Love Always (film)

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Love Always
Directed byJude Pauline Eberhard
Written bySharlene Baker
Jude Pauline Eberhard
Eleanor England
Based onFinding Signs
by Sharlene Baker
Produced byIsaac Artenstein
Starring
CinematographyXavier Pérez Grobet
Stephen Lighthill
Edited byJoel Goodman
Music by Anton Sanko
Jaime Valle
Production
companies
Cinewest
Persistence of Vision Films
Distributed by Legacy Releasing
Release date
  • November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)(Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Love Always is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Jude Pauline Eberhard and starring Marisa Ryan. It is Eberhard's directorial debut, based on Sharlene Baker's novel Finding Signs. [1]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

Roger Ebert awarded the film half a star. [2]

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References

  1. Levy, Emanuel (17 November 1996). "Love Always". Variety . Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. Ebert, Roger (10 October 1997). "Love Always". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 28 March 2021.