Love Is Love Is Love (film)

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Love Is Love Is Love
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eleanor Coppola
Written by
  • Eleanor Coppola
  • Karen Leigh Hopkins
Produced by
  • Anahid Nazarian
  • Adriana Rotaru
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byRobert Schafer
Music by Laura Karpman
Production
company
Distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment
Release date
Running time
91 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Love Is Love Is Love is a 2020 American drama film directed by Eleanor Coppola, from a screenplay by Coppola and Karen Leigh Hopkins. It stars an ensemble cast led by Joanne Whalley, Chris Messina, Kathy Baker, Marshall Bell, Maya Kazan, Rosanna Arquette, Polly Draper, Elea Oberon, Valarie Pettiford, Alyson Reed, Cybill Shepherd and Rita Wilson.

Contents

The three stories explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends.

It had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 7, 2020.

It was the final film directed by Coppola before her death in 2024. [2]

Plot

Two for Dinner

On a Saturday night, Joanne and Jack have a virtual dinner date as he is presently working on location in Montana as a producer. The couple have grown daughters and allude to having a long happy marriage.

Jack didn't call the previous night, and he claims he fell asleep watching a DVD. He asks Joanne to join him in Montana, but she fears he wouldn't have time for her like the last time.

Suddenly, Jack's connection cuts out. When he's back, another woman is next to him, presumably from the shoot. She says hello, then excuses herself. At one point, he acts jealous when another man pays a little attention to Joanne. They sign off, as Jack says he's exhausted.

The next day Joanne, after dealing with a worker at their house, spends most of the day traveling to surprise her husband in Montana. Arriving late to where he's staying, as he's letting her in, another woman is sneaking out the back.

Sailing Lesson

Diana and John have been married over 40 years. She has adjusted to retired life well, joining various activities like book club, a gardening group with her peers... while he is stir crazy.

Claiming that Diana's become boring, John threatens to get a girlfriend if she doesn't shape up. So, the couple tries to reignite their honeymoon-phase heat through a spontaneous sailing trip with a boat he's recently acquired.

Arriving at the marina, the boat looks neglected, so they first have to spruce it up, with the help of a young man there. They get a sail raised but there is no wind, so they use the outboard motor. Dropping anchor, they have lunch and talk. Discussing classes they did together, both realise the other had legitimate concerns with the cooking and carpentry classes.

When they cannot get the motor restarted, they flag down a speedboat, and discover they used up the gas in the tiny motor. As they get towed back, we see Diana and John have reconnected.

Late Lunch

Young Caroline recently lost her mother Clare, so gathers together a group of her mother's closest friends for an Irish-style wake/luncheon celebration of life in mourning and remembrance.

Caroline, looking stricken and a bit intimidated by the powerful, accomplished guest list, she feels both guilty and saddened about her and her mother’s last interactions. Clare died in fact in a traffic accident on the way to visit her daughter.

A superficial round of anecdotes, most of which are news to Caroline, and comments eventually evolves into deeper remembrances. There are revelations and confessions, stories of abortion and infidelity and secret pregnancy−Caroline−, and the unexpected mid-meal arrival of a package.

The women celebrate sisterhood in tap shoes, each chooses a scarf to remember Clare by, and one sings a song she wrote “Regrets are like rocks that sink to the bottom”

Cast

Release

It was scheduled to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, [3] [4] but the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] The film had its world premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on September 7, 2020. [6] In February 2021, Blue Fox Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Love is Love is Love". Deauville American Film Festival . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Heching, Dan (2024-04-13). "Eleanor Coppola, artist and matriarch of filmmaking dynasty, dead at 87". CNN . Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  3. ↑ Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Love is Love is Love". Tribeca Film Festival . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (July 21, 2020). "'First Cow', 'Kajillionaire', 'Last Words' head to Deauville". Screen International . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (February 23, 2021). "Blue Fox boards EFM sales on American Zoetrope's Love Is 'Love Is Love' (exclusive)". Screen International . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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