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ComedyRomanceDrama

As You Like It

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Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.

Release Date : 1936-09-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Character Name : Orlando

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

Felix Aylmer

Character Name : Duke Frederick

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Bergner

Character Name : Rosalind

Original Name : Elisabeth Bergner

Gender : Female

John Laurie

Character Name : Oliver

Original Name : John Laurie

Gender : Male

Lionel Braham

Character Name : Charles, the wrestler

Original Name : Lionel Braham

Gender : Male

Austin Trevor

Character Name : Le Beau

Original Name : Austin Trevor

Gender : Male

Sophie Stewart

Character Name : Celia

Original Name : Sophie Stewart

Gender : Female

Henry Ainley

Character Name : Exiled Duke

Original Name : Henry Ainley

Gender : Male

Leon Quartermaine

Character Name : Jacques

Original Name : Leon Quartermaine

Gender : Male

Stuart Robertson

Character Name : Amiens

Original Name : Stuart Robertson

Gender : Male

J. Fisher White

Character Name : Adam (as Fisher White)

Original Name : J. Fisher White

Gender : Male

Mackenzie Ward

Character Name : Touchstone

Original Name : Mackenzie Ward

Gender : Male

Aubrey Mather

Character Name : Corin

Original Name : Aubrey Mather

Gender : Male

Richard Ainley

Character Name : Sylvius

Original Name : Richard Ainley

Gender : Male

Peter Bull

Character Name : William

Original Name : Peter Bull

Gender : Male

Joan White

Character Name : Phoebe

Original Name : Joan White

Gender : Female

Dorice Fordred

Character Name : Audrey

Original Name : Dorice Fordred

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-27

Elizabeth Bergner looks something akin to "Peter Pan" stuck in the headlights of an approaching armoured car in this really rather dry interpretation of one of William Shakespeare's lighter comedies. In theory, the cast ought to have been able to deliver far better than they did - and that seems largely down to Paul Czinner's character prioritisation. Anyone who reads the bard's work will realise that the "Fool" is always a crucial character for the narrative and the humour. "Touchstone" (played here competently by Mackenzie Ward) seems to be on the clock the whole time. His lines are delivered pell mell without leaving us the chance to absorb the wit, subtlety - and the information - contained in his lines. This really starves us of much of the nuance and fun, frankly, of the piece. What we are left with is Olivier being, well, Olivier - big eyes and grand gestures with pitch perfect delivery and all the emotion of a coal sack; and Felix Aylmer taking the imperious role of "Frederick" from the stage and making no real effort to adapt it at all for the cinema. The production whistles along with fine attention to the costumes and sets and I did quite like the epilogue - but that may have just been relief. A bit like "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - some things belong on the medium for which they were originally conceived. This, I'd say, is one such example.