![]() ![]() (Most of the songs have been recorded on albums by the British singer Peter Skellern, who can hit a note and the one below it and the one above it, and that's about it-and he makes them entertaining, too.) The plot: The king of Navarre (Alesandro Nivola) has declared that he and three of his comrades (Kenneth Branagh, Adrian Lester, Matthew Lillard) will withdraw from the world for three years of thought and study.ĭuring this time, they will reject all worldly pleasures, most particularly the company of women. ![]() The songs here are well within the abilities of the cast to sing them, and indeed several of them were originally sung on the screen by Fred Astaire, whose vocal range was as modest as his footwork was unlimited. ![]() Like Woody Allen's " Everyone Says I Love You," this is one of those movies where real people are so seized with the need to break into song that a lack of talent can't stop them. The cast is not especially known for being able to sing and dance (only the British Adrian Lester and the Broadway veteran Nathan Lane are pros in those departments), but that's part of the charm. ![]() The story pairs off four sets of lovers, supplies them with delightful songs and settings, and calls it a day. It's so escapist it escapes even from itself. What is left is winsome, charming, sweet and slight. ![]()
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