Love Actually

Love Actually (2003)

Timing: 2:15 (135 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2003-09-07

Country

France, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, DNA Films, Working Title Films

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$250 779 876

Website

http://www.loveactually.com/

Director

Richard Curtis

Actors

Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Martine McCutcheon, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Lúcia Moniz, Andrew Lincoln
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Scenario

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Duncan Kenworthy

Operator

Michael Coulter

Composer

Craig Armstrong

Artist

Sophie Newman, Heidi Gibb

Audition

Mary Selway, Shaheen Baig, Fiona Weir

Editing

Nick Moore
All team (275)

• Claudia Schiffer received a fee of £200,000 for an episode lasting approximately one minute.
• Originally, Rowan Atkinson was supposed to play the role of an angel.
• Portuguese actress Lucia Moniz got her role completely by chance. A close friend of hers who was involved in casting sent her photos to a colleague who was casting for the film. Soon Lucia received an invitation, came to the audition, and left the film studio with a signed contract the same day.
• The comedic song “Christmas is All Around,” which plays throughout the film, was actually released as a single, but did not achieve great success (unlike the film). This track was a cover version of Wet Wet Wet’s 1994 hit, which topped the British charts for 15 weeks.
• The lake in which the characters of Lucia Moniz and Colin Firth splashed was actually only 45 cm deep, and the actors had to show considerable skill to make the scene look believable on screen. In addition, during the filming of this episode, Colin was severely bitten by mosquitoes, and the actor even had to seek medical attention.
• The DVD release became the most in-demand in the UK in 2004.
• At the foreign language school where Jemmy is learning Portuguese, one of the students sitting nearby is learning Russian. However, the phrase he pronounces in Russian, “There is a lot of snow this year,” is accompanied by the subtitle “Is this way to the train station?”
• Three plot lines were cut during the editing process.
• Richard Curtis said that one of the reasons he decided to make this film was that it took him 3-4 years to film each romantic film – thus, he wouldn't have enough life to realize all his ideas, and he decided to combine several films into one and see how it would turn out.
• Simon Pegg auditioned for the role of Harry, a necklace salesman.
• At a press conference following yesterday's negotiations between the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the President of the United States, responding to a question from journalists, David jokingly lists the book 'Harry Potter' as one of Great Britain's 'achievements'. The actors who played David's sister Karen (Emma Thompson) and her husband Harry (Alan Rickman) participated in the filming of the Harry Potter films: they played the roles of Professor Sybill Trelawney and Severus Snape.
• The first shots of the film, depicting numerous reunions in the airport, were filmed without the use of extras. The film crew set up cameras at Heathrow and filmed random people, subsequently asking for their consent to use the footage in the film.
• Daniel's favorite saying is 'When I meet Claudia Schiffer.' After a New Year's concert at school, he meets Carol, a single mother played by Claudia Schiffer herself.
• The roles of the hosts of the chart-topping show, won by Billy Mack, were played by the duo Ant&Dec.
• At Peter and Julie's wedding, the orchestra plays the song "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles.
• The comedic song “Christmas is All Around,” which plays throughout the film, was indeed released as a single, but it didn't achieve great success (unlike the film itself). This composition was a cover of Wet Wet Wet’s 1994 hit, which topped the British charts for 15 weeks.
• At the foreign language school where Jamie learns Portuguese, one of the students sitting nearby is learning Russian. However, the phrase he pronounces in Russian – “There’s a lot of snow this year” – is accompanied by the subtitle “Is this way to the train station?”
• At a press conference following the previous day’s negotiations between the British Prime Minister and the US President, responding to a question from a journalist, David jokingly lists the book “Harry Potter” as one of Britain’s “achievements.” The actors who played David’s sister Karen (Emma Thompson) and her husband Harry (Alan Rickman) starred in the Harry Potter films, playing the roles of Professor Sybill Trelawney and Severus Snape, respectively.
• At Peter and Julie’s wedding, the orchestra performs The Beatles’ song – “All You Need Is Love.”