Love and Other Catastrophes
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| Directed by | Emma-Kate Croghan |
| Produced by | Helen Bandis Stavros Kazantzidis Yael Bergman |
| Screenplay by | Yael Bergman Emma-Kate Croghan Helen Bandis |
| Story by | Stavros Kazantzidis |
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| Music by | Oleh Witer |
| Cinematography | Justin Brickle |
| Edited by | Ken Sallows |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Release date
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1 August 1996 (Australia) 28 March 1997 (US) |
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Running time
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79 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 (est.) |
| Box office | $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.
The 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.
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