A Date with Miss Fortune

A Date with Miss Fortune is a 2015 Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by John L'Ecuyer and released in Canada in 2016.[2] The film stars Ryan Scott and Jeannette Sousa as Jack and Maria, a man and woman entering a relationship complicated by the disapproval of Maria's Portuguese family and her fortune teller. Scott and Sousa wrote the film themselves based on their own real-life marriage.[3]

A Date with Miss Fortune
Directed byJohn L'Ecuyer
Written byRyan Scott
Jeannette Sousa
Produced byRyan Scott
Jeannette Sousa
StarringRyan Scott
Jeannette Sousa
Joaquim de Almeida
Vik Sahay
Claudia Ferri
CinematographySamy Inayeh
Edited byJeff Warren
Music byDaniel Stimac
Production
company
Picasso Chaser Productions
Distributed byVision Films
Release dates
  • 13 August 2015 (2015-08-13) (Portugal)[1]
  • 5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film also stars Joaquim de Almeida, Vik Sahay and Claudia Ferri, along with supporting character appearances by Nelly Furtado, George Stroumboulopoulos and Shawn Desman.[4]

Daniel Stimac received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song ("Almost Had It All") at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Um Encontro com o Destino - SAPO Mag".
  2. ^ "'A Date With Miss Fortune': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Calgary actor Ryan Scott joins wife, Jeannette Sousa, for indie rom-com". Calgary Herald, February 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "'A Date with Miss Fortune' review: Indie rom-com a safe bet for night out". Toronto Sun, February 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And The Winners Are…". ET Canada, March 12, 2017.

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