After an uncomfortable silence, Mark blurts out that he acts cold out of "self-preservation". She realises Mark's true feelings towards her. Juliet insists she wants them to be friends, but when she views the wedding video Mark recorded, she sees many extreme close-ups of herself and few of Peter's face. When he evades her requests to see the video he shot at the wedding, she shows up at his flat. Although the couple believe Mark dislikes Juliet, he is actually in love with her.
Juliet and Peter's wedding is videotaped by the best man, Mark, where a surprise band plays the Beatles' " All You Need Is Love" as they walk out of the church. He foregoes a victory party hosted by Elton John to celebrate Christmas with Joe, getting drunk and watching porn. Although believing the record is terrible, Mack promotes the release in the hope it will become the Christmas number one single, which it does. With his long-time manager Joe, rock and roll legend Billy Mack records a Christmas version of the Troggs' 1967 song " Love Is All Around", titling it "Christmas Is All Around". The story then switches between the interconnecting "love stories" of many people: He also points out that the messages from the 9/11 victims were messages of love and not hate. Ī made-for-television short film sequel, Red Nose Day Actually, aired in two different versions on BBC One and NBC in 2017.Ī voiceover opens the film, commenting that whenever he gets gloomy about the state of the world, he thinks of the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport, about the pure uncomplicated love of friends and families welcoming their loved ones. Frequently shown during the Christmas season, the film has proved more popular with audiences than critics, and it has been discussed as being arguably a modern-day Christmas staple. It received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Love Actually was a box-office success, grossing $246 million worldwide on a budget of $40–45 million. The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place one month later.Īn international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States and France, the film was released in the United States on 14 November 2003 and a week later in the United Kingdom, to generally mixed reviews. Mostly filmed on location in London, the screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as the plot progresses. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects. Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis.
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