Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals. 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. The movie was released to positive reviews in the UK and the U.S. in November 2003, and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie – Musical/Comedy. It was released in France and Australia in December 2003, where it was met with mixed reviews.
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Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed 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. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals. 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. The film was released in the United States on 14 November 2003 where it received mixed reviews. Love Actually was a box-office success, grossing USD 248 million worldwide on a budget of USD 40–45 million. It received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Frequently shown during the Christmas season, the film has proved more popular with audiences than critics, and it has been discussed as being arguably a modern-day Christmas staple. It has also been described as a modern day version of The Godfather: Part II, starring Tom Hanks and Liam Neeson, and The Hobbit: The Descendants, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet, starring Emma Watson and Keira Knightley. The movie was released to positive reviews in the UK and the U.S. in November 2003, and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie – Musical/Comedy. It was also released in France and Australia in December 2003, where it was met with mixed reviews and was released as a co-production between the United Kingdom and France.
It is one of the most popular Christmas films of all time, along with The Nutcracker and the Coen Brothers’ The Secret of the Nativity and The Snowman. The Christmas theme is a reference to the popular children’s book, The Christmases of Santa Claus, which was written in the 1930s by Charles M. C. Martin and published by Paddy WIlliams. The book was later adapted into a film, The Santa Claus Story, in which the main character, Santa Claus himself, is played by Tom Hiddleston, and the story is re-imagined as a Christmas film. The plot centres around a man named David, who lives in London with his wife, Karen, and their two young children. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, David is shown to be in love with several different people, all of whom are shown to have different feelings for each other. The stories are interlinked as the tales progress, with David’s love for each of them being shown through a series of flashbacks and epilogues. In one story, David tells Karen that he loves her even though he has no intention of reciprocating his feelings for her. In another, a man tells her that he would do anything for her, even if he were to lose his wife for someone else. In a third, a woman tells him that he is the only person she wants to spend Christmas with.
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