Love Actually fans 'crying' after 'iconic' scenes are removed from film
For many people across the UK and beyond, the festive season isn't complete without an annual rewatch of Love Actually. The iconic Christmas film is hugely popular, despite having been released some 21 years ago.
As fans will know, the romantic comedy follows a series of people whose lives intertwine as they overcome various obstacles while also navigating Christmas. Those who love the film will likely have their own favourite couple - with the action following a fair few of them.
But what some fans may not know is that there were originally more characters in the film, as reported by the Liverpool ECHO. And outraged viewers who have now found this out are demanding these "iconic" cut scenes be put back in.
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Originally, Love Actually included a relationship between the headmistress, Anne Reid, of the school that hosts the final Christmas concert, and her partner Geraldine, played by Frances de la Tour. Geraldine has terminal cancer, and a scene toward the end of the film shows Emma Thompson's character Karen take to the stage at the school concert.
Karen thanks the headmistress for coming to the show, having experienced such a loss. In DVD bonus footage, director Richard Curtis admits he was “really sorry” to lose this part of the film.
He explained that the idea was “you just casually meet this very stern headmistress, but later on in the film we suddenly fell in with her and you realise that, no matter how unlikely it seems, any character you come across in life has their own complicated tale of love.”
Love Actually fanatics who have come across the scenes on Youtube have been quick to react, with many demanded they be put back into the film. One Youtube user said: "I wish this had made it into the movie. I find them really sweet".
A second said: "My Christmas wish is to have a version of Love Actually where all of the deleted scenes were included", and a third added: "Not sure if it’s because I am a lesbian but it would have meant the absolute world to me to see this in the movie. We don’t have enough representation as it is and this made me cry."
A fourth wrote: "What a wonderful scene! Surely this was far more deserving of some of the other more daft and contrived scenes which made the cut? And I love the film, but this one is so real and heartfelt."
