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| name          = The Lovers
| name          = The Lovers
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| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|10|25|[[Philip K. Dick]]<br>European Science Fiction Film Festival|2014|5|15|[[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2015|3|13|[[limited release]]}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|10|25|[[Philip K. Dick]]<br>European Science Fiction Film Festival|2014|5|15|[[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2015|3|13|[[limited release]]}}
| runtime        = 109 minutes
| runtime        = 109 minutes
| country        = Belgium<br>India<br>Australia
| country        = Belgium
| language      = English
| language      = English
| budget        = $27 million<ref>{{cite news | title= John McTiernan to direct 'Shrapnel'| date= 9 September 2010| publisher= Pamela McClintock| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023971?refCatId=13| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-10-29 }}</ref>
| budget        = $27 million<ref>{{cite news | title= John McTiernan to direct 'Shrapnel'| date= 9 September 2010| publisher= Pamela McClintock| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023971?refCatId=13| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-10-29 }}</ref>
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'''''The Lovers''''' (previously known as '''''Singularity''''', released in the UK as '''''Time Traveller''''' and in Belgium under the French title '''''La Prophétie de l'anneau''''') is a 2013 English-language [[romance film|romance]] [[Time travel in fiction|time travel]] [[adventure film]] written and directed by [[Roland Joffé]] from a story by Ajey Jhankar. The film stars [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Alice Englert]], [[Tamsin Egerton]] and [[Abhay Deol]] in lead roles. The film is the tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War|first Anglo-Maratha war]] across two time periods and continents and centred on four characters—a British officer in 18th century [[Company rule in India|British India]], the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, and a 21st-century American [[Marine biology|marine biologist]] and his wife.<ref>{{cite news | title= Roland Joffe in India!| date= 12 August 2010| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012| work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>
'''''The Lovers''''' (previously known as '''''Singularity''''', released in the UK as '''''Time Traveller''''' and in Belgium under the French title '''''La Prophétie de l'anneau''''') is a 2013 Belgian [[romance film|romance]] [[Time travel in fiction|time travel]] [[adventure film]] written and directed by [[Roland Joffé]] from a story by Ajey Jhankar. The film stars [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Indian people|Indian]] actress [[Bipasha Basu]] in her only foreign film to date, [[Alice Englert]], [[Tamsin Egerton]] and [[Abhay Deol]] in lead roles. The film is the tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War|first Anglo-Maratha war]] across two time periods and continents and centred on four characters—a British officer in 18th century [[Company rule in India|British India]], the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, and a 21st-century American [[Marine biology|marine biologist]] and his wife.<ref>{{cite news | title= Roland Joffe in India!| date= 12 August 2010| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28318840_1_indian-woman-film-british-officer| url-status = dead| archive-date = 3 November 2012| work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Alice Englert]] as Dolly
* [[Alice Englert]] as Dolly
* [[Simone Kessell]] as Clara Coldstream
* [[Simone Kessell]] as Clara Coldstream
* [[Abhay Deol]] as Udaji<ref>{{cite news| title= Abhay Deol back from Australia| date= 17 December 2010| publisher= Roshmila Bhattacharya| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 2010-12-20| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110118013738/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| archive-date= 18 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Abhay Deol's tryst with Hollywood| date= 25 October 2011 | publisher= Sneha Mahadevan| url = http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-abhay-deols-tryst-with-hollywood-2524116.html| work = Daily Bhaskar| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
* [[Abhay Deol]] as Udaji<ref>{{cite news| title= Abhay Deol back from Australia| date= 17 December 2010| publisher= Roshmila Bhattacharya| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| work= Hindustan Times| access-date= 2010-12-20| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110118013738/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Abhay-Deol-back-from-Australia/Article1-639476.aspx| archive-date= 18 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Abhay Deol's tryst with Hollywood| date= 25 October 2011 | publisher= Sneha Mahadevan| url = http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-abhay-deols-tryst-with-hollywood-2524116.html| work = Daily Bhaskar| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
* Aegina de Vas as Queen Jamnabai
* Aegina de Vas as Queen Jamnabai
* [[Andrea Deck]] as Ali<ref name="Sima Moussavian">{{cite news | title= Andrea Deck Interview| date= 27 October 2013 | publisher= Sima Moussavian| url = http://www.movie-eye.de/andrea-deck.html| work = Movie-Eye| access-date = 2013-10-27 }}</ref>
* [[Andrea Deck]] as Ali<ref name="Sima Moussavian">{{cite news | title= Andrea Deck Interview| date= 27 October 2013 | publisher= Sima Moussavian| url = http://www.movie-eye.de/andrea-deck.html| work = Movie-Eye| access-date = 2013-10-27 }}</ref>
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* Vijay Thombre as Desai
* Vijay Thombre as Desai
* Yateen Karyekar as Mudhoji Killedar
* Yateen Karyekar as Mudhoji Killedar
* [[Shane Briant]] as the governor of Bombay<ref>{{cite news | title= Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival - Shane Briant discusses his upcoming movie project 'Singularity'| date= 17 October 2010| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gb2FrS01FU| work = The Black Box Club| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>
* [[Shane Briant]] as Governor Hornby, the governor of Bombay<ref>{{cite news | title= Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival - Shane Briant discusses his upcoming movie project 'Singularity'| date= 17 October 2010| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gb2FrS01FU| work = The Black Box Club| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref>
* [[Claire van der Boom]]<ref name="Tristan Swanwick" />
* [[Claire van der Boom]]<ref name="Tristan Swanwick" />
* [[Roshan Seth]] as Guru Dev (uncredited)
* [[Roshan Seth]] as Guru Dev (uncredited)
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* Vijay Thombre as Havaldar Desai, Captain James Stewart's right-hand man<ref>{{cite news | title= Singular and Available | date= 12 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Jhangiani | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/singular-and-available/816171/1| work = The Indian Express| access-date = 2011-07-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Repeating History| date= 11 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Shetty| url = http://test.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=19&contentid=201107112011071106255911091c53ec7#| work = Mumbai Mirror| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
* Vijay Thombre as Havaldar Desai, Captain James Stewart's right-hand man<ref>{{cite news | title= Singular and Available | date= 12 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Jhangiani | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/singular-and-available/816171/1| work = The Indian Express| access-date = 2011-07-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Repeating History| date= 11 July 2011 | publisher= Anjali Shetty| url = http://test.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=19&contentid=201107112011071106255911091c53ec7#| work = Mumbai Mirror| access-date = 2011-10-28 }}</ref>
*[[Tehmina Sunny]] as Sonubai
*[[Tehmina Sunny]] as Sonubai
* Nisha Sharma as Radha Jee
*[[Mahesh Jadu]] as the Assassin
*[[Mahesh Jadu]] as the Assassin
}}
}}


==Production==
==Production==
''The Lovers'' was produced by Paul Breuls' Corsan NV, Dale G. Bradley's Limelight International Media Entertainment, Wei Han's Bliss Media and co-financed by Ajey Jhankar's Neelmudra Entertainment. Sales outfit Corsan World Sales, a division of Corsan NV, is handling international sales. Previously known as ''The Invaders'', the film was in works from the late 1990s and was due originally to feature Hollywood actors [[Brendan Fraser]] and [[Neve Campbell]] and [[Bollywood]] actors [[Aishwarya Rai|Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref>{{cite news | title= 'The Invaders' Changed To 'Singularity'| year= 2008| url = http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/3404/the-invaders-changed-to-singularity.html| work = SmasHits| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu joins 'Singularity'- Roland Joffé pic also stars Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko| date= 1 November 2010| publisher= Naman Ramachandran| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026684.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564&utm_content| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-11-03 }}</ref> The Anglo-Indian historical [[Romance film|romance]] is [[Bipasha Basu]]'s first English language film. She was encouraged to take up her international debut by actress [[Hilary Swank]]. Basu first met up with Swank at the [[New Seven Wonders of the World]] Official Declaration ceremony convened in [[Lisbon]] in 2007 and met her again at the 2011 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu Credits Hilary Swank for her First Hollywood Film!| date= 5 July 2011 | publisher= Naina Ramrakhani | url = http://www.desihits.com/news/view/bipasha-basu-credits-hilary-swank-for-her-first-film-20110705| work = Desi Hits | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Swank Speak: Bipasha's Hollywood 'Singularity' Boost | date= 4 July 2011 | url = http://www.movietalkies.com/news/9499/swank-speak-bipasha%27s-hollywood-%27singularity%27-boost/comments| work = Movie Talkies | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> Though originally planned for shooting partly in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Anne Richey" /> production began in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], on 8 November 2010. It concluded there on the third week of December 2010.<ref name="Anne Richey">{{cite news| title= Ben Nott: untangling the Notts| date= 13 October 2010| publisher= Anne Richey| url= http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| work= Screen Hub| access-date= 2010-10-30| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112137/http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| archive-date= 6 July 2011}}</ref> The production then moved to [[India]] on 31 March 2011 for a further five weeks, roaming the rocky terrain of [[Chambal Division|Chambal]], [[Orchha]] and [[Gwalior]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Hippie hip! Bipasha Basu on being Dum Maaro Dum's Zoe and why she's chosen to clam up about John and Rana| date= 5 April 2011 | publisher= Pratim D. Gupta | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110405/jsp/entertainment/story_13809462.jsp| work = The Telegraph India| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= India Calling| date= 11 March 2011 | publisher= Priyanka Sood & Nishat Bari| url = http://origin-indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/india-today-hollywood-turns-to-india-for-latest-movies/1/131482.html| work = India Today| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] wrapped on 23 April 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu to visit the Taj Mahal with Josh Hartnett| date= 14 May 2011 | publisher= Aakanksha Naval-Shetye| url = http://www.3dsyndication.com/dna/article/DNMUM206801| work = 3D Syndication| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> The film was planned to premiere at the 65th annual [[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]] in May 2012,<ref>{{cite news | title= Bips wraps up first Hollywood film| date= 4 August 2011| publisher= Prashant Singh| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/Bollywood/Bips-wraps-up-first-Hollywood-film/Article1-728168.aspx| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 2011-08-04 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha wraps up Singularity| date= 5 August 2011| publisher= Meera Sharma| url = http://bollyspice.com/25908/bipasha-wraps-up-singularity| work = Bolly Spice| access-date = 2011-08-05 }}</ref> but in late 2011 the production company was placed in administration and all further filming was stopped when some ten percent remained.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/03/16/article/Singularity-may-be-set-for-more-filming---UPDATED/LHAWFXEVEU.html ''If Magazine'', 16/03/2012: ''Singularity may be set for more filming''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207001737/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/singularity-is-singularly-troubled Film Business Asia: 6 March 2013: ''Singularity is singularly troubled''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In June 2012, Belgian-based financing and production outfit Corsan agreed to put further money into the production, and the final scenes were to be shot in London.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/06/18/article/Singularity-further-filming-taking-place-in-the-UK/NVLVNHUCBJ.html ''If Magazine'', 18/06/2012: "Singularity: further filming taking place in the UK"] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In September 2012, it was reported that the filming in London was finished, while some creditors were still waiting for payment.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/09/21/article/Singularity-creditors-still-waiting-for-payment/CWEYKSTGKY.html ''If Magazine'', 21/09/2012: ''Singularity creditors still waiting for payment''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> And in May 2013, producer Paul Breuls confirmed that the film has been finally completed and aims to launch it at an autumn festival.<ref>{{cite news | date= 19 May 2013| publisher= Geoffrey Macnab|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/corsan-on-board-for-silence/5056327.article| work=ScreenDaily |title=Corsan on board for Silence|access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>
''The Lovers'' was produced by Paul Breuls' Corsan NV, Dale G. Bradley's Limelight International Media Entertainment, Wei Han's Bliss Media and co-financed by Ajey Jhankar's Neelmudra Entertainment. Sales outfit Corsan World Sales, a division of Corsan NV, is handling international sales. Previously known as ''The Invaders'', the film was in works from the late 1990s and was due originally to feature Hollywood actors [[Brendan Fraser]] and [[Neve Campbell]] and [[Bollywood]] actors [[Aishwarya Rai|Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref>{{cite news | title= 'The Invaders' Changed To 'Singularity'| year= 2008| url = http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-talk/3404/the-invaders-changed-to-singularity.html| work = SmasHits| access-date = 2010-10-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu joins 'Singularity'- Roland Joffé pic also stars Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko| date= 1 November 2010| publisher= Naman Ramachandran| url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118026684.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564&utm_content| work = Variety| access-date = 2010-11-03 }}</ref> The Anglo-Indian historical [[Romance film|romance]] is [[Bipasha Basu]]'s first English language film. She was encouraged to take up her international debut by actress [[Hilary Swank]]. Basu first met up with Swank at the [[New Seven Wonders of the World]] Official Declaration ceremony convened in [[Lisbon]] in 2007 and met her again at the 2011 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu Credits Hilary Swank for her First Hollywood Film!| date= 5 July 2011 | publisher= Naina Ramrakhani | url = http://www.desihits.com/news/view/bipasha-basu-credits-hilary-swank-for-her-first-film-20110705| work = Desi Hits | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Swank Speak: Bipasha's Hollywood 'Singularity' Boost | date= 4 July 2011 | url = http://www.movietalkies.com/news/9499/swank-speak-bipasha%27s-hollywood-%27singularity%27-boost/comments| work = Movie Talkies | access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> Though originally planned for shooting partly in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Anne Richey" /> production began in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], on 8 November 2010. It concluded there on the third week of December 2010.<ref name="Anne Richey">{{cite news| title= Ben Nott: untangling the Notts| date= 13 October 2010| publisher= Anne Richey| url= http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| work= Screen Hub| access-date= 2010-10-30| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112137/http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticleG.asp?newsID=34910| archive-date= 6 July 2022}}</ref> The production then moved to [[India]] on 31 March 2011 for a further five weeks, roaming the rocky terrain of [[Chambal Division|Chambal]], [[Orchha]] and [[Gwalior]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news | title= Hippie hip! Bipasha Basu on being Dum Maaro Dum's Zoe and why she's chosen to clam up about John and Rana| date= 5 April 2011 | publisher= Pratim D. Gupta | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110405/jsp/entertainment/story_13809462.jsp| work = The Telegraph India| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= India Calling| date= 11 March 2011 | publisher= Priyanka Sood & Nishat Bari| url = http://origin-indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/india-today-hollywood-turns-to-india-for-latest-movies/1/131482.html| work = India Today| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] wrapped on 23 April 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha Basu to visit the Taj Mahal with Josh Hartnett| date= 14 May 2011 | publisher= Aakanksha Naval-Shetye| url = http://www.3dsyndication.com/dna/article/DNMUM206801| work = 3D Syndication| access-date = 2011-07-13 }}</ref> The film was planned to premiere at the 65th annual [[2012 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes International Film Festival]] in May 2012,<ref>{{cite news | title= Bips wraps up first Hollywood film| date= 4 August 2011| publisher= Prashant Singh| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/Bollywood/Bips-wraps-up-first-Hollywood-film/Article1-728168.aspx| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 2011-08-04 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Bipasha wraps up Singularity| date= 5 August 2011| publisher= Meera Sharma| url = http://bollyspice.com/25908/bipasha-wraps-up-singularity| work = Bolly Spice| access-date = 2011-08-05 }}</ref> but in late 2011 the production company was placed in administration and all further filming was stopped when some ten percent remained.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/03/16/article/Singularity-may-be-set-for-more-filming---UPDATED/LHAWFXEVEU.html ''If Magazine'', 16/03/2012: ''Singularity may be set for more filming''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207001737/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/singularity-is-singularly-troubled Film Business Asia: 6 March 2013: ''Singularity is singularly troubled''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In June 2012, Belgian-based financing and production outfit Corsan agreed to put further money into the production, and the final scenes were to be shot in London.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/06/18/article/Singularity-further-filming-taking-place-in-the-UK/NVLVNHUCBJ.html ''If Magazine'', 18/06/2012: "Singularity: further filming taking place in the UK"] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> In September 2012, it was reported that the filming in London was finished, while some creditors were still waiting for payment.<ref>[http://if.com.au/2012/09/21/article/Singularity-creditors-still-waiting-for-payment/CWEYKSTGKY.html ''If Magazine'', 21/09/2012: ''Singularity creditors still waiting for payment''] Retrieved 2013-03-06</ref> And in May 2013, producer Paul Breuls confirmed that the film has been finally completed and aims to launch it at an autumn festival.<ref>{{cite news | date= 19 May 2013| publisher= Geoffrey Macnab|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/corsan-on-board-for-silence/5056327.article| work=ScreenDaily |title=Corsan on board for Silence|access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
A preview trailer for the film premiered on 6 December 2011 at the 11th annual [[International Film Festival of Marrakech|Festival International du Film de Marrakech]] during a [[master class]] given by [[Roland Joffé]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best of Master Class Roland Joffé|date=6 December 2011 |publisher=FIFM |url=http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/Best-of-Master-Class-Roland-JOFFE_a1618.html |work=Festival International du Film de Marrakech 2011|access-date=2011-12-23| language =French}}</ref> In late April 2014, the production company Corsan announced that the film would be shown at the 67th annual [[Cannes Film Festival]] on 15 May 2014 under the new name ''The Lovers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|title=The Lovers|publisher=corsanfilms.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032046/http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|archive-date=2 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/the_lovers_by_roland_joff_market_screening_from_corsan|title=The Lovers by Roland Joffé – Market screening from Corsan - Filmfestivals.com|publisher=filmfestivals.com}}</ref> The film was released on DVD in the UK as ''Time Traveller'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Qateel|first=Nav|url=http://influxmagazine.com/the-lovers-review/|title=Time Traveller (2015) Review|website=Influx Magazine|date=8 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref>
A preview trailer for the film premiered on 6 December 2011 at the 11th annual [[International Film Festival of Marrakech|Festival International du Film de Marrakech]] during a [[master class]] given by [[Roland Joffé]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best of Master Class Roland Joffé|date=6 December 2011 |publisher=FIFM |url=http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/Best-of-Master-Class-Roland-JOFFE_a1618.html |work=Festival International du Film de Marrakech 2011|access-date=2011-12-23| language =French}}</ref> In late April 2014, the production company Corsan announced that the film would be shown at the 67th annual [[Cannes Film Festival]] on 15 May 2014 under the new name ''The Lovers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|title=The Lovers|publisher=corsanfilms.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032046/http://www.corsanfilms.com/thelovers/|archive-date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/cannes_market_dailies/the_lovers_by_roland_joff_market_screening_from_corsan|title=The Lovers by Roland Joffé – Market screening from Corsan - Filmfestivals.com|publisher=filmfestivals.com}}</ref> The film was released on DVD in the UK as ''Time Traveller'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Qateel|first=Nav|url=http://influxmagazine.com/the-lovers-review/|title=Time Traveller (2015) Review|website=Influx Magazine|date=8 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-08}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1321869}}
* {{IMDb title|1321869}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|the_lovers_2015}}
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|the_lovers_2022}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110511151810/http://www.corsanfilms.com/singularity/ International Sales] (Corsan World Sales)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110511151810/http://www.corsanfilms.com/singularity/ International Sales] (Corsan World Sales)
* [http://www.blissmedialtd.com/Films.aspx?id=33 Production] (Bliss Media)
* [http://www.blissmedialtd.com/Films.aspx?id=33 Production] (Bliss Media)
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The Lovers
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoland Joffé
Produced byPaul Breuls
Guy J Louthan
Dale G Bradley
Catherine Vandeleene
Screenplay byRoland Joffé
Story byAjey Jhankar
StarringJosh Hartnett
Bipasha Basu
Alice Englert
Tamsin Egerton
Abhay Deol
Music byDirk Brossé
CinematographyMichael Coulter
Ben Nott
Edited byJohn Scott
Production
company
Corsan Films
Limelight Media
Bliss Media
Neelmudra Entertainment
Distributed byCorsan World Sales
IFC Films (US)
Release date
Running time
109 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27 million[1]

The Lovers (previously known as Singularity, released in the UK as Time Traveller and in Belgium under the French title La Prophétie de l'anneau) is a 2013 Belgian romance time travel adventure film written and directed by Roland Joffé from a story by Ajey Jhankar. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Indian actress Bipasha Basu in her only foreign film to date, Alice Englert, Tamsin Egerton and Abhay Deol in lead roles. The film is the tale of an impossible romance set against the backdrop of the first Anglo-Maratha war across two time periods and continents and centred on four characters—a British officer in 18th century British India, the Indian woman he falls deeply in love with, and a 21st-century American marine biologist and his wife.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

In 2020, marine archeologist Jay Fennel (Josh Hartnett) is brain-dead after trying to save his wife Laura (Tamsin Egerton) who got trapped exploring the wreck of a colonial British East Indiaman. The comatose Fennel dreams about the adventures of Captain James Stewart in 1778 Pune, and his romance with a Maratha warrior Tulaja Naik (Bipasha Basu).

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The Lovers was produced by Paul Breuls' Corsan NV, Dale G. Bradley's Limelight International Media Entertainment, Wei Han's Bliss Media and co-financed by Ajey Jhankar's Neelmudra Entertainment. Sales outfit Corsan World Sales, a division of Corsan NV, is handling international sales. Previously known as The Invaders, the film was in works from the late 1990s and was due originally to feature Hollywood actors Brendan Fraser and Neve Campbell and Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi.[11][12] The Anglo-Indian historical romance is Bipasha Basu's first English language film. She was encouraged to take up her international debut by actress Hilary Swank. Basu first met up with Swank at the New Seven Wonders of the World Official Declaration ceremony convened in Lisbon in 2007 and met her again at the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards in Toronto.[13][14] Though originally planned for shooting partly in the United Kingdom,[15] production began in Queensland, Australia, on 8 November 2010. It concluded there on the third week of December 2010.[15] The production then moved to India on 31 March 2011 for a further five weeks, roaming the rocky terrain of Chambal, Orchha and Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh.[16][17] Principal photography wrapped on 23 April 2011.[18] The film was planned to premiere at the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in May 2012,[19][20] but in late 2011 the production company was placed in administration and all further filming was stopped when some ten percent remained.[21][22] In June 2012, Belgian-based financing and production outfit Corsan agreed to put further money into the production, and the final scenes were to be shot in London.[23] In September 2012, it was reported that the filming in London was finished, while some creditors were still waiting for payment.[24] And in May 2013, producer Paul Breuls confirmed that the film has been finally completed and aims to launch it at an autumn festival.[25]

Release[edit | edit source]

A preview trailer for the film premiered on 6 December 2011 at the 11th annual Festival International du Film de Marrakech during a master class given by Roland Joffé.[26] In late April 2014, the production company Corsan announced that the film would be shown at the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2014 under the new name The Lovers.[27][28] The film was released on DVD in the UK as Time Traveller in 2016.[29]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "John McTiernan to direct 'Shrapnel'". Variety. Pamela McClintock. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Roland Joffe in India!". The Times of India. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Abhay Deol back from Australia". Hindustan Times. Roshmila Bhattacharya. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2010. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 18 January 2011 suggested (help)
  4. ↑ "Abhay Deol's tryst with Hollywood". Daily Bhaskar. Sneha Mahadevan. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Andrea Deck Interview". Movie-Eye. Sima Moussavian. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Josh Hartnett and Olga Kurylenko filming in Brisbane for Singularity". The Courier-Mail. Tristan Swanwick. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival - Shane Briant discusses his upcoming movie project 'Singularity'". The Black Box Club. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "It's nice to be back: Atul Kulkarni". The Times of India. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Singular and Available". The Indian Express. Anjali Jhangiani. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Repeating History". Mumbai Mirror. Anjali Shetty. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "'The Invaders' Changed To 'Singularity'". SmasHits. 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Bipasha Basu joins 'Singularity'- Roland Joffé pic also stars Josh Hartnett, Olga Kurylenko". Variety. Naman Ramachandran. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  13. ↑ "Bipasha Basu Credits Hilary Swank for her First Hollywood Film!". Desi Hits. Naina Ramrakhani. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Swank Speak: Bipasha's Hollywood 'Singularity' Boost". Movie Talkies. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Ben Nott: untangling the Notts". Screen Hub. Anne Richey. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2010. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 6 July 2011 suggested (help)
  16. ↑ "Hippie hip! Bipasha Basu on being Dum Maaro Dum's Zoe and why she's chosen to clam up about John and Rana". The Telegraph India. Pratim D. Gupta. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "India Calling". India Today. Priyanka Sood & Nishat Bari. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "Bipasha Basu to visit the Taj Mahal with Josh Hartnett". 3D Syndication. Aakanksha Naval-Shetye. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "Bips wraps up first Hollywood film". Hindustan Times. Prashant Singh. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.[dead link]
  20. ↑ "Bipasha wraps up Singularity". Bolly Spice. Meera Sharma. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  21. ↑ If Magazine, 16/03/2012: Singularity may be set for more filming Retrieved 2013-03-06
  22. ↑ Film Business Asia: 6 March 2013: Singularity is singularly troubled Retrieved 2013-03-06
  23. ↑ If Magazine, 18/06/2012: "Singularity: further filming taking place in the UK" Retrieved 2013-03-06
  24. ↑ If Magazine, 21/09/2012: Singularity creditors still waiting for payment Retrieved 2013-03-06
  25. ↑ "Corsan on board for Silence". ScreenDaily. Geoffrey Macnab. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  26. ↑ "Best of Master Class Roland Joffé". Festival International du Film de Marrakech 2011 (in French). FIFM. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  27. ↑ "The Lovers". corsanfilms.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 May 2014 suggested (help)
  28. ↑ "The Lovers by Roland Joffé – Market screening from Corsan - Filmfestivals.com". filmfestivals.com.
  29. ↑ Qateel, Nav (8 June 2016). "Time Traveller (2015) Review". Influx Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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