Themes: Americans Abroad, Matchmakers, Looking For Love
Main Cast: Brittany Murphy, Santiago Cabrera, Matthew Rhys, Catherine Tate, Elliot Cowan
Release Year: 2006
Country: UK/FR
Run Time: 91 minutes
Plot
A hyperactive and high-fashion American transplant living in London and working for Vogue magazine does her best to enhance the lives of those around her while remaining blissfully unaware of the man who longs to profess his true love to her in an ultra-modern romantic comedy produced by Luc Besson and David Fincher and directed by Alek Keshishian. Emily Jackson (Brittany Murphy) lives a charmed life. Always on the go in her Mini Cooper and able to talk until the sun comes up and then some, her fast-paced lifestyle belies a sensitive soul who takes great joy in playing matchmaker for her many friends. It's Emily's gay roommate and constant companion, Peter (Matthew Rhys), who usually becomes the subject of the quirky Cupid's frequent pairings, and when handsome new photographer's assistant Paolo (Santiago Cabrera) arrives at the Vogue offices, Emily makes it her mission to bring the two men together. Unfortunately for the contemporary Holly Golightly, Emily is so busy arranging a love connection between Peter and Paolo that she remains completely blind to the obvious torch carried for her by the one suitor who longs to provide her the with the loving companionship that she so cheerfully arranges for others. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Love and Other Disasters is a 2006romantic 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.
Brittany Murphy portrays an assistant at BritishVogue who is the catalyst for a group of young friends as they try to find love.
OutFest 2007 presented the film as one of their features.
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 fifth in takings for its opening week. By the end of July, it sold more than 266,744 tickets in South Korea, which grossed about $1.8 million.[1] It was released on DVD on September 6, 2007 in South Korea with menu and 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. It gets more complicated with the entrance of Paolo, a photography assistant for one of the photographers at vogue. As the film develops, they come to realize their mistakes and eventually reach their happy endings.
