Down with Love is only a book.
Down with Love is a 2003 romantic comedy film .. romantic. romance film. comedy film. comedy film. It was directed by Peyton Reed , written by Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake , and stars Renee Zellweger , Ewan McGregor , Sarah Paulson and David Hyde Pierce .. Peyton Reed. Peyton Reed. Renee Zellweger. Renee Zellweger. Ewan McGregor. Ewan McGregor. Sarah Paulson. Sarah Paulson. David Hyde Pierce. David Hyde Pierce. The story follows a woman who advocates female independence in combat with a lothario and the patriarchal , even male chauvinist society of the 1950s and early 1960s .. lothario. lothario. patriarchal. patriarchal. chauvinist. chauvinist. The film is a pastiche of the sex comedies that were popular in the era in which Down with Love is set , in particular the three films that starred Doris Day and Rock Hudson  : 1959 's Pillow Talk , 1961 's Lover Come Back and 1964 's Send Me No Flowers .. pastiche. pastiche. Doris Day. Doris Day. Rock Hudson. Rock Hudson. Pillow Talk. Pillow Talk ( film ). Lover Come Back. Lover Come Back ( 1961 film ). Send Me No Flowers. Send Me No Flowers