The Holiday (2006)
Directed by Nancy Meyers
Two heartbroken women swap homes for Christmas: a London newspaper columnist moves into a Los Angeles mansion and a Los Angeles trailer editor into a snowy Surrey cottage.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Newspaper office≈ 00:02:00London, EnglandStated on screen
At her newspaper's Christmas party Iris learns the man she loves is engaged to someone else.
- 1Amanda's house≈ 00:08:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Amanda throws out her cheating boyfriend and finds Iris's cottage on a home-swap website.
- 2Rosehill Cottage, Surrey (fictional)≈ 00:20:00Stated on screenFictional
Amanda arrives in the snowy village and Iris's brother Graham turns up at the door.
- 2Amanda's house≈ 00:20:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Iris settles into Amanda's mansion, befriends the old screenwriter Arthur and the composer Miles.
- 3Graham's house≈ 01:40:00Rosehill Cottage, Surrey (fictional)InferredFictional
- 3Arthur's tribute≈ 01:50:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
- 4Rosehill Cottage, Surrey (fictional)≈ 02:05:00Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 26,276 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 7
- Plane: 26,276 km
- Not shown: 0.0 km
- Car: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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