Romantic Comedy (2019 film)

Romantic Comedy
Film poster
Directed byElizabeth Sankey
Produced by
Edited byElizabeth Sankey
Music bySummer Camp, Jeremy Warmsley
Release dates
  • 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) (IFFR)
  • 9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) (UK)
Running time
78 minutes.[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.

Synopsis

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.

Release

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]

Reception

As of October 2021, 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]

References

  1. ^ "Romantic Comedy". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ Qara Film Festival To Be Held Online In Kazakhstan Showcasing International Documentaries - The Astana Times
  3. ^ "Review of the film in The Guardian". TheGuardian.com.
  4. ^ "Fair Use-Friendly SXSW 2019". Center for Media and Social Impact. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. ^ "Romantic Comedy". IFFR. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  6. ^ "Romantic Comedy". SXSW. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  7. ^ "AFI FEST 2020 - Film Results". AFI FEST. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ^ Romantic Comedy, retrieved 2020-10-17
  9. ^ "Romantic Comedy". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Romantic Comedy review – our love affair with the romcom". the Guardian. 2020-05-07. Retrieved 2020-10-17.