Every Rom Com 9: Leap Year

Episode 9 March 17, 2021 01:37:18
Every Rom Com 9: Leap Year
Every Rom Com
Every Rom Com 9: Leap Year

Mar 17 2021 | 01:37:18

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Show Notes

This week Every Rom Com kicks off its travel series with a trip to Ireland in the 2010 romantic comedy “Leap Year” starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode. In this episode you’ll learn what the Irish really thought of this movie, find out how many women are proposing marriage, hear Jen and Sophia’s proposal stories, and you’ll get a tour through rom com tropes in a movie that’s loaded with them! Don’t miss the boat/plane/bus/train/Renault 4! Download the episode today!

 

0:00-4:21 Introduction & Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

 

4:21-9:34 Trailer, Basic Facts, General Opinion of Movie

 

9:34-17:54 Cast & Crew In-Depth

Matthew Goode on Leap Year: 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matthew-goode-slames-leap_n_474734   

 

17:54-23:31 Irish Opinion of the Movie, Portrayal of Ireland in Movies

Irish Media on Leap Year:

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/leap-year-2020 

https://www.dailyedge.ie/leap-year-2-3575786-Sep2017/

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/enough-begorrah-1.624066 

 

23:31-34:24 Leap Year Proposal Tradition, Women Proposing Marriage, Our Proposal Stories

Leap Year Proposal Tradition:

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/leap-year-2020-irish-tradition-proposal 

Women Proposing Marriage:

https://www.brides.com/story/why-women-should-propose 

https://www.glamour.com/story/women-proposing-to-men-first 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-dont-women-propose-to-men/ 

 

34:24-47:14 Tropes in the Movie/Plot Summary, Spoiler-Free

 

47:14 SPOILERS BEGIN

 

47:14-1:06:09 Tropes in the Movie/Plot Summary with Spoilers

 

1:06:09-1:09:50  Superstitions & Legend in the Film, Random Observations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_Diarmuid_and_Gr%C3%A1inne  

 

1:09:50-1:13:53 Is this Movie Feminist?

 

1:13:53-1:16:19 Filming Locations in Ireland

Filming Locations, see also IMDB.com: 

https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/leap-year-filming-locations-in-ireland-5-romantic-spots-from-the-hit-movie/ 

http://atriptoireland.com/2012/02/29/leap-year-where-was-it-filmed/  

 

1:16:19-1:21:55 Sophia’s Travel Recommendations for Ireland

Some of Sophia’s Picks:

http://www.leprechaunmuseum.ie/  

https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/puffin/

 

 

1:21:55-1:28:19 Music, Favorite/Least Favorite Scenes, Ratings out of 5, Will Anna and Declan last?

 

1:28:19-1:37:19 Double Feature Recommendations 

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