Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)

Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 BritishAmerican romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeares play of the same name. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the film. The film also stars Branaghs thenwife Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.

Don Pedro of Aragon Denzel Washington and his noblemen are visiting their good friend Leonato Richard Briers in Messina after having crushed an uprising led by Don John Keanu Reeves, the princes bastard halfbrother. With him is the misogynistic and witty Benedick Kenneth Branagh, erstwhile flame of Leonatos equally sharptongued and somewhat fierce niece, Beatrice Emma Thompson. Beatrice and Benedick are both stubborn and proud. Also present are Benedicks sworn brother Claudio Robert Sean Leonard, a young count and Don John who, despite his attempt at rebellion, has apparently reconciled with his brother. Claudio has been thinking fondly of Leonatos gentle and lovely daughter Hero Kate Beckinsale since before he went to war, and returns to find her as attractive as ever. Don Pedro, learning of his young friends feelings, decides to act on his behalf and arranges the match at a party. An unrepentant and illintentioned Don John attempts to foil it, but unsuccessfully the match is made. Needing something to pass the time until the wedding day, Don Pedro decides to arrange a similar fate for Beatrice and Benedick. Of course, with each party being such a professed tyrant to the opposite sex, this match will take a little more ingenuity.Leonato, Claudio and the Prince stage a loud conversation containing a fictitious account of how much Beatrice is in love with Benedick all the while, knowing Benedick to be hiding well within earshot. Hero and her gentlewoman Ursula play the same trick upon Beatrice. Each of them believes the story they hear about the other. In the midst of all of this goodnatured scheming, Don John and his men have been casting about for ways to stop the intended marriage between the man who hath all the glory of Don Johns overthrow and the woman for whom one may suspect he has cherished some tender feeling. The night before the wedding, his servant Borachio arranges a steamy liaison with Heros gentlewoman Margaret at Heros chamber window. John shows his

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