| Romantic Comedy | |
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| Directed by | Elizabeth Sankey |
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| Edited by | Elizabeth Sankey |
| Music by | Summer Camp, Jeremy Warmsley |
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Running time | 78 minutes. [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Romantic Comedy is a 2019 British documentary film about romantic comedies, [2] directed, edited and narrated by Elizabeth Sankey, whose band Summer Camp contributes songs. Sankey's bandmate Jeremy Warmsley co-produced and composed the film's original score.
The film features extracts from hundreds of films, including The Holiday , When Harry Met Sally , While You Were Sleeping , The Big Sick , Kissing Jessica Stein and The Broken Hearts Club . [3] The production made use of Fair Use guidelines to legally include these clips. [4]
Other contributors to the film include actor Jessica Barden, director Charlie Lyne, writers Laura Snapes, Anne T Donahue, Simran Hans, Cameron Cook, Brodie Lancaster and radio producer Eleanor McDowall.
The film premiered at IFFR 2019 [5] and went on to play at festivals such as SXSW 2019 [6] and AFI. [7] It was distributed in the UK by MUBI. [8]
As of October 2021 [update] , Romantic Comedy holds a rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews. [9] The Guardian reviewed Romantic Comedy, rating it 4/5 stars and writing "engaging documentary reclaims the genre from snooty cinephiles – and proudly pronounces When Harry Met Sally a masterpiece". [10]