Love and Other Disasters (2006)

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:

Self Referential | Photographer | Pig | Photography | Modern Art

Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Emily 'Jacks' Jackson
Matthew Rhys	...	Peter Simon
Santiago Cabrera	...	Paolo Sarmiento
Samantha Bloom	...	Pandora (as Sam Bloom)
Catherine Tate	...	Talullah Wentworth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frédéric Anscombre	...	Sasha Santori
Stephanie Beacham	...	Felcity Wentworth
Orlando Bloom	...	Hollywood Paolo
Robert Chilcott	...	Art Patron
Elliot Cowan	...	James Wildstone
Dawn French	...	Therapist
Jamie Honeybourne	...	Unicorn Gallagher
Will Keen	...	David Williams
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
Jamie Sives	...	Finlay

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

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Europa Corp.

Quotes:

Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Stop living your life like you're in some kind of movie.
Peter Simon: Excuse me?
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Stop trying to cast your love instead of just meeting him.
Peter Simon: When I meet him, I'll know.
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: I'm not so sure. Love isn't always a lightning bolt, you know? Maybe sometimes it's just a choice.
Peter Simon: Well, that's easy for you to say! You're flying to Argentina to meet the love of your life!
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: That's just it. I don't know that Paolo's the love of my life, but I've decided to give him the chance to be. Maybe true love is a decision. You know, a decision to take a chance with somebody. To give to somebody. Without worrying wether they'll give anything back. Or if they're gonna hurt you, or if they really are the one. Maybe love isn't something that happens to you. Maybe it's something you have to choose.
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Movie Connections:

References Notting Hill (1999)

Nothing but a good movie!

The first important note is that i had never intended to watch this film but when i started watching i just couldn't stop going further!When looking briefly,the plot seems pretty ordinary but the whole composition leaves you nowhere to run!The movie gets you and holds you to the very end just for you to enjoy good actors' jobs and well-worked music score. What about the story? OK,here it goes.It presents Jacks,who works at a glamorous magazine and shares a flat with a gay screenwriter Peter.Jacks sleeps with her ex-boyfriend James but doesn't seem to love him though she hardly attempts to break up with him either.Peter falls in love at first sight when he rushes into some guy at a hotel hall.The story follows them as they try to solve their problems and meet happy endings. The best thing about this film is that you never know where and when it is to meet its own end.And when it does you have something in your head to think about.And that's a great achievement nowadays!