Much Ado About Nothing: The Film Directed By Branagh Kenneth Branagh's decision to set his film at the Villa Vignamaggio in the hills of Tuscany, rather than in a city, sets the tone of his interpretation of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. Rather than the formal society overly concerned with outward appearances, which the play intimates, Branagh presents a gay, lusty, warmhearted society which is constantly outdoors in the Tuscany sunshine. The movie is a COMEDY which minimizes the darker strains of the play. In order to support his interpretation of Much Ado as a joyous romp in the Italian sunshine, Branagh inserts and displays many details which the medium of film makes possible. The cinematography and sound track are glorious. The senses are overwhelmed in Branagh's introduction: Beatrice re....

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