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. Travelling back to 1876, stuart accidentally brings leopold jackman, an english duke, back to the present day with him. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever. We had the vhs tape of the film that stars meg ryan and hugh jackman, and it was just a mindless film to put on in the background. Kate is a successful businesswoman living also in new york, but in 2001. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Kate and leopold starts out in 1870, where leopolds uncle is ready for his nephew, a povertystricken english duke, to marry a wealthy american lady. In this rom com, market researcher kate has been burned by love. 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. Kate and leopold 2001 kate meg ryan and her actor brother live in n. Gordon matthew thomas sumner cbe born 2 october 1951 in wallsend, newcastle upon tyne, england, known by his stage name sting, is an english musician, singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist.
But when a rip in the fabric of time thrusts leopold into present day new york, the. Meg ryan and hugh jackman are paired as starcrossed lovers who discover that passion and chivalry never go out of style. Leopold is obviously shocked by his new surroundings, and learns that it was stuart who discovered the rip in the fabric of time thats allowed their travel. 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. The uncle arranges a fancy party in new york city where leopold must make his choice. Kate and leopold reads like a cheap dimestore harlequin romance novel. When a rip in time brings together a charming 19th century bachelor and a thoroughly 21st century woman, the potential for an oldfashioned modern romance ignites.
He needs to get married with a rich fiancee to recover his family position from ruin. The ideal toaster would have one and a half insertions to produce the correct toast. Ryan, in some recent interviews, has joked about getting into a 12step program to recover from always being cast in romantic comedies. She just broke up with her boyfriend stuartplayed by liev schreiber who happens to be a timetraveler. Due to a time incident, they meet each other in the present days and they fall in love to each other. If they lived in the same century theyd be perfect for each other. His uncle schemes to have him marry a wealthy american heiress and bolster the depleted family fortunes. Love movies that have time travel in it, especially when hugh jackman plays someone from the this list is full of the best chick flick movies from current times to past. He goes back to the 19th century and takes pictures of the place.
Kate and leopold is moderately entertaining and very self aware that this type of meg ryan. There, catching the portal before it closes, kate vanishes into 1876 where leopold is himself about to announce miss tree as his bride. Kate ends up looking after the chivalrous stranger and falls in love. He gets help and insight from charlie who thinks that leopold is an actor who is always in character. When a rip in time brings together a charming 19thcentury bachelor and a 21stcentury woman, the potential for an oldfashioned modern romance ignites. The more time kate spends with leopold, the harder she falls for him. Kate and leopold fanfiction archive with over 31 stories. Time travel involves so many paradoxes that it is wise, in a romantic comedy like this, to simply ignore them. Dec 25, 2001 by any reasonable standard kate and leopold should be a disaster. If so, was it called kate and leopold or did it have another name. 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. Just so you know, i am particularly intrigued with the time travel concept. But if he doesnt return to his own time, his absence will forever alter.
My daughter is an author and has come up with a time travel concept and i was hoping. Kate chooses a life with leopold over her career, and the three of them escape to the brooklyn bridge. Her ex says hes found a portal for time travel and has brought 19th century nobleman leopold back. In 1876 he is an unmarried thirty year old who dreams of bigger things than what his family has planned for him.
The movie is not really about time travel anyway, but about elegant british manners vs. Director james mangold was convinced that she was the one for the role of kate. Leopold, the third duke of albany, is a charming gent and bachelor of the late 18oos. 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. Ryans character, kate mckay, would probably be a wideeyed shop girl loretta young perhaps weaned. He goes back to the eighteen hundreds and takes pictures of the place. Stuart finds a space near the brooklyn bridge where there is a gap in time. Why is it called a toaster when it produces no toast, but simply warm bread, and inserting it two times produces charcoal. On the set of new york kate and leopold film locations. Il nobile lo insegue e precipita con lui in uno strappo temporale che lo conduce nella new york di oggi. Kate mckay meg ryan is a modern day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Romantic comedy queen meg ryan extends her reign with this time travel fantasy.
May 26, 2012 leopold is an english and broken baron living in new york in the end of the nineteenth century. With career and social expectations looming, each has grown cynical about the very notion of falling in love. If they lived in the same century theyd be perfect for each other 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. As previously mentioned the lower lobby where she and leopold exit the building was at 88 white street. As he quickly becomes accustomed to this new world, leopold meets kate mckay meg ryan, stuarts exgirlfriend and a marketing executive who still lives one floor down from stuart. Her exboy friend, stuart, lives above her apartment and finds this space near the brooklyn bridge where there is a gap in time. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. Her exboyfriend, stuart, lives above her apartment. Kate and leopold a short video activity on morning.
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