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Author: Jackie OudneyAschlin DittaStewart Le MarechalHugh BonnevilleAnne-Marie DuffAll authors
Publisher: [U.K.] : UK Film Council ; [Collingwood, Vic.] : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2009, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : PAL color broadcast system : English : WidescreenView all editions and formats
Summary:
English hang-ups about romance get satirically filtered through the perspective of French movies in this witty, cinematically-literate comedy helmed by British director Jackie Oudney and scripted by Aschlin Ditta. The creators set up two narratives: in a framing device, Eric Cantona stars as the elitist, pretentious French writer-director Thierry Grimandi, who could use a lesson in humility; he operates according to  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Jackie Oudney; Aschlin Ditta; Stewart Le Marechal; Hugh Bonneville; Anne-Marie Duff; Victoria Hamilton
OCLC Number: 460217709
Language Note: In English.
Credits: Directed by Jackie Oudney ; written by Aschlin Ditta ; producers Stewart Le Marechal..[et.al]
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Ann-Marie Duff, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Hensall.
Target Audience: Censorship classification: M.
Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: PAL ; Region 4.

Abstract:

English hang-ups about romance get satirically filtered through the perspective of French movies in this witty, cinematically-literate comedy helmed by British director Jackie Oudney and scripted by Aschlin Ditta. The creators set up two narratives: in a framing device, Eric Cantona stars as the elitist, pretentious French writer-director Thierry Grimandi, who could use a lesson in humility; he operates according to the mantra, "I consider myself lucky firstly because I am French, secondly because I make movies, thirdly because I understand love." As Grimandi periodically crops up to pontificate on film and relationships, a second narrative emerges. Hugh Bonneville stars as Jed Winter, a smug, unhappy British journalist enduring a super-dysfunctional relationship with long-term girlfriend Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton). She just rejected his marriage proposal out of dissatisfaction for the lack of romantic chemistry in their relationship; they tentatively remain together, but that all seems poised to change when Jed begins to develop feelings for his friend Marcus's girl, Sophie (Anne-Marie Duff) - and it just so happens that Marcus falls for someone else, leaving the situation wide open for Jed to waltz in and sweep Sophie off her feet.

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