“Love actually” The director feels a bit stupid “about the lack of film diversity

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Every year, as days become colder and Christmas line closer, “Love actually” It quickly becomes a solemn favorite on people’s television screens.

But almost 20 years from exiting 2003. years Romantic comedyThe film faced supervision over his stories and lack of diversity.

“It would be things you would change, but thank God society changes. So, in some moments I feel, you know,” the film writer “and director Richard Curtis said earlier.

He talked to Diane Savier as part of a documentary about ABC News called: “Laughter and Secrets of Love Actually: 20 years later.”

“Love actually” contains intervedal line of story, following several romantic relationships. However, most leading live is white and all the shown relationships are heterosexual.

He asked about all the moments who could do him “Vince”, Curtis said, “Lack of diversity feels uncomfortable and slightly stupid.” He added, “I think there are three plots that have bosses and people working for them.”

The film has an impressive number of large names from the entertainment industry, Emma Thompson, Hugh Thompson, Chivel Ejiohor, Chivel Ejiohor, Liam Nighi, Martine Freeman, Laura Linney, Rovan Atkoscheon, Rovan Atkinson. And Thomas Brodie-Sangster everyone who appeared at some point.

Almost 20 years, “Love actually” remains popular, becomes a spite of the holiday season.

“It’s amazing the way he entered the language,” Nighi said in ABC News documentary.

“I had people who came to me by telling me through my chemotherapy, ‘or’ it broke me through my divorce, ‘or’ I’m looking at myself whenever people have” actually “fun”.

When asked if she understood why “love actually” remained popular, Thompson replied, “I do so.”

“Because I think we forget, time and time we forget, that love is all that matters.”

Curtis has written several other popular romantic comedies, including “Four Weddings and Bury”, “Nating Hill” and “Dnevnik Bridget Jones”.

“Four weddings and funeral” was published in 1994. years and was especially presented by the same-sex relationship between Matthew, played by John Hannah, and Gareth, played by Simon Callov.

Writing in the guards 14 years later, Callov said, “He almost deflyed the belief, but in the months after release of the film, I received numerous letters from the public notes that they never realized, until they had a film, that gay people had emotions.”