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 | Photographer | Intern | Modern Art | Psychologist

Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Emily 'Jacks' Jackson
Matthew Rhys	...	Peter Simon
Catherine Tate	...	Talullah Riggs-Wentworth
Santiago Cabrera	...	Paolo Sarmiento
Elliot Cowan	...	James Wildstone
Stephanie Beacham	...	Felicity Riggs-Wentworth
Jamie Sives	...	Finlay McMillian
Will Keen	...	David Williams
Michael Lerner	...	Marvin Bernstein
Dawn French	...	Therapist
Richard Wilson	...	Registrar
Adam Rayner	...	Tom / Fantasy David Williams
Angus Deayton	...	Celebrity
Frédéric Anscombre	...	Sascha Santori
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Daphne Spring (as Phillipine Leroy-Beaulieu)
Samantha Bloom	...	Pandora
Daniel Lobé	...	Freedom
Tony MacMurray	...	Klauss Fassbinder (as Anthony MacMurray)
Jamie Honeybourne	...	Unicorn Gallagher
Ben G.	...	Erin
Gwyneth	...	Model 1
Natalia Khutkubia	...	Model 2
Nicholas Mead	...	Chancery Front Desk
J.J. O'Neil	...	Fireman Stripper
Jade Parfitt	...	Jade
Joanna Dickens	...	Bride 1
Leelo Ross	...	Bride 2
Jason Stracey	...	Groom 1
Ross Hammond	...	Groom 2
Feyi Babalola	...	Female Secretary
Juliet Howland	...	Passenger Rep
Lorna Gayle	...	Heathrow Female Guard
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Hollywood Jacks
Orlando Bloom	...	Hollywood Paolo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pepe Balderrama	...	(voice)
Aidan Williams	...	Art Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Alek Keshishian

Writing credits (WGA)
Alek Keshishian		(written by)

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	executive producer
Steve Clark-Hall	....	co-producer
David Fincher	....	executive producer
Alek Keshishian	....	producer
Alison Owen	....	co-producer
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant producer
Virginie Silla	....	producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Azaria

Cinematography by
Pierre Morel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nick Arthurs

Casting by
Kate Dowd

Production Design by
Alice Normington

Art Direction by
Steve Carter

Set Decoration by
Barbara Herman-Skelding

Costume Design by
Michele Clapton

Makeup Department
Amy Byrne	....	hair stylist: daily
Amy Byrne	....	makeup artist: daily
Francesca Crowder	....	chief hair designer
Belinda Hodson	....	chief makeup designer

Production Management
Simon Cullen	....	location unit manager
Mark Grimwade	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Bennett	....	additional third assistant director
Stewart Hamilton	....	third assistant director
Alex Oakley	....	second assistant director
Matthew Penry-Davey	....	first assistant director
Emily Perowne	....	daily trainee assistant director
Lance Roehrig	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Thomas Brown	....	draughtsman
Craig Cheeseman	....	dressing props
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger
Noel Cowell	....	property master
Martin Kane	....	dressing props
Frankie Mathieson	....	work experience
Ben Munro	....	stand-by art director
Stuart Read	....	stand-by props
Zoe Smith	....	props buyer
Anna Thomas	....	art department trainee: FT2
Amelie von Harrach	....	art director assistant
Graham Ward	....	props
Lee Wiseman	....	props

Sound Department
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Simon Bysshe	....	sound trainee
Arthur Fenn	....	boom operator
Simon Hayes	....	production sound mixer
François-Joseph Hors	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robin Johnson	....	boom operator
Robin Johnson	....	sound recordist: second unit
Laurent Kossayan	....	supervising sound editor
Frédéric Le Louet	....	assistant sound editor
Igor Thomas-Gerard	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Andrew McEwan	....	first assistant director: plate unit
Scott Peters	....	special effects technician
Nick P. Phillips	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Stephanie Boutinaud	....	visual effects coordinator
Antoine Douadi	....	Flame artist
Roxane Fechner	....	visual effects set supervisor
Émilie Feret	....	visual effects coordinator
Elodie Glain	....	visual effects coordinator
Joyce Menger	....	visual effects supervisor
Fred Roz	....	titles

Stunts
Bradley Farmer	....	stunt performer
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator
Rowley Irlam	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Bell	....	grip camera
Sarah Jane Brown	....	camera trainee: second unit
Jason Coop	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Camilla Drennan	....	central camera loader
James Foster	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Vincent Gallot	....	first assistant camera
Vincent Gallot	....	focus puller
Steve Hideg	....	crane technician
Steve Kitchen	....	best boy
David Maund	....	key grip
James Perry	....	daily camera trainee
Christopher Raphael	....	still photographer
Pat Sweeney	....	gaffer
Jonathan Sykes	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tom Taylor	....	central loader
Tom Taylor	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Garie Wetherill	....	key video assist operator
Ang Richards	....	daily camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Kirsty Kinnear	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katarina Borosova	....	costume assistant
Suzie Harman	....	assistant costume designer
Katie Hill	....	principal dresser

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Laura Morrod	....	editor trainee
Thy Quach	....	editor trainee
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Clement Zveguintzoff	....	digital conformation

Music Department
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant music mixer
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	music editor
Raoul Duflot-Vérez	....	musician: piano (as Raoul Duflot)
Nicolas Duport	....	music mixer
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	conductor (as Gisele Gerard-Tolini)
Gisèle Gérard-Tolini	....	orchestrator (as Gisele Gerard-Tolini)
Christophe Guiot	....	musician: solo violin
Alek Keshishian	....	music supervisor
Jérôme Lateur	....	music production director (as Jerome Lateur)
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern	....	music supervisor
Alexandre Mahout	....	music production assistant
Daniel Mille	....	musician: accordion
Dominique Pisani	....	manager: music publishing
Samuel Potin	....	music editor (as Sam Potin)
Mehdi Sayah	....	music production assistant

Transportation Department
Jimmy Carruthers	....	unit transportation coordinator
Ben Dillon	....	picture car supervisor

Other crew
Selina Akram	....	set runner: FT2
Philip Ball	....	stand-in
Carla Bartley	....	set runner: FT2
Alexandra Bouillon	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Burton	....	location department runner
Jami Chan	....	production runner
Richard Daldry	....	production coordinator
Marie-Cecile de Faucigny	....	accounting assistant
Marie-Cecile de Faucigny	....	production assistant
Simon De Glanville	....	daily central loader
Jo Farrugia	....	assistant to director
Synnöve Godeseth	....	location trainee: FT2
Paul Harris	....	choreographer
Oliver Hazell	....	floor runner
Mark Hopkins	....	set runner
Patrick Isherwood	....	production accountant
Paula Jack	....	dialect coach: Brittany Murphy
Romeo Julien	....	avid conformation
Paul Mindel	....	floor runner
Jae-sung Oh	....	set production assistant
Valarie Payne	....	assistant: Brittany Murphy
Ashton Radcliffe	....	location scout
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Janice Schumm	....	script supervisor
David Seaton	....	assistant location manager
Faye Ward	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Europa Corp.
• Ruby Films
• Skyline Films

Distributors

• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Image Entertainment
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting

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 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Europa Corp.

Quotes:

Peter Simon: Jack's?
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Hmm?
Peter Simon: What are you doing?
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Reading this delicious recipe for beet root salad with margarine and balsamic vinegar dressing.
Peter Simon: What are you doing with James?
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Nothing.
Peter Simon: You broke up with him a month ago.
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: I know. It's just sex. He fills a void. Literally.
Peter Simon: I don't see how you expect to meet someone new if you spend all of your time with your ex.
Emily 'Jacks' Jackson: Good point. Maybe I should get back together with James so I spend less time with him.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtrack:

Milonga Triste

A feel good movie with a good laugh

For people who find romantic movies boring and inedible, here comes a movie you might be able to enjoy with someone who strives to watch a romantic comedy. Not only is the movie funny, but all in it's place: It dose not overly exaggerate, it includes the audience in the spectacle, keeps them in action and not to forget makes them end up with a smile on their face. Brittany Murphy played her part adorably well and catches the heart of the viewer, not to mention us wanting her to be happy and find the one "true love". I can only speak for myself when I say I dislike tacky romantic comedies, as mentioned before this was very much kept in limit. I will certainly watch it again and will further recommend it.