Love and Other Disasters (2006)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Alek Keshishian

Writer (WGA):

Alek Keshishian (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2007 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

An American intern at U.K. Vogue helps her friends find love.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Manuscript | Photographer | Pig | Photography

Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Emily 'Jacks' Jackson
Matthew Rhys	...	Peter Simon
Santiago Cabrera	...	Paolo Sarmiento
Catherine Tate	...	Talullah Wentworth
Jamie Sives	...	Finlay
Elliot Cowan	...	James Wildstone
Stephanie Beacham	...	Felicity Wentworth
Will Keen	...	David Williams
Samantha Bloom	...	Pandora (as Sam Bloom)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frédéric Anscombre	...	Sasha Santori
Orlando Bloom	...	Hollywood Paolo
Robert Chilcott	...	Art Patron
Dawn French	...	Therapist
Jamie Honeybourne	...	Unicorn Gallagher
Michael Lerner	...	Marvin Bernstein
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Daphne
Daniel Lobé	...	Freedom
Tony MacMurray	...	Fashion Designer
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Hollywood Jacks
Adam Rayner	...	Tom / False David Williams

Also Known As:

Love (and Other Disasters) (Australia) (DVD box title)
Love (et ses petits désastres) (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, including sexual references.

Runtime:

Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:15 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Europa Corp.

Quotes:

Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: ...We can't have you all alone in London on a Friday night.
Paolo Sarmiento: You make me sound like an exchange student.

Movie Connections:

References Notting Hill (1999)

See it!

Just watched this as part of the opening night gala of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Lived up to all my expectations. A fun, funny romantic comedy with dialogue thats stylish (not just stylized) and a great cast. Brittany Murphy and Matthew Rhys are especially good, and Catherine Tate gave a performance that left me wondering why she confines herself to catchphrases on her show. Also, as was pointed out in the introduction on the night, this is a movie that shows a London closer to the one I actually live in (though the director, Alek Keshishian, did point out he himself had lived in London for ten years!). A great way to start the festival. Deserves a wide audience.