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Along with its portrayal of physical love and women's lib, Hotel de Love is, at its core, a romantic comedy. Through the story of a group of potential lovers spending the weekend at a honeymoon hotel notorious for its kitschy themed rooms, the film takes a enlightening, quirky look...
Differences such as these cast an entirely new perspective on Sunday's concert filled with classical favorites. The program consisted of Mozart's Overture to "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, and his Violin Concerto in G Major, K. 216; Rossini's Overture to "L'italiana...
Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 figured nicely into the Valentine theme, as it was composed during the time period in which Beethoven was allegedly in love with the Countess Giulietta Giuccardi to whom he gave piano lessons. Beethoven's enigmatic love life was romanticized in the recent film "Immortal Beloved," bringing these legends to the foreground of concert programming. Though it was written in the Classical period, this early symphony foreshadows his later work and the entire Romantic period. With its sweeping melodies and dramatic dynamic changes, this piece was markedly different from the other pieces in the program. Overall...
While it may be tempting to dissect "Hotel de Love" as a commentary on love in the time of non-commitment, viewers would be better off simply enjoying the movie for its clever brand of comedy and succumbing to the irrational romantic within.
Directed by Australian first-time director Craig Rosenberg "Hotel de Love" is a light-hearted romantic comedy with enough quirks and originality to distinguish it from the rest of the pack in this oft-attempted genre.