An Aragon prince, his bastard brother Don Juan, Benedick, and Claudio, all return victorious from a hard battle, filled with honors. In a beautiful rural estate, a gentleman who lives there with his daughter Hero and her niece Beatrice welcomes them all. This witty and fast-paced representation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a testament to Branagh’s extensive creative abilities, as well as arguably one of the best Shakespeare adaptations ever filmed. The cinematography accentuates the lush Tuscan landscape in which the actor-director as the humorous Benedick, and Emma Thompson, as the wilful and challenging Beatrice, bring this adaptation to life.
D, G: Kenneth Branagh F: Roger Lanser E: Andrew Marcus DA: Martin Childs, Tim Harvey I: Richard Briers, Kate Beckinsale, Imelda Staunton, Jimmy Yuill, Brian Blessed