This Is Not a Love Story (2002)

Life is messy, so sometimes you just have to jump in.

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Keith Hill
Writer : Keith Hill

Synopsis

In an inner city loft Belinda(Smuts-Kennedy) lives her dream of being a writer. Across the street is Suzanne (Rutter), a painter who has the success Belinda craves. Suzanne lives with Tony (Lovatt), an actor frustrated by his dead-end role in a soap, who is looking for a way out. Soon Belinda is caught up in a love triangle - which is just the experience she needs to inspire her first novel. This is about sex and love, success and failure, creativity and careers.

Actors

Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
Belinda
Stephen Lovatt
Stephen Lovatt
Tony
Peta Rutter
Peta Rutter
Suzanne
Beryl Te Wiata
Beryl Te Wiata
Violet
Bruce Hopkins
Bruce Hopkins
TV Writer
Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott
Karl
Stelios Yiakmis
Stelios Yiakmis
Geoff
Alan de Malmanche
Alan de Malmanche
Violet's friend

Crews

Keith Hill
Keith Hill
Director
Andrew Calder
Andrew Calder
Producer
Phil Burchell
Phil Burchell
Director of Photography
Keith Hill
Keith Hill
Screenplay
Cath Enchmarch
Cath Enchmarch
Production Design
Steve Garden
Steve Garden
Original Music Composer
Fiona Nichols
Fiona Nichols
Costume Design
Vanessa Koch
Vanessa Koch
Makeup Artist
Chris Burt
Chris Burt
Sound Designer
Keith Hill
Keith Hill
Editor

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