When Love Comes Along - aka: When Love Comes - 1998
M.F. Films - 90 min.
DVD UPC # 014381076028; 5038275100090
Cast: Rena Owen, Dean O'Gorman, Simon Prast, Nancy Brunning, Sophia Hawthorne, Simon Westaway.
Writers: Garth Maxwell, Rex Pilgrim, Peter Wells; Director of Photography: Darryl Ward; Editor: Cushla Dillon; Music Director: Angus McNaughton; Producers:Michele Fantl, Johathon Dowling; Director: Garth Maxwell.
The basic story involves a once revered female singer (Rena Owen) who is trying to find a way to continue with her life with love and professional satisfaction, and a male prostitute, (Dean O'Gorman) who has never really cared about much of anything, brought together, in Auckland, by acquaintance, and find passion, but also pain. Will they discover a new life - when love comes? I found this film to be less than it was meant to be. Some good performances, but short of the mark. It was an official selection of the Toronto and Sundance festivals.
Censor Rating: R16 - Review rating: C+