And I Love You So (film)

And I Love You So
And I Love You So
	Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Laurenti M. Dyogi
Written by	Vanessa R. Valdez; Jacqueline V. Franquelli;
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio; Malou N. Santos;
Starring	Bea Alonzo; Sam Milby; Derek Ramsay;
Cinematography	Gary L. Gardoce; Anne Monzon;
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Music by	Carmina Cuya
Production; company	Star Cinema
Release date	August 12, 2009;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱89.3 million

And I Love You So is a 2009 Philippine romantic drama film produced by Star Cinema, starring Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby and Derek Ramsay. This film reunites Alonzo and Milby who previous starred together in Close to You (2006). The film is directed by Laurenti Dyogi, and celebrates the 16th year of Star Cinema. The film describes the feeling of forbidden love for another person when that love may not be forbidden at all.

The film was well received by critics and was nominated for different film and entertainment awards.

Plot[]

Lara (Bea Alonzo) meets the love of her life, Oliver Cruz (Derek Ramsay). They live a happy married life. She falls in love with Oliver all over again each and every day because of his charm, and also because he was her first love ever. Yet, five months later, Oliver dies of an aneurysm, and financial problems occur for Lara, not to mention heartbreak. At the suggestion of her friends, she rents out the former condominium she and Oliver lived in to a man named Chris Panlilio (Sam Milby), and then decides to live with her mother-in-law, Kate, and sister-in-law, Audrey. Intent to help his landlady learn to move on with her life, Chris decides to guide Lara into doing different daily activities to be happy again, in exchange for her teaching him proper Tagalog. Yet, this new found friendship turns into something more special,

Cast[]

Bea Alonzo portrays Lara Cruz

Sam Milby Portrays, Chris Panlilio

Derek Ramsay, portrays, Oliver Cruz

Bea Alonzo as Lara Cruz
Sam Milby as Chris Panlilio
Derek Ramsay as Oliver Cruz
Coney Reyes as Kate Cruz
Nikki Gil as Audrey Cruz
Candy Pangilinan as Teacher Paula
Maricar Reyes as Rachel
Cacai Bautista as Teacher Lani
Dick Israel as Jun Panlilio
Angel Jacob as Jane
RJ Ledesma as Mike Panlilio
Janna Dominguez as Teacher Teresa
Cai Cortez as Teacher Grace
Gilette Sandico as Margie
Isabel Rivas as Melanie
Niña Dolino as Sexy Girl 1
Kristel Moreno as Sexy Girl 3

Reception[]

And I Love You So earned second place in the Philippines during its opening weekend (August 12, 2009 - August 16, 2009) after G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The film earned ₱20,470,000.00 (or US$424,470.00) in revenue.^[1] During its second week, the film stayed in the Top 5 films of that weekend holding spot Number 3 behind Disney's Up and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, respectively. It earned ₱10,596,134.00. As of its first two weeks in Philippine theatres, it garnered a gross revenue of ₱36,329,604.00^[2] As of January 2010, the film has grossed ₱89, 300,000.00 in revenue.^[3]^[4] The film received generally favorable reviews.^{[citation needed]}

Production[]

And I Love You So was the first Star Cinema-produced film not to be shown in any theater operated by SM City Chain, the largest in the Philippines. ABS-CBN canceled releasing the film after a negotiation over profit sharing between the two companies bogged down.^{[citation needed]}

"And I Love You So" was a popular song by Don McLean and Perry Como. The song was covered by Gary Valenciano for the film. A version by Sam Milby was also used in the film.

Full Cast & Crew[]

Starring: Bea Alonzo, Derek Ramsay, & Sam Milby Together With Coney Reyes, Cai Cortez, Maricar Reyes, Nikki Gil, Candy Pangilinan, Kristel Moreno, Niña Dolino, Cacai Bautista, Dick Israel, Gilette Sandico, Angel Jacob, Isabel Rivas, & Janna Dominguez
Directed by: Laurenti Dyogi
Produced by: Kara Kintanar, Elma S. Medua, Charo Santos-Concio & Malou Santos
Music by: Carmina Cuya
Film Edited by: Marya Ignacio
Production Designed by: Nancy Arcega (as Nancy M. Arcega)
Story & Screenplay by: Vanessa R. Valdez & Jacqueline Franquelli (as Jacqueline V. Franquelli)
Sound by: April Castro (dubbing supervisor), Noel Urbano (dubbing supervisor)
Camera & Electrical Department: Jun Agravante (still photographer) (as Ely Agravante), Raul Agravante (still photographer), Joel Casaul (car mount/tents - as Joel Casaol), Nonito Cesario (second assistant camera)

References[]

^ "Access Pinoy".
^ "'And I Love You So' Tops Local Box Office - August 19–23 Box Office Gross – Philippines Showbiz Ratings Central". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
^ "Philippines Box Office".
^ Jocelyn Dimaculangan (15 January 2010). "PEP EXCLUSIVE: Star Cinema reveals box-office gross of its films in 2009". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

External links[]

And I Love You So at IMDb

[1] "Access Pinoy".

[2] "'And I Love You So' Tops Local Box Office - August 19–23 Box Office Gross – Philippines Showbiz Ratings Central". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.

[3] "Philippines Box Office".

[4] Jocelyn Dimaculangan (15 January 2010). "PEP EXCLUSIVE: Star Cinema reveals box-office gross of its films in 2009". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

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