Love and Other Catastrophes

1996

Comedy / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 2166 2.2K

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Plot summary

A day in the life of two film school students trying to find love and another housemate.

Top cast

Radha Mitchell as Danni
Daina Reid as Woman in White
Kim Gyngell as Professor Richard Leach
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724.86 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 3
1.31 GB
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English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by noralee 6 / 10

Cute Romantic Comedy

"Love and Other Catastrophes" is co-written and co-produced by a Jewish Australian woman, makes some jokes on Woody Allen, and doesn't repeat any of his stereotypes. There's an interesting Jewish character or two - including a guy named Ari who is a lothario and a guy considering a circumcision due to the demands of his Jewish girlfriend.It fits nicely in the genre of twentysomething roommates seeking love, i.e. "Singles," "Kicking and Screaming," etc.The lesbian couple is treated completely naturally and romantically and is really the most interesting couple. None of the guys even assume the lesbian's straight best friend is gay, as I think would happen in most American films. The film student satires are a bit heavy handed, but on a whole it's a cute, funny first-time movie casually made. I only recognized two songs out of the whole soundtrack as it was filled with Australian rock 'n' roll I've never heard before. (originally written 4/2/1997)
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 6 / 10

Dull, but Entertaining

In the last day for changing the course in the Melbourne University, the lesbian cinema student Mia (Frances O'Connor) misses her girlfriend Danni (Radha Mitchell), who is dating Savita (Suzi Dougherty), and is trapped in the bureaucracy of the university to transfer to another course. Her mate and best friend Alice (Alice Garner) is seeking out a roommate to share the expenses of their new house, and is alone trying to find a boyfriend that is left-handed and enjoys the same movies as she. Alice is having trouble to complete her thesis about Doris Day, and she has organized a party for that night in their house. Meanwhile the popular student of medicine Ari (Matthew Dyktynski) befriends the lonely Michael Douglas (Matt Day), who has difficulties to relate with girls and wants to move from his house. Ari introduces Michael to Mia and Alice and they invite him to their party. Along the night, Mia and Danny resolve their issues while Alice and Michael find that they have many points in common."Love and Other Catastrophes" is a dull, but entertaining low-budget movie. The story is extremely simple and boring in some moments, like for example, when Mia is fighting against the stupid bureaucracy of her university. Nevertheless, the cast is extremely charismatic and shows chemistry, and the young actors and actresses have great performances. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Amor e Outras Catástrofes" ("Love and Other Catastrophes")
Reviewed by howie73 7 / 10

Low-budget gem

This low-budget comedy was the debut of Emma Kate Groghan and it remains one of the freshest Australian romantic comedies in recent years. Given the limitations of the budget, one would have expected it to fall flat at times; the opposite is true. The cast do a very good job with the offbeat script, most notably Frances Connor and Radha Mitchell. Set in a Melbourne University, Connor takes center stage in a tale of unrequited love and missed glances. The comedic element is often tempered with dark touches which makes a change from the usual limitations of romantic comedies. The end might be a tad obvious but it gels in well with the genuine feel-good nature of the film.
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