This Year's Love (1999)

A group of thirtysomethings flit around Camden Town swapping partners in search of love, lust and life.

Director:

David Kane

Writer:

David Kane

Stars:

Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kathy Burke	...	Marey
Jennifer Ehle	...	Sophie
Ian Hart	...	Liam
Douglas Henshall	...	Danny
Catherine McCormack	...	Hannah
Dougray Scott	...	Cameron
Emily Woof	...	Alice
Sophie Okonedo	...	Denise
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annabelle Apsion	...	Hostess
Richard Armitage	...	Smug Man at Party
Matt Bardock	...	Billy's Mate
Doreene Blackstock	...	Nurse
Paul Blair	...	Sweenie
Clune	...	Pub Drummer
Matt Costello	...	Cooky

Storyline

The marriage of Danny and Hannah spectacularly crashes during the reception when the bride's best friend tells the groom that the bride is having an affair with her husband! The shock wave of chaos that spreads out from this one event touches the lives of a diverse group of the thirtysomethings that inhabit the Camden Town area of London. Hannah immediately leaves the reception and gets drunk and ends up in bed with the unwashed artist Cameron who shares a flat with a nerdy comic book enthusiast Liam, who in turn starts an ill-advised affair with society dropout single-mother Sophie. Danny meanwhile moves on and embarks on a relationship with a struggling singer Mary, whom he met at the airport on his way to his lonesome honeymoon. This partner-swapping merry-go-round continues for two years until a semblance of normality asserts itself and Danny and Hannah decide to drop everything and embark on their long delayed honeymoon.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | swapping | lust | search | misery | 

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Taglines:

Your pad or mine?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

A szerelem forgandó

Filming Locations:

Camden Town, Camden, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£893,505 (United Kingdom), 21 February 1999, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Entertainment Film Distributors,Kismet Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A huge star in the UK now, the then relatively unknown David Gray makes an appearance as the Singer/Guitar player in Kathy Burke's band. 'This Years's Love' is also one of his song titles.

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Quotes

[a sleepy Cameron is less than enthusiastic to find Mary in bed with him]
Mary: It's all right, mate. You've woken up with a fat bird. I'll get me coat.

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Connections

References Crash (1996)

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Soundtracks

Tichion
Performed by Junior Delgado
Composed by Junior Delgado
Produced by Ballastic Brothers
Published by Zonic Music
p. 1998 Big Cat Records (UK) Limited

User Reviews

Painfully realistic movie, sometimes funny, often poignant

I first watched this movie in 1999 when I was 20. 10 years later it hasn't lost any of its relevance and stark reality that makes it one of the most enjoyable yet sadly poignant movies I have seen.

This Year's Love never intended to be the RomCom its unfairly been categorised into. It is a take on modern life, modern love, the loneliness of living in London, the breakdown of relationships and the forming of new ones. It is not supposed to represent debauchery, instead seeking to demonstrate the trials and tribulations so many of us experience in our quest for happiness, acceptance and of course love. Don't we all crave love yet loathe it in equal measures?? I identify with this movie in too many ways to disclose on IMDb; I just believe this movie should be granted more credit and accolade than it has.