Love Actually
Holiday romance anthology
Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy that interweaves multiple storylines about love during the Christmas season.
The film has become a holiday staple, inspiring debate about whether it's heartwarming or problematic.
The title plays on the phrase "love, actually"—as in "it's love, actually, that matters"—while also suggesting an examination of what love actually is.
England's capital city
- HeathrowLondon's main airport
- 10 Downing StreetUK executive residence
- Notting HillAffluent West London district
- cue cardsPortable text prompts
Hugh Grant · Emma Thompson · Colin Firth · Keira Knightley · Alan Rickman · Bill Nighy · Richard Curtis · Rowan Atkinson
- romantic comedyHumorous love story genre
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- documentary footageRecorded non-fiction visual material
- sequelContinuation of prior work
Red Nose Day · deleted scenes · extended cut · ensemble cast
Links between individuals
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
confession · declaration · proposal · longing · jealousy · affair · necklace · adultery
Day of rest
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- carolingFestive neighborhood singing
- gift-givingOffering presents to others
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
nativity play · Christmas Eve · decorations · snow · shopping · wrapping · family gathering
Joined in multiple ways
- storylinesSequences of fictional events
- vignettesBrief evocative descriptions
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
- parallel plotsMultiple narratives progressing simultaneously
narrative threads · character arcs · overlapping · interwoven · converging · wedding · office party · school play
London
England's capital city
- HeathrowLondon's main airport
- 10 Downing StreetUK executive residence
- Notting HillAffluent West London district
Hugh Grant · Emma Thompson · Colin Firth · Keira Knightley · Alan Rickman · Bill Nighy · Richard Curtis · Rowan Atkinson · Laura Linney · cue cards
Richard Curtis
- romantic comedyHumorous love story genre
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- documentary footageRecorded non-fiction visual material
sequel · Red Nose Day · deleted scenes · extended cut · ensemble cast
relationships
Links between individuals
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
infidelity · confession · declaration · proposal · longing · jealousy · affair · necklace · adultery · Claudia Schiffer
holiday
Day of rest
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- carolingFestive neighborhood singing
- gift-givingOffering presents to others
mistletoe · nativity play · Christmas Eve · decorations · snow · shopping · wrapping · family gathering
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
- storylinesSequences of fictional events
- vignettesBrief evocative descriptions
- intertwiningTwisting together mutually
parallel plots · narrative threads · character arcs · overlapping · interwoven · converging · wedding · office party · school play
- 2003 FilmsFinding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kill Bill, The Matrix Reloaded, Bruce Almighty
- British FilmBFI, British comedy, Alfred Hitchcock, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan
- British comedyMonty Python, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Mr. Bean, The Office
- Ensemble FilmsThe Breakfast Club, Nashville, Grand Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums, Knives Out
- rom-comsrom-com, romantic comedy, romcom, Pretty Woman, meet-cute
- Richard CurtisNotting Hill, Blackadder, Mr. Bean, Comic Relief, Red Nose Day
Love ActuallyRevolutionary Road
Thoroughfare named for uprising
Gone Girl · Antichrist · Leaving Las Vegas · The Road · Melancholia
Love ActuallyBefore Sunrise
Time preceding daybreak
The Notebook · Casablanca · Titanic · Romeo and Juliet · Brokeback Mountain
love, lovely, loving, loved, lover, beloved, actually, lovers, lovingly