In London, Iris Simpkins writes a wedding column in a newspaper and nurtures an unrequited love for her colleague Jasper Bloom. Near Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged to marry another colleague, and her life turns upside down. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods has just split with her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Through a house exchange website, Amanda impulsively swaps her mansion for Iris’ cottage in Surrey for the holidays. While in Surrey, Amanda meets Iris’ brother and book editor Graham and they fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Iris meets her new next door neighbor the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur, who helps her retrieve her self-esteem, and the film composer Miles, with whom she falls in love.
Release Date: 8 December 2006Runtime: 138 min
Stars:
- Bill Macy
- Cameron Diaz
- Edward Burns
- Eli Wallach
- Emma Pritchard
- Jack Black
- John Krasinski
- Jude Law
- Kate Winslet
- Kathryn Hahn
- Miffy Englefield
- Rufus Sewell
- Sarah Parish
- Shannyn Sossamon
- Shelley Berman
Director: Nancy Meyers
