THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE

Country: Canada
Director: Deepa Mehta
Lead Actors: Bruce Greenwood, Emilia Fox, Edward Fox, Martha Henry, Claire Bloom, Jan Rubes, Gary Farmer
Running time: 95 min.
Rating: Not yet rated

Geography is destiny

Internationally acclaimed Canadian director Deepa Mehta’s latest feature THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE is cause for celebration amongst a tremendous following who have enjoyed her impressive canon of previous films, SAM AND ME, FIRE, EARTH, and most recently BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD. Based on the novel of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields, THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE is a warm-hearted story of love and enchantment set in the coldest of winters, featuring the lucky and unlucky in love in the 21st century. Tom (Bruce Greenwood, ARARAT) and Fay (Emilia Fox, THE PIANIST) live in the same apartment block, going about their parallel lives but never meeting. Tom is a charismatic late-night radio talk show host, whose unconventional upbringing has made him a little too quick to fall in love and marry, resulting in three divorces before the age of 40. Fay is his total opposite; her romantic ideal never attained (and unlikely to be ever met) due to her impossibly high expectations as a result of living with idealized parents who embody the epitome of a rock solid marriage. One day, through mutual acquaintances, Tom and Fay meet and, miracle of miracles, fall deeply in love at first sight. He is “the one”, she is “the one”! Everything goes swimmingly until suddenly, Fay’s parent’s “perfect” marriage breaks down, abruptly, out of nowhere, after 40 years of wedded bliss. Her whole idea of relationships thrown topsy-turvy, Fay quickly calls everything off with Tom. Devasted, Tom picks himself up and goes to work on a heroic campaign - to persuade miserable but steadfast Fay to re-discover and re-invent their romantic relationship. THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE, an official selection of the 2003 Toronto International Film Fesitval ® , wins both laughter and sighs, as it explores life and love in a modern age where geography is destiny and each of us is our own republic.

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