Romance and Rejection (1996)
aka So This is Romance?


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John Hannah plays:  Tony, artist friend of Mike's
 
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Summary:  TV-commercial director Kevin W. Smith wrote and directed this British romantic comedy, his feature-film directorial debut. 
Composer Mike (Reece Dinsdale) hopes to create symphonies. Instead, he dashes off jingles for TV commercials and gets rhapsodic over memories of ex-girlfriend Helen (Victoria Smurfit). Mike's carefree buddy Tony (John Hannah) is a painter who alternates alcohol and a stressful relationship with tempestuous Moira (Rowena King). Soon Mike's life takes several unexpected twists and turns.
First, he falls in step with a French female, Sara (Clara Bellar). The attraction is mutual, so the two depart together on an idyllic vacation. Next, Mike locates his mother (Susannah York), who 35 years previous had left his father (Frank Finlay). Mike's misadventures are chronicled in a narration delivered by Dinsdale. Shown at the 1997 London Film Festival.
- Bhob Stewart, All-Movie Guide

My thoughts:  I had previously believed that ROMANCE AND REJECTION and SO THIS IS ROMANCE? were two separate films, but members of the JHAC have compared their summaries of the two and it seems they're one and the same.  IMDb still hasn't caught up!


Last Update: 1 January 2001 by SRAH