Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bruce Beresford directs. Andre Fleuren behind the camera. Spencer David Hutchings scores. John David Allen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 15 years ago.
• 2213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
• 3Directed by Bruce Beresford, shot by Andre Fleuren. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Spencer David Hutchings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor John David Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Catherine Keener and Elizabeth Olsen and Nat Wolff carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Life is a journey. Family is a trip.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1649780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Andre Fleuren

Original score

Spencer David Hutchings

Editing

John David Allen

Production design

Carl Sprague

Costume design

Johann Stegmeir

Makeup / hair

Mark Schmidt

VFX supervisor

Chris De Santo

Sound

Robert Fernandez

Runtime

96 min · 1h 36m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$539,896

Original language

EN

IMDB

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener Movie HD

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Voltage Pictures

  US

Key crew

• First Assistant "A" CameraHeather Norton
• First Assistant "B" CameraJosh Blakeslee
• Second Assistant "B" CameraRussell Geltman
• Second Assistant "A" CameraDaniel Casey
• Co-ProducerRichard Cowan
• Co-ProducerWendy Cox
• Key CarpenterJose Amor
• Assistant Property MasterKathleen Dolan
• Key Hair StylistMark Schmidt
• HairstylistFrank Vazquez
• Makeup Department HeadLori Hicks
• Scenic ArtistTim Hawkins
• Executive ProducerJoseph Muszynski
• Hair Department HeadAaron F. Quarles
• First Assistant DirectorRichard Cowan
• Set DresserJohn Ashton
• Property BuyerRobert Holtzman
• Rigging SupervisorCharlie Grubbs
• Executive ProducerChristina Mengert
• Art DirectionElise G. Viola
• Unit Production ManagerWendy Cox
• CastingPaul Schnee
• Loop Group CoordinatorJeremy Jones
• Dialogue EditorSylvia Menno

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2011-09-22· Woodstock Film Festival
• Digital2012-06-15

Also known as

International titles

• Peace, love and misunderstandingSE