Love by Design

Synopsis: Romanian born Danielle (Giulia Nahmany) is living the dream in NYC working at Beguile magazine under urban-diva fashion editor Vivian (Jane Seymour). But when a coworker steals her idea and her boyfriend, Danielle can't help but speak her mind to Vivian and loses her job. Now on the fashion blacklist with no place to go, Danielle heads home to Romania and back to the farm in Transylvania. After the initial culture shock subsides, Danielle begins to find solace with her family and friends. She runs into a charming Brit named Adrian (David Oakes), in town on a business trip, and sparks fly as he helps her discover a passion she left behind; designing her own clothing line. Now with the help of a magazine pal, can Danielle and her Romanian theme clothing line make it at New York Fashion Week?
Genre: Romance
Director(s): Michael Damian
Production: Solar Indie Junction
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
2014
120 min
146 Views


1

(relaxing music)

- [Bruno] I think the chair

should be to the left.

- [Assistant] All right.

- Yeah, just a little

to the, no, camera left.

Thank you.

Ah, actually, ugh, just

a little more left.

- [Assistant]

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

- King Kong, out

of the shot please.

Just get out of the

shot, thank you.

Bring the light down

just a bit, just a bit.

- [Assistant] Right there?

- No, leave the chair.

Where's the model?

- Bruno needs the model.

- [Voiceover] She won't

come out of the trailer.

- What?

- [Voiceover] She flipped out.

- Please, no.

- What's wrong?

Where's the fashion editor?

- [Voiceover] She threw

me out, you can try.

- I'll just go and get her.

- [Bruno] Please.

- Where's Danielle?

- [Voiceover] In

the wardrobe truck.

- A little to the left.

- Danielle?

- Yes?

- You're sewing?

- Yeah, she's saving my butt.

- Is the set lit?

- A bigger crisis, the

model won't come out.

- What, we're already

one hour behind.

(static crackling)

- Hello?

- Here this should

be small enough now.

- Okay.

- Ugh, this thing isn't working.

- Thank you, we'll get her

ready in the makeup trailer.

- Okay.

- Do you have any idea

what's going on with her?

- I have no idea.

(car horn honking)

Move, move.

- Coming through.

- [Voiceover] Excuse me.

- [Voiceover] Hey watch it!

- Claire, stay.

- I'm staying!

(weeping)

- What happened?

- Boyfriend breakup.

- Is that it?

Hey Dixie?

- I'm sorry Danielle,

but I can't handle

this photo shoot.

I just can't get it together.

How I am going to

live without Zane?

- Oh sweetie, let's hug it out.

Come on.

- Oh, I'm sorry, I'm getting

make up all over you.

- Oh, that's okay,

that's why I wear black.

But you are gonna

be wearing this.

- Is that my dress?

- Uhuh.

- I love the color.

- It's going to look

stunning on you.

- But I'll still look fat.

- Oh honey, you could

fit your whole body

into one of my thighs.

- (laughs) That's not true.

- I like seeing that smile.

Now, you're not going

to let Zane ruin

your first cover shoot, are you?

- No way, he's an idiot.

- That's the spirit!

I worry about her.

When was the last time she ate?

- I don't know, last August?

- Well, get her a protein bar

and clean up her mascara

as quick as you can.

We don't mind if

she's a little dewy.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- [Hairdresser] You

look lovely, honey.

- Dixie, I'll see you in five.

Okay?

Perfect, okay, thank you.

- [Hairdresser] Okay, honey,

let's get those

pin curls back in.

- Okay, we're back on.

- Oh, you're my hero.

- When are photographers

going to embrace the fact

that real women weigh

more than 80 pounds?

- I hear that.

- Whoa, hang on there, handsome.

- I need to see Dixie.

- Not on your life, Claire,

park Zane at craft

service, and tell Pam

to get him some flowers

to give to Dixie

after she's finished

the first set up.

- Flowers, cool good

idea, thank you.

- [Danielle] Yeah.

- [Claire] Yes.

(phone ringing)

- [Danielle] Hello?

- [Voiceover] Pumpkin?

- Mom, I can't talk.

- [Voiceover] It's important.

- Is anyone dying?

- [Voiceover] Not yet.

But your grandmother

won't live forever.

- I gotta go.

- [Voiceover] You don't

have one minute to talk

to your mother calling

you from Romania?

- I'm sorry Mom, go ahead.

- [Voiceover] Thank you.

You know your

grandmother's goat?

- Vivien's on her way.

- What?

- She's got the

clients with her.

- Mom, I have to go, bye.

(upbeat music)

Let's go, let's go.

We have to get the first shot

off before Vivien gets here.

Come on.

- Okay, okay, hey!

- Side door, side door.

Claire, intercept!

- Hi, Vivien.

- Oh, how is the shoot going?

On schedule?

- The set's amazing and

the model is perfect.

- Good.

Well, maybe you'd

consider stepping aside

and letting us go in.

- I'm sorry.

- Thank you, come on.

I think you'll be

suitably impressed.

- Okay, Dixie.

We're here and ready.

- Get her into position,

we're running out of time.

- All right, careful.

- [Bruno] Come on.

Get out of the shot, guys.

- All right, Dixie.

You're looking spectacular.

All right, Bruno, shoot it!

- Fantastic.

(chattering)

Stay there, feel the

light in your eyes.

That's fine.

This box represents

a world of mad people

and you're trying to fit in.

- Did she know I was

bringing the clients?

- Yeah, I think so.

- [Bruno] The box can't

contain your beauty.

- Those leggings...

- [Bruno] Burst out of the box.

Beautiful.

- As you can see, it's an

Alice in Wonderland theme.

- [Bruno] Beautiful.

That's it, that's it.

- Pretty impressive.

- [Bruno] Hold it, perfect.

- Thank you, sir.

Here's your change.

Hey, buddy, what's happening?

- Wow, pretty hot.

- Thanks.

- Yeah.

Hey, I'd offer to

take you out in style,

but I know you got your big

presentation in the morning.

- It has to be perfect, I

have some stiff competition.

- Oh, who, Elaine?

Please, I hope she crashes

and burns, that witch.

Speaking of, do you know

what she is pitching

in the morning?

- Venice theme,

gondoliers, masks.

- Uh huh, pretty cool, but

I like your idea better.

- You're such a charmer.

- Just being honest.

Taxi!

All right, you've

gotta be up bright

and early in the morning and uh,

no pressure, but you

gotta close this account

because I couldn't bear

to work for Elaine.

- And I love you for that.

Hey, these are for you.

- [Lance] I'm taking one okay?

- [Danielle] Thank you, okay.

- [Lance] You stay strong.

(frolicking music)

- Hmm, what should

I have for dinner?

A vegan feast, how wonderful.

All right, let's get this done.

Let's add a little lens flare.

Nice.

Yeah.

Hot dress.

(phone ringing)

Hey Claire!

- Danielle, you didn't

send me the presentation.

Vivien is freaking out.

She wants to see it before

it goes to the IT guy.

- Uhuh, five minutes.

- Look, it's perfect as it is.

Please, please, just send it.

- Sending it now.

- And don't forget to bring

the dress for the presentation.

(fabric tearing)

- Oh shoot.

(frolicking music)

Hold the elevator!

Hold the elevator, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Good morning.

- [Receptionist]

Hi, good morning.

- Hey, thanks for

modeling for me again.

And let's hope those

photos sell it, huh?

- Fingers crossed.

- [Danielle] Yeah.

- [Claire] Danielle!

- [Danielle] Hey Claire.

What's the matter?

- Change of plan, Elaine

is pitching first.

- That's not the

end of the world.

- There's more.

- I'm so excited to show you

up what we've come up with.

So I take you to the

world of Fashion Circus.

With a whimsical and vintage

theme for a backdrop.

All the colors will

be muted vintage.

- She's pitching

the circus theme?

- Except your dress,

which will be featured fully

saturated, so it really pops.

Now, I wasn't sure

if knife throwing

was a little bit

too edgy for you.

- No, we don't want that.

- My thoughts exactly.

- Hey, that's my elephant!

- Yeah, I know.

- Could you get the dress?

- I'm so sorry.

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