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As You Like It

Summary Kenneth Branagh brings one of Shakespeare’s best plays to HBO. Set in 19th century Japan, the tale follows Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke who is forced in to exile after her uncle threatens to have her killed. For safety’s sake Rosalind disguises herself as a man. Her disguise comes in handy when she tests the devotion of h...

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  • HBO
  • PG
  • HBO

As You Like It

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 1, 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
75
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Summary Kenneth Branagh brings one of Shakespeare’s best plays to HBO. Set in 19th century Japan, the tale follows Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke who is forced in to exile after her uncle threatens to have her killed. For safety’s sake Rosalind disguises herself as a man. Her disguise comes in handy when she tests the devotion of h...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
75
87% Positive
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13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
75
87% Positive
13 Reviews
13% Mixed
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88
Happily, this is a carefully adapted, clearly enunciated As You Like It that retains the beauty of the dialogue while making the meanings clear.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
80
The production is set among English traders in 19th-century Japan, the timeline of the action is altered, and some beloved examples of word play are no longer in the script. These are small matters, though, compared to the fresh gorgeousness on display and the elements of the story that come into focus here in new and moving ways.
By Nancy DeWolf Smith FULL REVIEW
80
Director Kenneth Branagh's culture-clash gimmick doesn't get in the way of the play's many intoxicating pleasures. This isn't samurai Shakespeare.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
80
Once you get used to the surroundings, it's still the same "As You Like It"--utterly charming and completely winning.
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
75
Most of the performances are very good and some are thrilling, particularly Kline's Jacques, whom he imbues with great world-weary nobility.
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70
It's a likable one, marred only by some awkward abridgement.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
50
Mr. Branagh has teased out every manly rivalry and preserved every hey-nonny-nonny of the kooks in the Forest of Arden, but slashed passages of the repartee that defines Rosalind.
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Production Company:
  • BBC Film
  • HBO Films
  • Shakespeare Film Company
Initial Release Date: Sep 1, 2006
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: PG
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 5 Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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