The holiday

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The Resource The holiday

Statement of responsibility: Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures present ; in association with Relativity Media ; a Waverly Films production ; a film by Nancy Meyers ; executive producer, Suzanne Farwell ; produced by Nancy Meyers, Bruce A. Block ; written and directed by Nancy Meyers

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Summary: Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but both are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. Amanda comes upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives. Love ends up finding them anyways. Amanda starts a romance with Iris' older brother, Graham, a book editor and Iris starts a romance with a friend of Amanda's, movie composer Miles. With new found romance, both their lives change forever

Credits note: Music by Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Marlene Stewart ; edited by Joe Hutshing ; production designer, Jon Hutman ; director of photography, Dean Cundey

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Language note: English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell

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Context of The holiday

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