And I Love You So (film)

And I Love You So is a 2009 Philippine romantic drama film produced by Star Cinema, starring Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby and Derek Ramsay. This film reunites Alonzo and Milby the previous being Close to You 2006. The film is directed by Laurenti Dyogi, and celebrates the 16th year of Star Cinema films. The film describes the feeling of forbidden love for another person when that love may not be forbidden at all.

Lara Bea Alonzo meets the love of her life, Oliver Cruz Derek Ramsay. They live a happy married life. She falls in love with Oliver all over again each and every day because of his charm, and also because he was her first love ever. Yet, five months later, Oliver dies of an aneurysm, and financial problems occur for Lara, not to mention heartbreak. At the suggestion of her friends, she rents out the former condominium she and Oliver lived in to a man named Chris Panlilio Sam Milby, and then decides to live with her motherinlaw, Kate, and sisterinlaw, Audrey. Intent to help his landlady learn to move on with her life, Chris decides to guide Lara into doing different daily activities to be happy again, in exchange for her teaching him proper Tagalog. Yet, this new found friendship turns into something more special,And I Love You So earned second place in the Philippines during its opening weekend August 12, 2009 August 16, 2009 after G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra. The film earned 20,470,000 or 424,470 in revenue. During its second week, the film stayed in the Topfilms of that weekend holding spot Numberbehind Disneys Up and G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra, respectively. It earned 10,596,134. As of its first two weeks in Philippine theatres, it garnered a gross revenue of 36,329,604. As of January 2010, the film has grossed 89, 300,000 in revenue. The film received generally favorable reviews.citation needed ........

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