Love and Other Disasters

Infobox Film
name = Love and Other Disasters


caption = Love and Other Disasters Promotional Movie Poster
director = Alek Keshishian
producer = Alek Keshishian
Virginie Silla
Luc Besson
David Fincher
writer = Alek Keshishian
starring = Brittany Murphy
Santiago Cabrera
music = Replicant (as Alexandre Azaria)
cinematography = Pierre Morel
editing = Nick Arthurs
distributor = EuropaCorp
released = 2006
runtime = 90 min
country = France / UK
awards = Toronto International Film Festival
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:326488
imdb_id = 0452643

"Love and Other Disasters" is a 2006 romantic comedy produced by Ruby Film, Europa Corp. and Skyline Films presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008, it had its UK premiere in London as the gala screening for the BFI 22nd London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The director and producer were in attendance.

Premise

Murphy portrays an assistant at British Vogue who is the catalyst for a group of young friends as they try to find love.

[http://www.outfest.org OutFest 2007] will be presenting the film as one of their features. July 12-23.

The film opened in South Korea on June 14, 2007 with nationwide release under the name "Love & Trouble". Its reception was very positive and it ranked 5th in takings for its opening week. By the end of July, movie sold more than 266,744 tickets in South Korea, which grossed about $1.8 million. [http://www.kobis.or.kr/mvie_photo/boxoffice/BOXOFFICE2007_20080304.xls] Its DVD released on September 6, 2007 in South Korea with menu & features made for South Korean Region.

Plot

Jacks, who spent her childhood in America, now lives and works in London, at British Vogue, and shares an apartment with her gay friend Peter Simon, a screenwriter. Afraid to be disappointed by a serious relationship, Jacks prefers to spend her free time with her friends and sleep with her ex-boyfriend, James, whom she doesn't love. Peter, who has never been in a relationship, spends too much time in his dreams and as a result cannot fall in love with a real person. As the film develops, they come to realize their mistakes and eventually reach their happy endings.

Cast

*Brittany Murphy as Jacks
*Matthew Rhys as Peter Simon
*Santiago Cabrera as Paolo Sarmiento
*Catherine Tate as Talullah Wentworth
*Elliot Cowan as James Wildstone
*Adam Rayner as Tom / False David Williams
*Jamie Sives as Finlay
*Will Keen as David Williams
*Frédéric Anscombre as Sasha Santori
*Stephanie Beacham as Felicity Wentworth
*Daniel Lobé as Freedom
*Samantha Bloom as Pandora (as Sam Bloom)
*Jamie Honeybourne as Unicorn Gallagher
*Robert Chilcott as Art Patron
*Dawn French as Therapist
*Michael Lerner as Marvin Bernstein
*Gwyneth Paltrow as Hollywood Actress playing Jacks
*Orlando Bloom as Hollywood Actor playing Paolo

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