointed and expertly tooled as a Rolls-Royce," and predicted, "its cheeky wit, impossibly attractive cast and sure-handed professionalism . Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973 Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003 which was owned . . along with its all-encompassing romanticism, should make this a highly popular early holiday attraction for adults on both sides of the pond. "[13]

Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice called it "love British style, handicapped slightly by corny circumstance and populated by colorful neurotics. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. "[14]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Love Actually at TheNumbers.com
  2. ^ a b Love Actually audio commentary
  3. ^ The Telegraph, June 6, 2005
  4. ^ The Telegraph, May 23, 2006
  5. ^ USA Today, September 7, 2006
  6. ^ New York Times review
  7. ^ Chicago Sun-Times review
  8. ^ USA Today review
  9. ^ San Francisco Chronicle review
  10. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  11. ^ Rolling Stone review
  12. ^ BBC review
  13. ^ Variety review
  14. ^ Village Voice review

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