Leap Year

Leap Year

According to an ancient Irish tradition, on February 29 - once every four years - a girl has the right to declare herself to her husband, and he, accordingly, has no right to refuse. The main character, without waiting for a certificate from her lover, resolutely gets down to business and goes to Dublin to exercise her right. However, fate has prepared many surprises for her, starting with a thunderstorm outside the plane window and ending with a handsome bartender who agreed to drive her to her destination. Well, no one said that the road to happiness is easy and carefree. Read more Irish legend says that a girl who finds herself in Ireland with her beloved, who still does not dare to propose to her, can offer him her hand and heart herself. But girls only have 24 hours for everything, even once every four years, February 29. So every girl who doesn't have a cherished ring on her finger can create her own destiny with her own hands... she just has to wait for a leap year. Two-time Academy Award nominee EMMA ADAMS (Bewitched, Julie & Julia) and British actor MATTHEW GOODE (Guardians, Match Point) star in a romantic comedy about how a girl decides to marry the perfect guy at all costs...despite the fact that fate has prepared her surprises—Marriage in Leap Hour. When the 4-year anniversary of her relationship with her boyfriend passes without a marriage proposal, apartment decorator Anna Brady (Adams) decides that all patience comes to an end. Anna decides to use her chance of a leap year and follows her boyfriend, cardiologist Jeremy (ADAM SCOTT from Stepbrothers, If the mother-in-law is a monster) from Boston to Dublin to propose to him to marry her. It's exactly what her father Jack (two-time Academy Award nominee JOHN LITHGOW of Kinsey, Confessions of a Shopaholic) wants her to do. That's right. Easy and simple. But when unreliable planes, harsh weather and constant failures lead Anna to the other side of Ireland, she must resort to the help of a sloppy and impudent pub owner Declan (Hood) to take her to the part of the country she needs. And as Anna and Declan make their way to Dublin on the scenic island, they both discover something completely unexpected. Directed by ANAND TUCKER (Saleswoman, Hilaries and Jacks), written by DEBORAH KAPLAN and HARRY ELFONT (Friend of the Bride, Surviving Christmas). Behind-the-scenes crew: cinematographer NEWTON THOMAS SIEGEL (Valkyrie, X-Men 2), production designer Mark Gerati (Tristan and Isolde, The Count of Monte Cristo), costume designer EIMIR NI MHAOLDOMHNAI (Bride's Head Return, Becoming Jane), editor Nick Moore (Real Love, My Boy), composer Randy Edelman (27 Dresses, The Mummy: The Tomb dragon emperor). Producers: GARY BARBER (27 Dresses, Especially Dangerous), ROGER BIRNBAUM (Four Christmases, The Bald Nanny), JONATHAN GLICKMAN (Peak Time, The Count of Monte Cristo), CHRIS BENDER (Justified Cruelty, If Mother-in-Law is a Monster) and JAKE WEINER (Justified Cruelty, Just Friends). Executive producers are J.C. Spink (The Hangover in Vegas, If Mother-in-Law is a Monster) and Sue Armstrong (Ella Charmed, Casanova). Amazing offer: Married in a leap year screenwriters Deborah Kaplan and Garry Elfont have more than ten years of cooperation in comedy films. The film Married in a leap year came out of their pen very quickly. Deborah recalls: "I was reading a news website on February 29th. One of the headlines read 'Irish girls propose in leap year', and I said to Gerry, 'Well, what's not a plot for a film?'. We put aside what we were working on then and started writing the script - the plot was ready two weeks later. And two weeks later we offered the project to Spyglass studio." In the center of the story is Anna, a young and attractive resident of Boston, who has always been used to being guided by her mind, not her heart. She spent the last four years dating an ambitious cardiologist. And everything in her life seems perfect, she is waiting for an offer of her hand and heart. Declan, another hero of the film, is the complete opposite of Anna. Despite the fact that he lives in Ireland and is guided by his heart in his actions, Declan is by no means the sentimental guy from the advertising poster. "Declan had his heart broken a long time ago, and he no longer believes in love, he just stopped," explains Kaplan. "But when he helps Anna, he begins to wake up from a long sleep, they both realize that they have acquired something new." When the Spyglass studio started looking for a director, they settled on the Thai-born Ananda Thackeray, whose film Hilary and Jacka won the award of the Independent British Film Academy. Tucker shares his impressions of the script: “It reminded me of those classic romantic comedies where completely different people, who were ready to kill each other at first, fall in love during the journey. In such comedies, there are always a lot of good, positive emotions and bright action, which the audience likes so much." Tucker was attracted not only by the script, but also by the opportunity to work with Amy Adams. He recalls: "They called me and said, 'Would you like to meet Amy?' You know, I've watched Enchanted about 50 times because my son is crazy about this movie and I've always thought that Amy is brilliant. Therefore, I quickly read the script and found myself on a plane that was flying to New York. That's how it all turned out!" Design and locations: Filming in Ireland As soon as the film was decided to be shot in Ireland, the Spyglass studio turned to Irish co-producer Morgan O'Sullivan, with whom she had collaborated many times before. Says O'Sullivan: "We worked together on The Count of Monte Cristo and Reign of Fire, so when Gary Barber came to me with the script, we immediately started working on the project." Producer Jack Weiner says: “Ireland has always been a separate character in films. This is a place that exists in real time, but it is also a place where you can easily get lost, a place where you can drive along the road for a very long time and not come across a single restaurant or gas station. Filming in Ireland was really necessary for the audience to believe that our heroes could not simply ask someone to give them a lift. Circumstances brought them together." In recent years, several films have been released where the plot takes place in Ireland, but in fact none of them were completely shot in this country, other locations were used for filming. Production designer Mark Gerati says: "The most difficult task was to find a room that could offer enough space for 12 filming locations. When we found an incredibly large warehouse near Dublin, we were very happy." Despite the fact that Anna and Jeremy's apartment is in Boston, it was filmed in Dublin. Herati says: "We built a lot of such exterior locations; some built only partially, and then finished drawing the Boston neighborhoods on the computer. The action of the film takes place at the end of February, when it usually snows in Boston, and we depicted that. We also built all the Irish locations – Declan's Bar, B&B and others.” Adams says: “Everything I knew about Ireland I knew from commercials and movies. The weather in Ireland changes very quickly and it knocks Anna out of her tracks, it is very symbolic. The climate here teaches people to fight and adapt to rapid changes, which is very unusual for Anna." Adams' partner, Matthew Goode, also admires Ireland: "Filming started right away, as soon as we realized that the roads in Ireland are practically non-existent. We really liked it there. In free time from filming, the guys and I went golfing or fishing. And the Irish are very hospitable people."