Vidclips from Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost

First, here’s the trailer to Branagh’s LLL:
“When love speeks…” Branagh tap- and word-dances to the rhythm of iambic pentameter:

Love's Labour's Lost (2000) directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh

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I Get a Kick Out of You
Love’s Labour’s Lost is an entertaining mash-up of a 1930’s era musical with one of Shakespeare’s slighter comedies. The combination is less seamless than one might have wished, but Kenneth Branagh and his photogenic cast coast on creamy charm. This flighty flick has all the nutritional [...]

Hamlet (2005) starring Adrian Lester, directed by Peter Brook

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We Shall Sift Him
It is only when we forget Shakespeare that we can begin to find him.
– Peter Brook, 1996.
Who is Hamlet? That is the question. First off, he’s an acid test for actors. Viewing the different versions can be disheartening. It’s like watching one soldier volunteer to scope out the [...]

As You Like It (2007) directed by Kenneth Branagh

Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo, Kevin Kline, Alfred Molina, Adrian Lester

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.”
The varied career of Kenneth Branagh is a combination of the latter two qualities, I think. He achieved greatness early, taking on the title role of Henry V in a Royal [...]