2006 · 136 min · PG-13

The Holiday

Name: The Holiday
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2006
Duration: 136 min
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach

Directed by Nancy Meyers · Comedy, Romance

The Holiday (2006) is a Comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers set in Surrey and Los Angeles during the 2000s, in winter. It runs 136 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing play out through interwoven / hyperlink.

Composer

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Cast

Cameron DiazKate WinsletJude LawJack BlackEli WallachEdward BurnsRufus SewellMiffy Englefield

The world of this film

Setting

Where

SurreyLos Angeles

Setting

Rural Urban

When

2000s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing

Structure

Interwoven / Hyperlink

Tone

RomanticComedicCozy

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1986
A Room with a View
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1974
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2002
Adaptation.
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Urban · Wildernessdir. Spike Jonze
1980
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American Fiction
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1998
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Los Angeles — 1990s
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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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