| She Is Love | |
| Director: | Jamie Adams |
| Cinematography: | Jan Vrhovnik |
| Music: | Chris Hyson |
| Distributor: | Signature Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
She Is Love is a 2022 British romantic drama written and directed by Jamie Adams, starring Haley Bennett, Sam Riley and Marisa Abela.[1] [2]
She Is Love had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2022, and was released in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2023 by Signature Entertainment.
Estranged for more than a decade, a divorced couple Idris (Riley) and Patricia (Bennett) revisit their past whilst stuck together in a Cornish hotel owned by Idris’ current girlfriend Louise (Abela).[3] [4]
Principal photography finished in Cornwall in April 2021, with some filming taking place at Tresillian House, St Newlyn East.[5] The film has been said to have been shot in 6 days during lockdown and to have been made in an improvisational style that Adams also deployed on previous pictures such as Black Mountain Poets and Love Spreads.[6]
The film received its world premiere at the 66th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2022.[7] It is set to be released theatrically and on digital platforms in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2023 by Signature Entertainment.[8]
Kevin Maher of The Times describes “charming screwball chemistry” between the main actors and “a knock-out” performance from Marisa Abela, adding also that it was “nicely shot”.[9] Laura Venning in Empire described it as “pleasant...”[10]