A Grand Romantic Gesture Explained

Director:	Joan Carr-Wiggin
Producer:	David Gordian Alan Latham
Screenplay:	Joan Carr-Wiggin
Starring:	Gina McKee Douglas Hodge Rob Stewart
Production Companies:	Paragraph Pictures Highfield Pictures
Runtime:	108 minutes^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom Canada
Language:	English

A Grand Romantic Gesture is a 2022 romantic-comedy film. Written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin, it is produced by Paragraph Pictures. It stars Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge, Dylan Llewellyn and Rob Stewart.

Synopsis

A woman (McKee) is encouraged by her husband (Stewart) and daughter (Reynolds) to take up a hobby after losing her job and she starts amateur-dramatics, gets a role as Juliet and falls in love with her Romeo (Hodge).^[2]

Cast

• Gina McKee as Ava
• Douglas Hodge as Simon
• Rob Stewart as Matthew
• Dylan Llewellyn as Jeremy
• Linda Kash as Ros
• Rose Reynolds as Debra

Production

Joan Carr-Wiggin writes and direct the film.^[3] It is a joint UK-Canada production and was produced by David Gordian of Paragraph Pictures, and Alan Latham of Highfield Grange Studios. Principal photography started in 2019 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Grand Romantic Gesture. Rotten Tomatoes. 11 January 2024.
2. Web site: A Grand Romantic Gesture’ starring Dylan Llewellyn lands UK-Ireland deal (exclusive). February 22, 2023. Screen Daily. February 28, 2023.
3. Web site: Film Stories. 11 January 2024. Gina McKee-headlined romcom A Grand Romantic Gesture gets UK distribution deal. Jake . Godfrey . February 24, 2023 .
4. Web site: Bodyguard’ star Gina McKee, Douglas Hodge of ‘Catastrophe’ join ‘A Grand Romantic Gesture’ (exclusive). July 18, 2019. Screen Daily. February 28, 2023.