Love and Other Catastrophes

Mixing screwball-style dialogue with Gen-X sensibilities, this engaging farce tracks the romantic and career crises of a group of Australian college students. The focus is on grad school roommates Mia (Frances O'Connor), who doesn't want her girlfriend moving into her apartment, and Alice (Alice Garner), whose "Doris Day as Feminist Warrior" dissertation is four years overdue. Radha Mitchell, Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski, Suzi Dougherty also star. 76 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; featurettes.