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Born Romantic

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{{otheruses4|a 2000 film}}
{{Infobox Film
| name = Born Romantic
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = David Kane
| producer = Michele Camarda
| writer = David Kane
| starring = [[Craig Ferguson]]<br>[[Jane Horrocks]]<br>[[Catherine McCormack]]<br>[[David Morrissey]]<br>[[Olivia Williams]]
| cinematography = Robert Alazraki
| editing = Michael Parker
| distributor = [[BBC]]<br>[[MGM Home Entertainment]]
| released = 9 March, 2001 (UK)<br>28 September, 2001 (US)<br>14 September, 2000 (Canada)
| runtime = 96 min
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| language = English
| gross = $8,477 (USA)
| preceded_by = [[This Year’s Love]]
| followed_by =
| website = http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=BORNROMA
| imdb_id = 0236034
}}

””’Born Romantic””’ is a [[2000 in film|2000]] [[Britain|British]] directed by David Kane. Centered around a salsa club, three men pursue three women across London. Fergus is trying to find his ex-girlfriend, the elderly charmer Frankie the beautiful Eleanor and the robber Eddie is trying to find one of his victims, cemetary worker Jocelyn.

==Plot synopsis==
The hypnotic beat of salsa provides the backdrop to this urban drama about three lonely Londoners contemplating life’s greatest mystery – women.

There’s Fergus ([[David Morrissey]]), searching for the high-school sweetheart he jilted years ago ([[Jane Horrocks]]). There’s Eddie ([[Jimi Mistry]]), the pick-pocket who falls for Jocelyn ([[Catherine McCormack]]), the grave tender. And there’s Frankie ([[Craig Ferguson]]), who is determined to find the love of his life while still living with his ex-wife. Jimmy ([[Adrian Lester]]) the streetwise cabbie guides them all on their tumultuous search for love.

==Production notes==

An interior for the film was filmed at the [[British Museum]] in [[London]] in England.

The [[soundtrack]] includes ‘Sway’ performed by [[Dean Martin]], ‘Baby Won’t You Please Come Home’ by [[Dean Martin]], and ‘Fear & Love’ by [[Morcheeba]], ‘Ran Kan Kan’ by [[Tito Puente]],.

==Principal cast==
*[[Craig Ferguson]] ….. Frankie
*[[Jane Horrocks]] ….. Mo
*[[Adrian Lester]] ….. Jimmy
*[[Catherine McCormack]] ….. Jocelyn
*[[Jimi Mistry]] ….. Eddie
*[[David Morrissey]] ….. Fergus
*[[Olivia Williams]] ….. Eleanor
*[[Kenneth Cranham]] ….. Barney
*[[John Thomson]] ….. First Cab Driver
*[[Paddy Considine]] ….. Ray
*[[Hermione Norris]] ….. Carolanne

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mgm.com/title_title.php?title_star=BORNROMA Official website]
* {{imdb title|id=0236034|title=Born romantic}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=born_romantic|title=Born romantic}}
*{{metacritic film|id=bornromantic|title=Born romantic}}

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[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:British films]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]

(Via Wikipedia – New pages [en].)

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