Stuart lives upstairs from kate the two used to date, so when she hears a ruckus, she goes up to. After several glasses of wine, kate gets fed up with leopold s act and has a simple request. Here she plays kate mckay a woman who is working as a market executive in new york city. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The character stuart in the movie finds a time portal that allows him to travel back to. Starring meg ryan, hugh jackman, liev schreiber, breckin meyer. Kate and leopold is moderately entertaining and very self aware that this type of meg ryan romantic comedy was beginning to become a cliche that audiences tired of. The movie, directed by james mangold heavy, girl interrupted and written by mangold and steven rogers, has some droll scenes after kate enlists leopold to appear in a tv commercial for farmers bounty, a lowcalorie spread. That lack of conviction in this genre undermines the charm of the film, especially meg ryans role.
Her exboyfriend, stuart, lives above her apartment. Similarly, the music is nice and pleasant, but almost completely uninspired. The film is directed by james mangold and stars meg ryan, hugh jackman, and liev schreiber. The movie is not really about time travel anyway, but about elegant. Kate meg ryan, leopold hugh jackman, charlie breckin meyer.
Time travel involves so many paradoxes that it is wise, in a romantic comedy like this, to simply ignore them. Leopold, the third duke of albany, is a charming gent and bachelor of the late 18oos. The character stuart in the movie finds a time portal that allows him to travel back to the late seventeenth century. Romantiek komedie film geregisseerd door james mangold. The movie has a brilliant fantasy plot that is unique, engrossing and the cast has perfect chemistry. Knowing that hed be risking comparison to time after time and somewhere in time if he delved too deeply into time travel, director james mangold girl, interrupted briefly introduces an elusive time portal, then wisely skirts the. The movie foreshadows when kate visits leopolds home three times. First time is where leopold and kate are taking a walk in new york and leo spots his homeplace,where the other is when kate attends her speech for her vice president role. Knowing that hed be risking comparison to time after time and somewhere in time if he delved too deeply into time travel, director james mangold girl, interrupted briefly introduces an elusive time portal, then wisely skirts the issue altogether. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever alter. Kate mckay hugh jackman leopold liev schreiber stuart bessler breckin meyer charlie mckay natasha lyonne darci bradley whitford j. The movie has some nice moments by a firstrate group of sidekicks and supporting actors, including breckin meyer as kates actor brother the lessons he gets from leopold on women on are delightful, natasha lyonne as kates assistant, bradley whitford as kates boss, and liev schrieber as kates exboyfriend. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Leopold is an english and broken baron living in new york in the end of the nineteenth century. Kate and leopold dvd, 2002 very appealing love story about a new york city career woman and marketing executive, kate meg ryan, who reluctantly befriends a strangely chivalrous gentleman named leopold. Camden paxton whitehead uncle millard spalding gray dr. For them to meet, leopold has to chase stuart back through the rip. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Filmmaker james mangold follows his oscarwinning drama girl, interrupted 1999 with this whimsical fantasy.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Leopold is a preposterous timetravel romance in which the third duke of albany leaves the new york of 1876 and arrives in the new york of meg ryan. Natasha lyonne plays kates assistant who tries to convince her that leopold is the right guy for her. The more time kate spends with leopold, the harder she falls for him. Do you think it is reckless or irrelevant that the movie makes this depiction. He goes back to the eighteen hundreds and takes pictures of the place. What cultural barriers do you see as possible concerns for a couple that have been raised over one hundred years apart. On the set of new york kate and leopold film locations.
She just broke up with her boyfriend stuartplayed by liev schreiber who happens to be a timetraveler. The movie is not really about time travel anyway, but about elegant british manners vs. The movie foreshadows when kate visits leopold s home three times. An english duke from 1876 is inadvertedly dragged to modern day new york where he falls for a plucky advertising executive. The enormity of the medium strikes leopold at once. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history. He needs to get married with a rich fiancee to recover his family position from ruin. What actually happens is that leopold discovers him snooping about and snapping photos of his home. The movie dwells on leopolds adaptation to rudeness, quick pace and lack of culture. This is truly really a great movie i seen it on cable i watched it a few times even recorded it and kept watching it over and over until i finally bought it, its great value great movie great actors actually its two movies in one you can watch the the regular movie or the directors cut which is not deleted any of the scenes its really cute funny romantic kind of. Kate and leopold is a diverse little romantic movie about a duke hugh jackman from the 19th century, and modern day wanderers, including a lovedepressed kate, meg ryan, her exboyfriend, stuart, liev shrieber, and her brother, charlie, breken meyer. Her exboyfriend and upstairs neighbor liev schreiber, is a science nut who has been searching for a seam in time. Kate mckay meg ryan is a modern day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Hugh jackman is perfect in the role of the 19th century nobleman who stepped out.
At no point are you expected to actually believe the storyline but that is fine. Meg ryan youve got mail and hugh jackman real steel, xmen come together as starcrossed lovers who discover that passion and chivalry never go out of style. Kate and leopold 2001 kate meg ryan and her actor brother live in n. After several glasses of wine, kate gets fed up with leopolds act and has a simple request. Kate and leopold parents guide jumping from a bridge or any tall structure would result in deathnot time travel.
Kate and leopold is a delightful, fun, romantic movie that will make the audience swoon and dream. Kate is a successful businesswoman living also in new york, but in 2001. A gentleman is a gentleman, and there are things that he does and does not do. A woman meg ryan falls for a duke hugh jackman from the 19th century. When her scientist exboyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time and brings back a 19thcentury nobleman named leopold to prove it a skeptical kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing leopold the 21st century. Yes the film is predicable and you know what is gonna happen,but overall i actually liked this movie. Romantic movies, romantic favorites, romantic comedies. Kate meg ryan is a successful businesswoman living also in new york, but in 2001.
Kate and leopold is an ingenious, amusing and romantic movie. The movie has some nice moments by a firstrate group of sidekicks and supporting actors, including breckin meyer as kate s actor brother the lessons he gets from leopold on women on are delightful, natasha lyonne as kate s assistant, bradley whitford as kate s boss, and liev schrieber as kate s exboyfriend. It is an enthralling, oldfashioned romantic comedy which stresses truth, honesty, chivalry, and honor. The last one was where kate goes back to 1876 to be with leopold. Her exboy friend, stuart, lives above her apartment and finds this space near the brooklyn bridge where there is a gap in time. I will one of the days watch this movie again and relieve it again and again. The scene where kate loses her purse with the thief while leopold is on a horse and says give me your hand woman was rather hilarious too. Leopolds accent and his sincere conviction are perfect, and the spot goes well until he actually tastes the product, and compares it to saddle soap or raw suet.
With meg ryan, hugh jackman, liev schreiber, breckin meyer. Due to a time incident, they meet each other in the present days and they fall in love to. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever. When a rip in time brings together a charming 19thcentury bachelor and a 21stcentury woman, the potential for an oldfashioned modern romance ignites. Dec 24, 2001 kate and leopold parents guide jumping from a bridge or any tall structure would result in deathnot time travel. When a rip in time brings together a charming 19thcentury bachelor and a 21stcentury. It is an enthralling, oldfashioned romantic comedy which. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
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