Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)

Directed by

Emma-Kate Croghan

Genre

romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A day in the life of university students in Melbourne as they navigate crushes, flatmate problems, and career decisions. The story follows a group of friends whose romantic and academic plans keep going awry.

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What happens

Love and Other Catastrophes is a 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. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album. In 2024, the film was restored and reissued on Blu-ray by Umbrella Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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