Acclaimed actor/director Kenneth Branagh shakes up Shakespeare with a dazzling and imaginative adaptation of the classic comedy romance done in the elegant style of a '30s Hollywood musical.
The King of Natarre asks three fellow Oxford students to swear an oath forbidding them to see any woman for three years so they can devote themselves to study.
But when the Princess of France and her very attractive entourage arrive for a visit it puts them all in a rather tricky situation. Can the three bachelors resist romantic temptation and stay true to their single promise?
With immortal words by the Bard combined with the timeless music and lyrics of Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin and Cole Porter, this bittersweet tribute to Hollywood's Golden Era casts a tuneful spell to delight and charm modern audiences.