A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Acting
Acker and Denisof's screwball chemistry is genuinely combustible.
Cinematography
Digital black-and-white that actually looks like film noir dreams.
Production
Whedon's actual house, actual friends, actual magic.
Director
Joss Whedon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Whedon filmed this during his mandated 'vacation' from The Avengers post-production, using his own Santa Monica home and frequent collaborators from his TV shows.
The black-and-white cinematography wasn't budget necessity but aesthetic choice—Whedon wanted to evoke classic Hollywood screwball comedies and remove modern visual distractions from Shakespeare's language.
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