Love Actually
Sign in to saveLove Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous projects. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it was mostly filmed on location in London. The film delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are interlinked as the plot progresses. The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place in the New Year.
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Love Actually is a 2003 British-American-French Christmas tragicomedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Duncan Kenworthy, and Debra Hayward, the movie features a narrative set in London, Marseille, and London Heathrow Airport. The production utilized filming locations in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Shepperton Studios, and London Heathrow Airport. Michael Coulter served as director of photography, with Nick Moore as film editor and Craig Armstrong as composer.
The film has a runtime of 135 minutes and was released on September 7, 2003. It was distributed via video on demand and produced by Working Title Films, DNA Films, and StudioCanal. The story focuses on romantic love and includes keywords such as London, England, USA president, rock star, school performance, and love at first sight. It references the 1997 film Titanic and was assessed using the Bechdel test.
Love Actually grossed $246,942,017 against a budget of $40,000,000. It received a Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor nomination and participated in the 17th European Film Awards. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.5 and a TMDb vote average of 7.096. It is categorized under the genres of Comedy, Drama, and Romance.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
Cast
- Hugh Grant as The Prime Minister
- Alan Rickman as Harry
- Emma Thompson as Karen
- Liam Neeson as Daniel
- Martine McCutcheon as Natalie
- Colin Firth as Jamie Bennett
Themes
- london, england
- usa president
- rock star
- school performance
- love at first sight
- holiday
- war on terror
- marseille, france
- office
- christmas party
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 17th European Film Awards
- Genre
- tragicomedy
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- romantic love
- Director
- Richard Curtis
- Screenwriter
- Richard Curtis
- Cast member
- Gillian Barge
- Composer
- Craig Armstrong
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Michael Coulter
- Narrative location
- London Heathrow Airport
- Filming location
- Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 153436
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.loveactually.com
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- Commons category
- Love Actually
- film editor
- Nick Moore
- title
- Love Actually
- box office
- 246942017
- capital cost
- 40000000
- costume designer
- Joanna Johnston
- references work, tradition or theory
- Titanic (1997 film)
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 64%
- featured track(s)
- The Trouble with Love Is
- set in period
- 2004
- publication date
- 2003-11-21
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Encyclopedic overview
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous projects. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it was mostly filmed on location in London. The film delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are interlinked as the plot progresses. The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place in the New Year.
The film, Curtis's first as director, was released in the US on 14 November 2003 and a week later in the UK during its theatrical run. Love Actually was a box-office success, grossing $250.2 million worldwide on a budget of $40–45 million. The film received mixed reviews and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. It later developed a cult following, and is often a staple film shown during the Christmas period in both the United Kingdom and United States. A made-for-television short sequel, Red Nose Day Actually, aired in two different versions on BBC One and NBC in 2017, as part of the fundraising event Red Nose Day 2017.
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