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It's the directorial debut from Shine screenwriter Jan Sardi. Who has also written the screenplay.

A story which transports us between small-town Australia and Rural Italy in the 1950's for a bitter-sweet comic tale of two devoted, yet wildly dissimilar, brothers and the bride who - as Fate would have it - arrives from Italy betrothed to one, only to fall madly in love with the other.

An Australian/United Kingdom co-production, Love's Brother is produced by Jane Scott (Shine, Head On) and Sarah Radclyffe (The War Zone, Cousin Bette).

Joining them are

Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Babe),
Editor Veronika Jenet (Rabbit Proof Fence, Portrait of a Lady),
Production designer Paul Heath (Soft Fruit, Head On),
Costume designer Anna Borghesi (The Kelly Gang, Pitch Black),
Make-up artist Lesley Vanderwalt (Scooby Doo, Moulin Rouge)
and Paul Pattison, whose cosmetic wizardry on Braveheart garnered an Oscar.

Adam stars with Giovanni Ribisi (The Gift, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Saving Private Ryan) as the passionate siblings whose lives are thrown into chaos by the dreamy bride-to-be, played by rising British star Amelia Warner (Nine Lives, Quills, Mansfield Park).

Co-stars include

Silvia De Santis (In Love and War, My House in Umbria),
Barry Otto (Oscar and Lucinda, Kiss or Kill)
Eleanor Bron (Iris, The House of Mirth)

Jane Scott the Producer says "Like the film itself, Love's Brother has long been a dream project for Jan Sardi and I, one that we have nurtured for many years ever since completing Shine.

For more information as we get it remember to come back here.

Love's Brother News

3/3/2005 - London Australian Film Festival
Love's Brother: Screening 6th March at 6.40pm and 10th March at 8.45pm as part of the London Australian Film Festival. Visit the Barbican website for more. (Thanks Jay)

10/10/2004 - Heartland Film Festival
LOVE'S BROTHER will be screened in the US 14 times over 7 days at the Heartland Film Festival held October 21-29 in Indianapolis. Adam will be attending the festival as will director Jan Sardi. (Thanks Jill)

6/10/2004 - AFI Awards
Love's Brother is nominated in six categories at the AFI Awards which will take place at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne on October 29th. Nominations: Best Film (Jane Scott, Sarah Radclyffe), Best Original Screenplay (Jan Sardi), Best Direction (Jan Sardi), Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie), Best Production Design (Paul Heath) and Best Costume Design (Anna Borghesi). Thanks Ree.

24/8/2004 - Message from the Production Team.
On behalf of LOVE'S BROTHER, we wanted to let you know that a Special Edition of the DVD will be available in Australia from December 8, 2004.
This edition is packed with extras including a photo gallery, Director's commentary, Behind-the-scenes footage & cast interviews (including one with Adam!).
We hope you'll like it!
Thanks so much for your support of the film so far.

27/4/2004 - World Filmfest Houston.
Lots of exclusive news from Jill, Susan and Elaine who attended the festival where the film won Best Feature, Best Director and Best Cinematography awards.

10/4/2004 - Moviehole.net review.
"Adam Garcia is a mesmerising magnet that pulls your peepers to the screen. Charismatic, funny and ultimately someone you could imagine a young girl like Rosetta would fall for, he’s the movie’s finest asset."

15/3/2004
Exclusive pictures from the Red Carpet at the premiere in Sydney.

20/2/2004
The new official website for the film is up and running at http://www.lovesbrother.com with a new version of the trailer

7/2/2004
The film was premiered at the Santa Barbara Film festival to a very positive response. AICN said about the film "LOVE'S BROTHER is by far the best film I've seen at this festival, the first true-blue surprise flick that completely won me over. I've seen some good stuff so far, but none of them hit me as dead on as LOVE'S BROTHER. "

And then said about Adam "Garcia shows a lot of natural talent. It's clear that he's really comfortable in front of the camera. I believe that Garcia will be the next big thing, an Aussie that can act and is loaded down with charm. "

24/12/2003
Release date in Australia scheduled for 1 April 2004.

14/7/2003 EXCLUSIVE
Jane Scott the Producer of Love's Brother shared with us the following update.
"We haven’t quite finished LOVE’S BROTHER yet. Delivery takes a while and is always a bit frustrating because the film is actually finished. Anyway, I can report that Palace will be releasing in Australia and although they were hopeful they could do so in November, I think they simply don’t have enough time to build awareness. So they are aiming at the New Year – don’t have a date yet. Italy is the only other country I can confirm where the film will be released in the early northern Spring (via Mikado)."

"The handbill that Arclight used for Cannes this year (the one on the website) – won’t be the final poster key art – that is still being designed."
"I can report that Adam’s performance in LB is absolutely superb and EVERYONE will swoon when they see him. We saw Adam recently in London, where we completed his ADR (post syncing the sound) on the film. He was relaxed and in fine form – he can be incredibly funny and cracks me (and everyone else) up with his deliciously wicked humour."

"We will be releasing the most stunning album with the film (composed by the Academy award winning Stephen Warbeck) on Sony Classical."

Jane has also kindly provided us with some terrific Production Pictures .Thank you so much Jane for keeping us in the picture - we really can't wait to see the film.

LOVE'S BROTHER Adam spent the last couple of months of 2002 in Australia making this movie. This page will carry all the news from the Production.
WHAT IS LOVE'S BROTHER? It's the directorial debut from Shine screenwriter Jan Sardi. Who has also written the screenplay. A story which transports us between small-town Australia and Rural Italy in the 1950's for a bitter-sweet comic tale of two devoted, yet wildly dissimilar, brothers and the bride who - as Fate would have it - arrives from Italy betrothed to one, only to fall madly in love with the other. An Australian/United Kingdom co-production, Love's Brother is produced by Jane Scott (Shine, Head On) and Sarah Radclyffe (The War Zone, Cousin Bette). Joining them are Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Babe), Editor Veronika Jenet (Rabbit Proof Fence, Portrait of a Lady), Production designer Paul Heath (Soft Fruit, Head On), Costume designer Anna Borghesi (The Kelly Gang, Pitch Black), Make-up artist Lesley Vanderwalt (Scooby Doo, Moulin Rouge) and Paul Pattison, whose cosmetic wizardry on Braveheart garnered an Oscar. Adam stars with Giovanni Ribisi (The Gift, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Saving Private Ryan) as the passionate siblings whose lives are thrown into chaos by the dreamy bride-to-be, played by rising British star Amelia Warner (Nine Lives, Quills, Mansfield Park). Co-stars include Silvia De Santis (In Love and War, My House in Umbria), Barry Otto (Oscar and Lucinda, Kiss or Kill) Eleanor Bron (Iris, The House of Mirth) Jane Scott the Producer says "Like the film itself, Love's Brother has long been a dream project for Jan Sardi and I, one that we have nurtured for many years ever since completing Shine. For more information as we get it remember to come back here. Love's Brother News 3/3/2005 - London Australian Film Festival Love's Brother: Screening 6th March at 6.40pm and 10th March at 8.45pm as part of the London Australian Film Festival. Visit the Barbican website for more. (Thanks Jay) 10/10/2004 - Heartland Film Festival LOVE'S BROTHER will be screened in the US 14 times over 7 days at the Heartland Film Festival held October 21-29 in Indianapolis. Adam will be attending the festival as will director Jan Sardi. (Thanks Jill) 6/10/2004 - AFI Awards Love's Brother is nominated in six categories at the AFI Awards which will take place at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne on October 29th. Nominations: Best Film (Jane Scott, Sarah Radclyffe), Best Original Screenplay (Jan Sardi), Best Direction (Jan Sardi), Best Cinematography (Andrew Lesnie), Best Production Design (Paul Heath) and Best Costume Design (Anna Borghesi). Thanks Ree. 24/8/2004 - Message from the Production Team. On behalf of LOVE'S BROTHER, we wanted to let you know that a Special Edition of the DVD will be available in Australia from December 8, 2004. This edition is packed with extras including a photo gallery, Director's commentary, Behind-the-scenes footage & cast interviews (including one with Adam!). We hope you'll like it! Thanks so much for your support of the film so far. 27/4/2004 - World Filmfest Houston. Lots of exclusive news from Jill, Susan and Elaine who attended the festival where the film won Best Feature, Best Director and Best Cinematography awards. 10/4/2004 - Moviehole.net review. "Adam Garcia is a mesmerising magnet that pulls your peepers to the screen. Charismatic, funny and ultimately someone you could imagine a young girl like Rosetta would fall for, he’s the movie’s finest asset." 15/3/2004 Exclusive pictures from the Red Carpet at the premiere in Sydney. 20/2/2004 The new official website for the film is up and running at http://www.lovesbrother.com with a new version of the trailer 7/2/2004 The film was premiered at the Santa Barbara Film festival to a very positive response. AICN said about the film "LOVE'S BROTHER is by far the best film I've seen at this festival, the first true-blue surprise flick that completely won me over. I've seen some good stuff so far, but none of them hit me as dead on as LOVE'S BROTHER. " And then said about Adam "Garcia shows a lot of natural talent. It's clear that he's really comfortable in front of the camera. I believe that Garcia will be the next big thing, an Aussie that can act and is loaded down with charm. " 24/12/2003 Release date in Australia scheduled for 1 April 2004. 14/7/2003 EXCLUSIVE Jane Scott the Producer of Love's Brother shared with us the following update. "We haven’t quite finished LOVE’S BROTHER yet. Delivery takes a while and is always a bit frustrating because the film is actually finished. Anyway, I can report that Palace will be releasing in Australia and although they were hopeful they could do so in November, I think they simply don’t have enough time to build awareness. So they are aiming at the New Year – don’t have a date yet. Italy is the only other country I can confirm where the film will be released in the early northern Spring (via Mikado)." "The handbill that Arclight used for Cannes this year (the one on the website) – won’t be the final poster key art – that is still being designed." "I can report that Adam’s performance in LB is absolutely superb and EVERYONE will swoon when they see him. We saw Adam recently in London, where we completed his ADR (post syncing the sound) on the film. He was relaxed and in fine form – he can be incredibly funny and cracks me (and everyone else) up with his deliciously wicked humour." "We will be releasing the most stunning album with the film (composed by the Academy award winning Stephen Warbeck) on Sony Classical." Jane has also kindly provided us with some terrific Production Pictures .Thank you so much Jane for keeping us in the picture - we really can't wait to see the film.	LOVES LINKS Production Shots Courtesy of Great Scott Productions. Houston Film Festival Including exclusive interview with Jan Sardi Exclusive Premiere Shots Courtesy of Caz in Sydney. Exclusive Premiere Shots 2 Courtesy of Matthew in Daylesford. Premiere Report From the Telegraph Australia. Ain't it Cool Review From the Santa Barbara Film festival. Ain't it Cool Interview with Adam From the Santa Barbara Film festival. Quipster Review From the Santa Barbara Film festival. Official Website including link to trailer. Sydney Morning Herald Interview with Producers. News Archive 14/05/2003 Trailer and large version of above poster available for download at Arclight Films website. (Beware the trailer is nearly 12MB in size so will take a while to download).Thanks Jill. 25/10/2002 Locations will shift from Daylesford in country Victoria (Australia) to the sun-drenched groves of Civita di Bagnoreggio north of Rome (Italy) for a seven-week shoot that commences October 25, with a scheduled wrap on December 13. 02/10/2002 Filming will begin in Melbourne on the 28th October and Adam will be leaving the UK in just over a week to begin pre-production. 30/1/2001 Been advised that after a few scheduling problems the film will be in production later this year with a 2003 release date. 6/10/2001 First news of Adam's involvement appears in Daily Variety.