The republic of love [videorecording (DVD)] / Film Movement and The Works presents in association with The Film Consortium and UK Film Council a Triptych Media/Dan Films Production ; a Deepa Mehta film ; screen story by Deepa Mehta ; screenplay by Deepa Mehta and Esta Spalding ; produced by Anna Stratton and Julie Baines ; directed by Deepa Mehta.
Originally released as motion picture in 2003. Enhanced for widescreen TV (16x9) ; 5.1 surround sound. Based on the novel by Carol Shields. Title from container. DVD special features: Biographies of director, author and actors ; This Month's short film: James Cullinane's Persistence ; Highlights from the Film Movement Series Bruce Greenwood, Emilia Fox, Edward Fox, Martha Henry, Jan Rubes, Gary Farmer, and Claire Bloom.
Summary:
A romantic comedy about the barriers facing lovers in the 21st century. Tom is a charismatic late-night radio talk show host whose unconventional upbringing has made him a little too quick to fall in love. Fay is an academic whose expectations are impossibly high as a result of the living perfection that is her parents' marriage.
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