| 词条 | Love and Other Catastrophes |
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| name = Love and Other Catastrophes | image = Love and Other Catastrophes.jpg | image size = | caption = | producer = Helen Bandis Stavros Kazantzidis Yael Bergman | director = Emma-Kate Croghan | screenplay = Yael Bergman Emma-Kate Croghan Helen Bandis | story = Stavros Kazantzidis | starring = {{Plainlist|
| music = Oleh Witer | cinematography = Justin Brickle | editing = Ken Sallows | distributor = Fox Searchlight Pictures | released = 1 August 1996 (Australia) 28 March 1997 (US) | runtime = 79 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = $250,000 (est.) | gross = $431,000 (US thru April 1997) }} Love and Other Catastrophes is a quirky 1996 Australian romantic comedy film featuring Frances O'Connor, Radha Mitchell, Alice Garner, Matthew Dyktynski, Matt Day and Kym Gyngell. The film was the first full-length release by director Emma-Kate Croghan and is set and filmed at Melbourne University where she studied writing and film directing. The film was nominated for five Australian Film Institute awards, including best film, best original screenplay, best actress, best supporting actress, and editing. Garner won a Film Critics Circle of Australia award for best supporting actress for her role in the movie. PlotThe story revolves around University of Melbourne film studies students and roommates Mia (Frances O'Connor) and Alice (Alice Garner), each of whom is experiencing various upheavals. Mia and Alice have just moved into a trendy apartment but are in desperate need of a housemate. Mia's girlfriend Danni (Radha Mitchell) is keen to move in, but Mia fears commitment. Obsessed with her favourite lecturer, Mia becomes embroiled in a war of paperwork with the University administration as she attempts to pursue him to his new department. She is hampered in her efforts to transfer by her current supervisor Professor Leach (Kym Gyngell). To add to her woes she then breaks up with her girlfriend, Danni. Danni pursues another love interest, in part to get back at Mia. Alice, a habitual perfectionist, is four years late with her thesis on 'Doris Day as Feminist Warrior'. She is looking for the perfect man but can't find anyone who fits her strict criteria. Frustrated, she falls for the most unsuitable male possible... Ari (Matthew Dyktynski), a classics student and part-time gigolo. However she is the object of desire of shy medical student, Michael (Matt Day). As the day ends and the party begins events begin to unscramble in unexpected ways. Omnia Vincit Amor... Love Conquers All. Cast
MusicLove and Other Catastrophes features music by many bands including:
Box officeLove and Other Catastrophes grossed $1,687,929 at the box office in Australia,.[1]See also
References1. ^Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office External links
10 : Australian films|1996 films|Australian comedy films|1990s romantic comedy films|Australian LGBT-related films|Australian romantic comedy films|Australian independent films|English-language films|Films shot in Melbourne|Fox Searchlight Pictures films |
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