Love Actually [DVD]

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Salaam-e-Ishq. Could I be more excited? Honestly?". Musings of the Obsessive Kind. dangermousie . Retrieved 16 December 2013. Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature and Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content) and Latin American Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 5.1)

Though Grant and Curtis had worked together on Notting Hill , Bridget Jones’s Diary, and Four Weddings and a Funeral, they had a deep disagreement on how the prime minister should be played. Grant wanted it to be a grounded performance and resented Curtis’s push to make the part more whimsical. This came to a head when shooting Grant’s dance number, which the actor refused to rehearse. Meza, Ed (2 November 2023). " 'Love Actually' Set for 20th Anniversary 4K Re-Release via Studiocanal, Universal Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 4 November 2023. Sylvester, Rachel (6 June 2005). "Blair and Bush will find little to agree on at Gleneagles ..." The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007 . Retrieved 16 August 2011. It is scenes such as Grant’s infamous boogie that render the film utterly ridiculous – and therefore endlessly rewatchable. The idea that “David” is “running the country” or engaging with literally any political issue while he flirts with Maggie Thatcher’s portrait, gets distracted from his job by his sexy secretary, feels “cool” after being elected to office and sings carols on Wandsworth doorsteps is laughable. Well, spoiler alert: that is the entire point. The clue’s in the “com”. We are not watching a film about the British constitution. We are watching a film about love. Actually. Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister in Love Actually (2003) (Photo: Love Actually/YouTube)Laura Linney, Billy Bob Thornton, and Denise Richards received letters asking them to consider a role in the film. Both actresses were impressed by the unconventional move, but Linney told The Daily Beast she was even more flattered by its contents. New Year Trees (Russian: Yolki), also known as Six Degrees of Celebration, 2010 comedy film that launched a successful movie franchise spanning six sequels

Wloszczyna, Susan (5 November 2003). "Love's actually funny to Curtis". USA Today . Retrieved 7 April 2019. Wakefield, Lily (12 December 2020). "A tearjerking lesbian love story was cut from Love Actually". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news . Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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Richard wrote to me and said, ’Darling we can’t write anything for you because of Alan,’ and I said, ’No of course, it would be sad, too sad,’“ Thompson explained. “It’s too soon. It’s absolutely right because it’s supposed to be for Comic Relief, but there isn’t much comic relief in the loss of our dear friend really only just over a year ago.“ Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects. Mostly filmed on location in London, the screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be 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 one month later. Feature Commentary with Director Richard Curtis and Actors Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy and Thomas Sangsters

Meyer, Carla (7 November 2003). "Not enough Hugh Grant, too many sappy pop songs in 'Love Actually' ". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 7 April 2019. Although critics' response to Love Actually was mixed, the film is popular among audiences and has been discussed as an arguable modern-day Christmas classic. [6] [49] [50] Accolades [ edit ] Ceremony Stinson, Jeffrey (7 September 2006). "Blair says he'll resign within a year, refuses to set a date". USA Today . Retrieved 16 August 2011. A voice-over opens the film, commenting that whenever he gets gloomy about the state of the world, he thinks of the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport, about the pure uncomplicated love of friends and families welcoming their loved ones. He also points out that the messages from the 9/11 victims were messages of love and not hate. The story then switches between the interconnecting "love stories" of many people:

a b Child, Ben. "Richard Curtis: Love Actually a 'catastrophe' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 March 2017. Harry is the managing director of a design agency. Mia is his secretary. Harry is happily married to Karen, a stay-at-home mother. They have two children, Bernard and Daisy. Mia behaves in an overtly sexual way with him at the office and asks him for a Christmas present. At the company Christmas party held at Mark's gallery, they dance closely. Sarah first appears at Juliet and Peter's wedding, sitting next to her friend Jamie. An American working at Harry's graphic design company, she is in love with the creative director, Karl. Prompted by Harry, they finally connect at the Christmas party, and Karl drives her home. Michael, her mentally ill brother, telephones from a psychiatric hospital, aborting their tryst. On Christmas Eve, they are both working late. Karl tries to find words but just wishes her a merry Christmas and leaves. In tears, Sarah calls Michael and visits him to give him a Christmas gift. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release a 4K UHD Blu-ray on 21 November 2023 in the US for the film's 20th anniversary. [53] See also [ edit ] Orr, Christopher (11 December 2013). "Love Actually: Still Awful". The Atlantic . Retrieved 28 December 2013.