''Stay Until Tomorrow'' is a 2004 American romantic

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film written and directed by

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winner Laura Colella. It stars Eleanor Hutchins,

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with supporting roles by Reena Shah,

Patrick Clarke Patrick Clarke is a writer, director, producer and actor. Clarke produced his first feature ''Beyond the Pale (Film), Beyond the Pale'' in 1999. Based on actual events, the immigrant drama won awards at the Houston and Arizona film festivals ...

and

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. The plot follows Nina (Hutchins), a former teenage

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star who returns to her hometown of Providence after an extended period of world travel. Filmed in Providence in the summer of 2003, Stay Until Tomorrow was produced by

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, Laura Colella and Fabrice Lorenceau and released in 2004.

Development

''Stay Until Tomorrow'' was developed through ''

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'' filmmakers/screenwriters lab in 2000.

Cast

*Eleanor Hutchins as Nina *

as Jim *

as Carla *Reena Shah as Sheila *

as Patrick *

as Andrei *Aaron Jungles as Mark *Eddie Bernard as Tonio *Paul Kaup as Jeoy *John Kenower as Todd *Pierre Poirot as Philippe

Filming locations

* Providence,

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0340378, title=Stay Until Tomorrow 2004 films 2000s English-language films American romantic comedy-drama films 2000s American films English-language romantic comedy-drama films