5.4 /10 1 Votes
28% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Bruce Beresford Initial release 8 June 2012 (USA) Music director Spencer David Hutchings | 5.9/10 IMDb 3/4 Roger Ebert Cinematography Andre Fleuren Director Bruce Beresford Box office 542,762 USD (Domestic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Brice Dal Farra
Claude Dal Farra
Lauren Munsch
Jonathan Burkhart Written by Christina Mengert
Joseph Muszynski Starring Jane Fonda
Catherine Keener
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Elizabeth Olsen
Chace Crawford
Nat Wolff
Kyle MacLachlan
Rosanna Arquette Music by Spencer David Hutchings Screenplay Joseph Muszynski, Christina Mengert Cast Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford Similar Catherine Keener movies, Movies about divorce, Movies about love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding is a 2011 American independent comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, Chace Crawford, Kyle MacLachlan, and Rosanna Arquette. It was filmed in the town of Woodstock, New York, the same town in which the movie is set. The film had a gala premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2011. It was released to theaters on June 8, 2012, starting in limited release. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 2, 2012.
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Plot
When her husband tells her he wants a divorce, devastated Manhattan lawyer Diane heads upstate with her two teens to Woodstock to stay with her estranged hippie mother. In this charming village, Diane and her city kids get a new perspective on life: poetry-reading daughter Zoe becomes interested in a sensitive young butcher Cole, nerdy son Jake finds material for his first film project, and Diane herself grows close to a handsome carpenter/singer Jude. Most importantly, Diane finally gets the chance to end the ancient war with the mother she has not seen for decades.
Cast
Reception
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding has received negative reviews from critics, where it currently holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 65 reviews with the consensus stating: "Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding produces many unintentional laughs with its absurdly contrived plot and cheery insistence that everything is just super".
Soundtrack
A soundtrack has not been released for purchase, but the Internet Movie Database and tvmoviesongs.com listed songs that were played or performed in the movie:
- "Being On Our Own", performed by Fruit Bats
- "Scarborough Fair", performed by Jane Fonda
- "Scarlet Begonias", performed by The Grateful Dead
- "Loose Lucy", performed by The Grateful Dead
- "Cactus Flower Rag", performed by Harper Simon
- "Fake Hearted Lover Blues", performed by Levon Helm
- "You're Not The First", performed by Gary Knox and the Streethearts
- "The Shine", performed by Harper Simon
- "Everyday", performed by Vetiver
- "Stella Blue", performed by The Grateful Dead
- "The Weight", performed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Catherine Keener
- "Seems Like Yesterday", performed by Katharine McPhee
- "Didj On The Mothership", performed by Sympatico Rhythm Unit
- "Changing Colors", performed by Great Lake Swimmers
- "What's Been Going On", performed by Amos Lee
- "Hold On", performed by Angus & Julia Stone
- "None The Wiser", performed by Dorie Colangelo
- "The Devil's Got My Secret", performed by Mieka Pauley
- "Peace Love and Understanding", performed by The Gaylads
- "What'll We Do 'Till Dawn", performed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- "Piano Sonata 22 in F", performed by Blair McMullen
- "Tema con Variazioni", performed by Blair McMullen