Down with Love is only a book.
Down with Love is a 2003 romantic comedy film . It was directed by Peyton Reed , written by Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake , and stars Renée Zellweger , Ewan McGregor , Sarah Paulson and David Hyde Pierce . 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 . Down with Love (TV series) . It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television ( CTV ) from 31 January 2010 to 23 May 2010 , every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television ( GTV ) Variety Show/CH 28 , from 2 February 2010 to 30 May 2010 , every Sunday at 20:00 to 21:30 .