Love Actually (2003)

Love Actually (2003)

1. Cast

   • Bill Nighy
     • Billy Mack
   • Gregor Fisher
     • Joe
   • Colin Firth
     • Jamie
   • Sam
     • Thomas Brodie-Sangster
   • Lúcia Moniz
     • Aurelia
   • Daniel
     • Liam Neeson
   • Karen
     • Emma Thompson
   • Mia
     • Heike Makatsch
   • Harry
     • Alan Rickman
   • Colin Frissell
     • Kris Marshall
     • The American girls
   • John
     • Martin Freeman
   • Just Judy
     • Joanna Page

2. Narrative

   • Multi- strand
   • Closed narrative
     • (with the exception of Harry/Karen's storyline)
   • Liner
   • Bianery opposites
   • Enigma codes

3. Messages and Values

   • Love
     • Love is all around
       • Opening scene non digetic track of Love is all around me (Herd in previous WT films such as four weddings)
       • Prime Ministers opening speech about love at Hethrow airport non digetic over a montage of people getting together.
     • can be unrequited
     • Can be platonic
       • Joe and Billy Macks final scene in which Billy leaves Elton John's party (Performance, closness of the charecters can be see through their body launguge ie a hug)
         • "but you turn out to be the fucking love of my life. And to be honest, despite all my complaining, we have had a wonderful life."- Bill to Joe.
     • Dosent last forever
       • performance- when sleeping in be karen and harry are not close together also the poitiong of Karren is faces towards her husband however he is faced away from her
     • Can be akward
       • Judy/John
         • "all i want for christmas is you" Judy e then later replies with "thank you"
         • body position of the actors John moves his face as if he is uncomfertable
   • Christmas
     • Time to be with family/loved ones
     • You tell the truth
       • "And at Christmas you tell the truth" (on card)
   • England
   • Minorities
   • Religion

4. Quotes ??

5. Representations

   • Males
     • Mark
       • reciver of unrequited love
         • after scene with Juliet
           • sound quite till he zips up jumper "and i wont go" then music intensifies
     • Harry
       • adultrous/cheeet
         • Buying the necklace
           • "you wont regret it sir"Rufus "wanna bet" Harry
     • John
       • "You dont have to if you dont want to" to judy when he asks her out
     • Colin
       • Hopless romantic/perverted
         • "Here comes colin Frissle and hes got a big knob"
     • SAm
       • "People only get together at the very end"
         • Irony as he only gets with Joanna at the end of the film
   • Females
     • Mia
       • Devil outfit suggests shes bad
         • Moments before Harry says to Karren "youre a sain" suggestiong that they are the two options he has to choose from
     • Sarah
       • Hopeless romantic
         • HOW LONGU LIKE KARL
         • "split scren" effect were we see her reaction after he says he dosenth have to go

6. Try my lovely nuts

   • Who do you have to screw around to get a cup of tea and a chocolate biscute?

7. Likea sort of non diegetic flute/sting sound dring "love bits" (David meets Nattile/Harry mentions that THngy likes carl Just judy and John "nice to find somwone to have a chat to" )

   • ging round the mistle toe waiting to be kissed" Harry and Mia
   • Sam says "im in love"

8. lots of dark corners for lots of dark deeds

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