Hotel de Love
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| Directed by | Craig Rosenberg |
| Produced by | Peter Heller Greg Coote Graham Burke Michael Lake David Parker Alex Waislitz Heloise Waislitz |
| Screenplay by | Craig Rosenberg |
| Starring | Aden Young Saffron Burrows Simon Bossell |
| Music by | Brett Rosenberg |
| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
| Editing by | Bill Murphy |
| Studio | Pratt Films Village Roadshow Pictures |
| Distributed by | Live Entertainment Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 12 September 1996 (T.I.F.F.) 19 December 1996 (Australia) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $111,106 (USA) |
Hotel de Love is a 1996 Australian film written and directed by Craig Rosenberg. It was released theatrically in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and select countries throughout Europe.
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[edit] Plot
Fraternal twin brothers meet a childhood crush at a rundown hotel and rediscover their love as they renew their competition for her affection.
[edit] Principal cast
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| Aden Young | Rick Dunne |
| Saffron Burrows | Melissa Morrison |
| Simon Bossell | Stephen Dunne |
| Pippa Grandison | Allison Leigh |
| Ray Barrett | Jack Dunne |
| Julia Blake | Edith Dunne |
| Peter O'Brien | Norman Carey |
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Various | |||
| Released | January 28, 1997 | ||
| Genre | Soundtrack | ||
| Length | 44:02 | ||
| Label | Milan Records | ||
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1. Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band
2. Sooner or Later - The Grass Roots
3. I'm Not in Love - 10cc
4. In a Minor Key - Tim Finn
5. Reminiscing - Little River Band
6. Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) - Cowboy Junkies
7. Sway - Hotel de Love Band
8. Lost in Love - Air Supply
9. In Love With It All - Tim Finn
10. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
11. I Hope I Never - Split Enz
12. Love Will Keep Us Together - The Brett Rosenberg Problem
[edit] Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times somewhat enjoyed the film, giving it 2 and 1/2 stars out of 4:
| “ | Hotel de Love is a pleasant and sometimes funny film, without being completely satisfying. [1] | ” |
Stephen Holden of the New York Times called it an "enjoyably ditsy romantic comedy" and "an enlightened 1990s version of a French farce."
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Hotel De Love :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19970207/REVIEWS/702070303/1023. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
