A Christmas for the Books

"This holiday, throw the rules."

2018 1h 30m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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Lifestyle guru and romance expert Joanna Moret has developed a foolproof strategy for ending holiday loneliness and it's all detailed in her best-selling book, The Love Audit. After appearing on a morning show, she is offered the biggest opportunity of her career—to throw the MacAllen Holiday Gala—and if all goes well, she'll get her own TV show. Little do her fans—or the MacAllens—know that she is newly single and can't seem to apply her principles to her own love life. Joanna asks the morning show producer, Ted, to pretend they are a couple or risk being exposed as a fraud.

“This holiday, throw the rules.”

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Cast

Chelsea Kane
Joanna Moret
Drew Seeley
Ted Domrose
Chad Connell
Del MacAllen
Alanna LeVierge
Valerie
Jodi Larratt
Goldie Turner
Gary Brennan
George MacAllen
Mikaël Conde
Cameron
Nneka Elliott
Sara Sheridan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Letia Clouston
Writers: Thommy Hutson
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Letia Clouston, shot by Michael Tien. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claude Foisy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryan Kovack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Chelsea Kane and Drew Seeley and Chad Connell carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This holiday, throw the rules.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Letia Clouston directs. Michael Tien behind the camera. Claude Foisy scores. Ryan Kovack cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Letia Clouston, shot by Michael Tien. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Claude Foisy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ryan Kovack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chelsea Kane and Drew Seeley and Chad Connell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This holiday, throw the rules.".
9IMDB entry: tt8395220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.