Every four seconds a Harlequin Mills & Boon romance novel is sold somewhere in the world. In India, the books give Shumita hope that her straying husband will return. In Japan, housewife Hiroko yearns to make fantasy reality with her handsome ballroom dancing teacher. And in Warrington, mum-of-three Shirley rifles through the books for ideas on how to keep her marriage spicy.But it's not only the female readers who dream of a perfect romance. New York model Stephen has been on over 200 Mills & Boon covers, but can't find his true love. While romance novelist Gill Sanderson... is in fact a pensioner called Roger, writing from a caravan in the North of England. Guilty Pleasures explores our universal struggle to reconcile inner fantasy with the tragicomic truths of real-life relationships.Five heroes, four continents, one dream of true love. Because real life begins where Mills & Boon ends... [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. There are few literary genres that have a larger and more loyal audience than romance novels; it's been estimated that every four seconds, someone in the world buys a novel from the American publisher Harlequin or the British counterpart Hills & Boon, and the women who are their most loyal customers eagerly read book after book, even though most follow rigorously similar plot lines. Filmmaker Julie Moggan offers an entertaining look into the world of romance literature -- the people who read it and those who help produce it -- in the documentary Guilty Pleasures. Roger Sanderson is a successful romance author (and one of the few men in the field) who is a frequent guest at conventions for aspiring writers, where he passes along his secrets for success in the trade. Stephen Muzzonigro is a male model who has found a lucrative specialty posing for the covers of romance novels; despite being the physical ideal for many women, he admits he's had little luck with relationships and says his busy career has gotten in the way of finding love. And Shirley Davies, Hiroko Honmo and Shumita Didi Singh are three fans who talk about their favorite authors and why they love romance novels; as it happens, Shirley and Hiroko are married but have discovered reality isn't as much fun as books, while Shumita is separated from an unfaithful and inconsiderate husband. Age Rating 12
Documentary that takes a look at the lives of five people affected by Mills and Boon romance novels. It is estimated that a Mills and Boon romance is sold every four seconds worldwide, giving the books a huge cultural influence across the globe. Director Julie Moggan follows five people from four different continents - Japanese housewife Hiroko, Indian woman Shumita, US model Stephen, novelist Gill Sanderson and mother-of-three Shirley - to examine the effects of the books.
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