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As You Like It

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As You Like It
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2hrs 30min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Release:
1979
Distributor:
Time Life Video
Starring:
Helen Mirren, Richard Pasco, David Prowse  ...more
Synopsis: The second presentation of the BBC/PBS 37-installment project The Shakespeare Plays was the Bard's As You Like It. The plot, borrowed from Thomas Lodge's romance tale "Rosalynde", takes place in the forest of Arden. Rosalind (Helen Mirren) is forced by various political intrigues to disguise herself as a man. She loves Orlando (Brian Stirner), but of course can't declare herself in her "male" state. Meanwhile, Phebe (Victoria Plucknett) pines away for Rosalind, who she assumes to be a very good-looking ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Shakespearean actors are like opera stars; if they can perform, their age and appearance are of secondary importance. In this 1978 production, the two leading actors -- Helen Mirren as Rosalind and Brian Stirner as Orlando -- are more than suitable verbally but less than suitable physically. Mirren, 33 at the time of filming, is attractive enough, but she lacks the girlishness to portray a rhapsodic ... Full Review
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Helen Mirren
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Khandi Alexander at the Shakespeare in the Park 2005's "As You Like It" Opening Night
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