Modern Romance

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Modern Romance

Directed by	Albert Brooks
Produced by	Andrew Scheinman, Martin Shafer
Written by	Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Starring	Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	March 13, 1981
Running time	93 minutes
Language	English
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For other uses, see Modern Romance (disambiguation).

Modern Romance is a 1981 film written and directed by Albert Brooks.

[edit] Cast

Albert Brooks .... Robert Cole
Kathryn Harrold .... Mary Harvard
Bruno Kirby .... Jay

Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) is a Hollywood film editor right in the middle of cutting a new science fiction film with George Kennedy. His relationship with very patient bank executive Mary Harvard (Kathryn Harrold) is caught between undying devotion and endless agony. It's all because selfish Robert is a bit of a self-involved neurotic who can't quite decide if their relationship is meant to be, mainly because he's not sure if she's the one or there's someone else. So Robert breaks off their relationship only to find that modern romance isn't as easy as it seems, and the people you love might be the ones you constantly hurt the most. Bruno Kirby co-stars as Robert's co-worker and confidant, and Brooks' brother (Super) Dave Osborne and film director James L. Brooks also make appearances in the film.

[edit] Trivia

According to Albert Brooks, Stanley Kubrick was a big fan of the film. He tells the story that Kubrick called him after viewing the film and asked "How did you make this movie? I've always wanted to make a movie about jealousy." [1]