This Valentine's Day I had the opportunity to watch the comedy Hopeless Romantic directed by six women from the East Coast of Canada, Deanne Foley, Martine Blue, Stephanie Clattenburg, Latonia Hartery, Ruth Lawrence and Megan Wennberg. Lynda Boyd (We Were Wolves, Republic of Doyle) stars as Anna, a recently widowed cardiologist facing romantic challenges. While attending a wedding, Anna discovers she is not alone and bonds with six other women as they each share their unique stories of navigating the complex world of relationships.
This sweet take on women and relationships is entertained not only in the way the women told their stories to one another but also in the truth behind these comic scenes. Often as women we need love, we search for it outside of ourselves only to be disappointed and discouraged at the end. Here, six women tell their stories of finding love that resonates with each of us through stories of loss, grief, divorce, sexual assault, ghosting, and more. At the end, the truth is we can find the love that we need in our own selves, our strength as women and our female friendships, and maybe if we are lucky, the right one might show up at our doorstep by surprise one day.
I recommend this light and very funny female-oriented and empowering comedy 100 percent!
In addition to the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Hopeless Romantic played the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, and was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Screen Nova Scotia Awards. Kathryn MacLellan won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Screen Nova Scotia Awards for her role in the film. The film was produced by Latonia Hartery, Jay Dahl and Bill Niven, and was shot by award winning cinematographer Jeffery Wheaton.
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