She Is Love (film)

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She Is Love
She Is Love film poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jamie Adams
Written byJamie Adams
Produced by
  • Sarah Gabriel
  • Marc Goldberg
  • Christian Mercuri
Starring
CinematographyJan Vrhovnik
Edited by
  • Martina Zamolo
  • Amy Pettipher
Music byChris Hyson
Production
companies
Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Release dates
  • 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)(London) [1]
  • 3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)(United Kingdom)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

She Is Love is a 2022 British romantic drama written and directed by Jamie Adams, starring Haley Bennett, Sam Riley and Marisa Abela. [2] [3]

Contents

She Is Love had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2022, and was released in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2023 by Signature Entertainment.

Synopsis

Estranged for more than a decade, a divorced couple Idris (Riley) and Patricia (Bennett) revisit their past whilst stuck together in a Cornish hotel owned by Idris’ current girlfriend Louise (Abela). [4] [5]

Cast

Production

Principal photography finished in Cornwall in April 2021, with some filming taking place at Tresillian House, St Newlyn East. [6] The film has been said to have been shot in 6 days during lockdown and to have been made in an improvisational style that Adams also deployed on previous pictures such as Black Mountain Poets and Love Spreads . [7]

Release

The film received its world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2022. [8] It is set to be released theatrically and on digital platforms in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2023 by Signature Entertainment. [9]

Reception

Kevin Maher of The Times describes “charming screwball chemistry” between the main actors and “a knock-out” performance from Marisa Abela, adding also that it was “nicely shot”. [10] Laura Venning in Empire described it as “pleasant...” [11]

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