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''Love and Other Disasters'' is a 2006
romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film written and directed by Alek Keshishian. It had its world premiere at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008, the film had its UK premiere in London as the gala screening for the BFI 22nd London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Brittany Murphy Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (; November 10, 1977 â€“ December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in both comedy and drama. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a career in a ...
portrays an assistant at British ''Vogue'' 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. Keshishian originally wanted
Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and perio ...
to play Jacks, but she was pregnant at the time. Paltrow was later given a cameo role.


Plot

Emily "Jacks" Jackson is an American transplant living in London and working as an intern at British ''Vogue''. She 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 does not 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, an assistant for one of the photographers at ''Vogue''. As the film develops, they come to realize their mistakes and eventually reach their happy endings.


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Reception

David Rooney of '' Variety'' wrote, "wanly conceived effort looks an unlikely bet for significant bigscreen dates" and "Keshishian’s script is sloppy in both setting up and sustaining the sexual identity confusion that fuels the comic engine". Greg Hernandez of Out in Hollywood called it "a damned entertaining film", "well-written and well-directed by Alek Keshishian and wonderfully acted" and "includes a hilarious scene featuring cameos by Gwyneth Paltrow and Orlando Bloom."


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* * 2006 films 2006 LGBTQ-related films 2006 romantic comedy films 2000s English-language films British LGBTQ-related films British romantic comedy films English-language French films EuropaCorp films Films directed by Alek Keshishian Films produced by Luc Besson Films set in London Films shot in London Films shot in Paris French LGBTQ-related films French romantic comedy films LGBTQ-related romantic comedy films 2000s British films 2000s French films Films with screenplays by Alek Keshishian Films scored by Alexandre Azaria English-language romantic comedy films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub