Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
August 1, 1996Release Date
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
August 1, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Matt Day
Michael Douglas
Frances O'Connor
Mia
Matthew Dyktynski
Ari
Alice Garner
Alice
Radha Mitchell
Danni
Kim Gyngell
Professor Richard Leach
Suzi Dougherty
Savita
Suzanne Dowling
Dr. Russell
Torquil Neilson
Toby
Dominic McDonald
Zac
Christine Stephen-Daly
Susan
Brigid Kelly
Brigid
Adrian Martin
Himself
Emma-Kate Croghan
Director / Screenplay
Yael Bergman
Screenplay / Co-Producer
Helen Bandis
Screenplay / Co-Producer
Oleh Witer
Original Music Composer
Justin Brickle
Director of Photography
Peter Milne
Still Photographer
Stavros Kazantzidis
Story / Producer
Ken Sallows
Editor
Frank Bergman
Co-Executive Producer
Bruno Charlesworth
Executive Producer
Frank Cox
Co-Executive Producer
Anastasia Sideris
Line Producer
Gregory Apps
Casting
Jane Frances Kyle
Makeup & Hair
Craig Carter
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 1, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingR
Budget$250,000
Genres
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Wiki.
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. 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.