The Love Affair (film)

2015 drama film directed by Nuel Naval

The Love Affair

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Directed by| Nuel C. Naval
Written by| Vanessa R. Valdez
Produced by|

* Charo Santos-Concio
* Malou N. Santos

Starring|

* Richard Gomez
* Dawn Zulueta
* Bea Alonzo

Cinematography| Anne Monzon
Edited by| Beng Bandong
Music by| Cesar Francis S. Concio

Production
company

ABS-CBN Film Productions

Distributed by| Star Cinema

Release date

* August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)

Running time

| 125 minutes
Country| Philippines
Languages|

* Filipino
* English

Box office| ₱320 million (worldwide) (US$6.3 million)

The Love Affair is a 2015 Filipino drama film directed by Nuel C. Naval from a story and screenplay written by Vanessa R. Valdez. The film tells the story of a married couple whose marriage becomes problematic after Trisha has an affair and Vince consults with an attorney to file an annulment but their meeting ends up in an affair as well. It stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta and Bea Alonzo in the lead roles,[1] while supporting stars include Tom Rodriguez, Tonton Gutierrez, and Grae Fernandez.

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released in the Philippines on August 12, 2015,[2] It received mixed reviews from critics but favorable reception at the box-office, earning ₱320 million[3] worldwide and is the second Filipino film to break the ₱300 million mark for 2015, second to Crazy Beautiful You, another Star Cinema-produced film.

## Plot

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Vince (Richard Gomez) and Trisha (Dawn Zulueta) are a married couple. Vince wants his marriage annulled after he finds out his wife is having an affair. He consults advice from a lawyer named Adie (Bea Alonzo) who is dealing with a similar situation as well. Stumbling from their own forefront and heartaches, the three will succumb to an unusual affair in the crossroads of their lives and regain strength from their downfalls.

## Cast

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### Main cast

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* Richard Gomez as Vince Ramos
* Dawn Zulueta as Patricia "Trisha" Ramos
* Bea Alonzo as Atty. Adrianne "Adie" Valiente

### Supporting cast

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* Tonton Gutierrez as Greg
* Tom Rodriguez as Ryan Singson
* Victor Silayan as Noah Castillo
* Al Tantay as Pancho Valiente
* Ana Capri as Carla
* Grae Fernandez as Timmy Ramos
* Jane Oineza as Cassie Ramos
* Manolo Pedrosa as Miguel Ramos
* Andrei Garcia as Adrian Ramos
* Ina Feleo as Joyce
* Kim Molina as Lindsay
* Alex Medina as Cedric
* Eda Nolan as Jane
* Miguel Faustmann as Jaime
* Evangeline Pascual as Isabel
* Tetchie Agbayani as Wilma
* Khalil Ramos as Enzo
* Hannah Ledesma as Andrea

## Reception

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### Critical reception

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Florence Pia Yu, writing for Gulf News, gave praise to the performance of the lead stars where they "really did justice to their characters in this movie, delivering believable acting that made you want to root for all of them" as well as the emotional impact to the audience for its confrontational and intimate scenes.[4]

### Box office

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Based on the statistics gathered by Box Office Mojo, the film earned ₱170 million domestically after four weeks of showing in cinemas.[5] Overall, the film grossed ₱320 million at the box office from both local and international screenings.[3]

## See also

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* List of Filipino films in 2015

## References

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1. ^ Del Valle, Precious (August 12, 2015). "'The Love Affair': Richard, Dawn, and Bea on filming intimate scenes for the movie". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
2. ^ Cruz, Oggs (August 14, 2015). "'The Love Affair' Review: Spineless infidelity". Rappler. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
3. ^ a b "The Love Affair naka P320 M" [The Love Affair had P320 M [Box office]]. Banat News (in Cebuano). The Philippine Star. October 11, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
4. ^ Yu, Florence Pia G. (September 15, 2018). "Review: 'The Love Affair' gets you teary-eyed". Gulf News. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
5. ^ "'Philippines Box Office". Retrieved September 13, 2015.

## External links

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* Official website
* The Love Affair at IMDb

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