Love and Other Disasters (2006)
“A comedy that proves love is blind.”
Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone, and lives with Peter Simon, a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento, she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Alek Keshishian, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Brittany Murphy, Matthew Rhys, Santiago Cabrera, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Brittany Murphy
as Emily Jackson
Matthew Rhys
as Peter Simon
Santiago Cabrera
as Paolo Sarmiento
Catherine Tate
as Tallulah Wentworth
Jamie Sives
as Finlay
Stephanie Beacham
as Felicity Wentworth
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Jacks
Orlando Bloom
as Paolo
Dawn French
as Therapist
Will Keen
as David Williams
Michael Lerner
as Marvin Berstein
Richard Wilson
as RegistrarCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 91 min |
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