Romantic comedy starring meg ryan as a business executive who agrees to act as a tour guide for a 19thcentury nobleman, who has slipped through a time portal to modern day new york. The trio make it to the portal just before it closes and kate goes to 1876 to find a resigned leopold prepared to do what his uncle expects and marry a woman he doesnt love to get her fortune. 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. There, catching the portal before it closes, kate vanishes into 1876 where leopold is himself about to announce miss tree as his bride. The more time kate spends with leopold, the harder she falls for him. He gets help and insight from charlie who thinks that leopold is an actor who is always in character. The photos show her there with leopold and kate chooses the man shes fallen in love with over her career. Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its highly. The movie is not really about time travel anyway, but about elegant british manners vs.
I will one of the days watch this movie again and relieve it. Where i come from, the meal is the result of reflection and study, menus are prepared in advance, timed to perfection. He gets help and insight from charlie who thinks that leopold is. Similarly, the music is nice and pleasant, but almost completely uninspired. The film tells the story of a disenchanted dilettante who accidentally follows a time traveler from 1876 new york to presentday new york. A charming bachelor and the royal third duke of albany in his own time, leopold is fascinated by the 21st century. 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. I think enchanted the disney movie stole ideas from this movie. Unfortunately, he accidentally brought back leopold hugh jackman, the duke of albany and inventor of the elevator, with him, and now leopold is falling in love with kate. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.
The more time kate spends with leopold, the harder she falls. Romantic comedies, romantic movies, romantic favorites. I will one of the days watch this movie again and relieve it again and again. Dec 25, 2001 leopold a man living in the 1870s is puzzled by stuarts tiny camera, follows him back through the gap, and they both ended up in the present day. The film is directed by james mangold and stars meg ryan, hugh jackman, and liev schreiber. Enjoy each of the albums brandnew movie together with all muchloved movie loading. Later she comments that passersby must think that the resplendently dressed leopold is gay. 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. 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. Kate and leopold 2001 5 2019 2001, bluray 1080p, bluray 480p, bluray 720p. Kate mckay meg ryan lives in new york city with her actor brother, charlie mckay. As the courtly leopold and the decidedly liberated kate tour the town, a mutual attraction develops into something deeper, a relationship thats threatened by leopolds temporary chronological status. Romantic comedy starring meg ryan as a business executive who agrees to act as a tour guide for a 19thcentury nobleman, who.
Kate chooses a life with leopold over her career, and the three of them escape to the brooklyn bridge. 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. You may also remember his as marco in josie and the pussycats and as charlie mckay in kate and leopold, both in the same year, but we havent seen much of him in the recent past. When they meet, a centurys worth of differences come crashing together.
That lack of conviction in this genre undermines the charm of the film, especially meg ryans role. She had been looking for this dvd for a very long time. Leopold, the third duke of albany, is a charming gent and bachelor of the late 18oos. Kate mckay meg ryan is a modern day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Her exboyfriend, stuart, lives above her apartment. 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. Time travel involves so many paradoxes that it is wise, in a romantic comedy like this, to simply ignore them.
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. Yes the film is predicable and you know what is gonna happen,but overall i actually liked this movie. Its just as well that the time portal angle isnt dwelled on for much of the movie other than in the running stuart subplot, as it probably wouldve just muddied up the waters. In almost every way, kate and leopold shouldnt be right for each other. American actor breckin meyer became wellknown for his role as nick schaffer in the movie rat race 2001 and from the garfield film series.
Filmmaker james mangold follows his oscarwinning drama girl. Leopold a man living in the 1870s is puzzled by stuarts tiny camera, follows him back through the gap, and they both ended up in the present day. And so he dabbles in science and invention hes destined to design the modern elevator. Sep 29, 2011 as the courtly leopold and the decidedly liberated kate tour the town, a mutual attraction develops into something deeper, a relationship thats threatened by leopold s temporary chronological status. The movie leopold gives his full names as leopold alexis elijah walker thomas gareth mountbatten. I have had this movie for a number of years now, and love it. At the height of kate and leopolds romance, kate asks him to snuggle with her. Jun 14, 2014 a charming bachelor and the royal third duke of albany in his own time, leopold is fascinated by the 21st century. 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. Here she plays kate mckay a woman who is working as a market executive in new york city. As the courtly leopold and the decidedly liberated kate tour the town, a mutual attraction develops into something deeper, a relationship thats threatened by leopold s temporary chronological status. The story of two strangers in new york city, separated by a hundred years. After leopold hugh jackman takes kate meg ryan to his home from the past.
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