# Un amor inesperado (2003)

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**Original title**: *Alex & Emma*
**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Rob Reiner
**Written by**: Jeremy Leven
**Starring**: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Lobo Sebastian, Chino XL

> *Is it love... or are they just imagining things?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Alex Sheldon rents Emma Dinsmore to type his overdue novel before mobsters call due on his vig. He narrates a tragic romance between himself and his fictional muse Polina Delacroix while talking himself into an off-page affair. Alex finishes the manuscript just as the final page confesses more than any plot should.

**Mood tags**: cozy, tender

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