At The Movies for Wednesday 8 May 2024

AT THE MOVIES #965    ROMANTIC COMEDY – PICK ONE

 

Simon Morris regrets the dearth of the sophisticated blend of romance and comedy – and looks at three films all based, more or less, on love.

 

 

The moon is upside down is a New Zealand film following three stories of love gone wrong – a mail-order bride, a long distance Skype affair and a woman wrestling with death.   Directed by Loren Taylor, and featuring Jemaine Clement, Robbie Magasiva, Robyn Malcolm and Rachel House.  

 

 

Back to black is a dramatized telling of the story of singer Amy Winehouse.  Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere boy) and starring Marisa Abele (Barbie).

 

 

And The idea of you imagines what would happen if a 40 year old gallery owner fell in love with the 24 year old singer in a boy band.   Produced by and starring Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) and directed by Michael Showalter (The big sick).