Love, Rosie
Short description
Rosie Dunne and Alex Stewart have been close friends since they were five years old, growing up together in Dublin. Their bond survives Alex's move to Boston for university and the different paths their lives take afterward, as both become involved with other people and make choices that keep them apart. Rosie's plans change when she becomes pregnant as a teenager, while Alex builds a life and career in America. Over the following years, through relationships and separations, the two remain important to each other, but neither manages to say plainly what the other means to them.
Christian Ditter directed this 2014 comedy-drama, the third feature in his filmography after The Crocodiles and The Crocodiles Strike Back, from a screenplay by Juliette Towhidi. Lily Collins and Sam Claflin lead the cast as Rosie and Alex, with Christian Cooke, Tamsin Egerton, Suki Waterhouse and Jaime Winstone among the credited performers. The film was produced across Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada and took about 26 million dollars worldwide.
It received a 4.6 out of 10 from 57 critics, while audiences were more receptive: on IMDb it holds 7.1 from roughly 168,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.8 from around 6,600 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The scene where Rosie and Alex lie in bed with baby Katie was not originally in the script. The girl simply fell asleep during filming, and Lily Collins and Sam Claflin lay nearby on the bed waiting for her to wake up, but director Christian Ditter liked how it looked and ordered filming to begin.
- According to Sam Claflin, he was prepared to play his role with an Irish accent, but he was not allowed, and the film's setting was moved to England.
- The source novel is set in Ireland, but the film's action was moved to England due to the predominantly English cast. Also, unlike the novel, the events in the film unfold over 12 years instead of 45.
- In the film, unlike the novel, the events described take place over 12 years, not 45.
- One of the scriptwriters, Cecilia Ahern, appeared in a minor role, but the scene with her was cut from the film during editing. This was done at the direction of Christian Ditter. He noticed during one of the preview screenings that the audience was whispering, debating whether Ahern was in the episode or not, and decided to remount the scene so that the audience would focus on Rosie's words.
- The original novel is set in Ireland, but the film's action was moved to England due to the predominantly English cast.
- Director Christian Ditter allowed Lily Collins and Sam Claflin to improvise in the scene where they walk home along the streets of Boston. The actors later admitted that they both considered this scene their favorite.
- Many of the cars shown in the film do not match the time period of the events depicted.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
