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	Television Interviews Movie-Television February 7, 2004

Movie-Television visited the set of The Republic of Love for an in depth look at the romantic comedy. Not only was Bruce Greenwood interviewed but Emilia Fox and Deepa Mehta gave statements, too. A full transcript follows with photo captures to be added soon:

Preview of the Movie:

E.F.: We all want to fall in love. To find the right person to fall in love with. The trials and errors one has in finding that right person.

clip from The Republic of Love

clip behind-the-scenes filming The Republic of Love

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Movie Television on Set
The Republic of Love

E.F.: Its about love and its about, its about, I think what we can all relate to which is, we all want to fall in love. To find the right person to fall in love with. The trials and errors one has in finding that right person.

B.G.: Its about two people finding love in the late innings, and um, being a little leery of taking that plunge and then finally taking it and floating, you know.

clip from The Republic of Love

B.G.: He's one of those guys who isn't giving up. He, he's always hoping.

clip with caption: "The film is based on the Carol Shields novel."

D.M.: I could be slightly objective about the very "W.A.S.P." nature of the book and it was, I think perhaps my interpretation of the book is an immigrants interpretation of Canada and that was, I like that challenge.

clip of Deepa Mehta Directing Bruce Greenwood behind-the-scenes

D.M.: Every actor works in a different way and then again as a Director its a challenge and its almost like walking through a mine field to discover what language to talk with them in order to get what you want.

clip behind-the-scenes filming The Republic of Love

B.G.: Its allusive, you know, its not...you could say, I want him to be this way and I want him to be that way and that way and then when the scene comes up you kind of go, well yeah, I want him to be that way but its just not happening right now. So, how do we enlist those adjectives and enlist those sensibilities that we talked about in this moment when we're shooting, you know.

clip behind-the-scenes filming The Republic of Love

D.M.: To shoot a vulnerable man which is sort of, ah, very rarely happens in films these days, ah, was great because of course men are vulnerable and of course they're romantic. I love the fact that he was so totally romantic. It happens very rarely.

clip from The Republic of Love

B.G.: I did it because I play so many bad guys and I and I'm, I don't wanna do that all the time. I want to have fun, you know. I mean, I wanna just have a nice little love story and that's what this is.

clips from The Republic of Love