As the year marks the 20th anniversary of the movie, we take a look at what the actors of the film. August 2, 2002 exuding a selfdeprecating charm thats. The whole notting hill neighborhood, while already increasingly trendy when the film was shot, became, as grant put it, a hell of a lot trendier once the movie came out. Notting hill is an affluent district of west london, england, in the royal borough of kensington and chelsea notting hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual notting hill carnival and portobello road market. Hopelessly ordinary well, as ordinary as you can be when youre hugh grant, william is going about his life when renowned movie star anna scott julia roberts walks into his bookstore and into his heart. In the earlier film, grant fell for a beautiful american andie macdowell, and thats what happens this time, too. Julia roberts wore her own clothes in crucial notting hill. Notting hill 1999 remains one of the mostloved classic romantic comedies of all time. Richard curtiss britain is a strange place where middleclass, floppyhaired folk go in search of love. Anna is hollywood royalty on a london holiday, but the press never. The hit film notting hill tells the story of the unlikely romance between anna, a wellknown american actress, and will, who owns a travel bookstore in west london.
The filming locations for the movie notting hill remember the bright blue door that led to hugh grants flat in the movie. Julia roberts stars as anna scott, the worlds biggest movie star, and hugh grant as. The love story between anna and william still feels bizarrely like something. Captain corellis mandolin 2001 was to be director roger michells next film after notting hill 1999, but he became seriously ill and had to be replaced by john madden. May 28, 2019 the manager of london notting hill bookshop has a ready supply of kleenex because so many of the patrons walk in and break into tears. The movie wasnt actually filmed in there as apparently the owners told hollywood to buzz off, sky reports, but the notting hill crew did completely rebuild it for the beloved romance. So, i am lying comatose, pinot grigiod into oblivion, watching the end credits of richard curtiss astoundinginsomanyways movie notting hill, and suddenly it hits me. By the end, as much as were aware of the ancient story machinery groaning away. The road to get there, however, is not only morally rocky, but also poorly paved in. Curtis actually lived in notting hill at wills bluedoored home, which he sold after the films release. Notting hill actress reveals very awkward truth about filming famous scene. Every mans dream comes true for william thacker, an unsuccessful notting hill bookstore owner, when anna scott, the worlds most beautiful woman and bestliked actress, enters his shop. Mar 03, 2018 notting hill 110 movie clip can i have your autograph. The film stars julia roberts, hugh grant, rhys ifans, emma chambers, tim mcinnerny, gina mckee, and hugh bonneville.
Youve reached the hub for any and all dramatica analysis of notting hill. Anna and grants character, notting hill travel book shop proprietor will thacker, fall for one another despite their differences in nationality and wage class, to the bafflement and excitement of. Parents need to know that notting hill is a 1999 romantic comedy starring julia roberts and hugh grant. Notting hill put the london district on the map in a global way, creating a major tourist industry centered around the movie. The manager of london notting hill bookshop has a ready supply of kleenex because so many of the patrons walk in and break into tears. That was the reallife home of the movies writer richard curtis, located at 280 westbourne park road, but the interiors were filmed on a soundstage. The actress who starred alongside hugh grant and julia roberts in. Theres some profanity, including fk, as well as offcolor oneliners of a sexual nature and men overheard speaking about having sex with celebrities in a sexist and objectifying manner. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Jun 27, 2011 a romance slowly blooms as his friends and family not to mention the world at large wonder out loud what hes doing dating a movie star. While we never doubt the outcome, notting hill offers an enjoyable narrative journey. Examine the list of plot points below and see if you can identify all of them.
Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan kenworthy and. From 19792011, the store was known as the travel books. Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan kenworthy and screenwriter richard. Grant plays william thacker, a lonely, sweetly obliging bookshop owner whose humdrum existence is interrupted when actress anna scott roberts walks into his storeand into his heart. Anna scotts character in real life is phyllis diller.
Its a really sweet story and that big moment when julia roberts says shes. In addition to the storyform, youll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question. Notting hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by roger michell. What you are doing is hoping by telling a story and arranging a. I remember when we made notting hill, we got to the most important scene in the movie, which is when she comes to try to win hugh grant over, said curtis, while introducing her. Notting hill actress emily mortimer reveals horrific. When boy meets girl in notting hill, the result is a contemporary british fairy tale.
Notting hill is the story of an ordinary fellow from england and a beautiful american movie star. Well, of course, the moment we see julia roberts and hugh grant together on the screen, we want to see them snoggling, but a romantic comedy like notting hill is about delaying the inevitable. Notting hill movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Also stream notting hill on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. Notting hill movie was inspired by tom waits, reveals writer richard curtis. While in real life, i am an average american guy, and jane seymour is a beautiful movie star from. The screenplay was written by richard curtis, author of four weddings and a funeral 1994, and the film was produced by duncan kenworthy. Grant, screenwriter richard curtis and producer duncan kenworthy. Ending spoiler for notting hill 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
But in julia robertss most famous scene, shes wearing a questionable pair of flip flops. Notting hill soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Julia roberts and hugh grant in notting hill 1999 julia roberts in notting hill 1999 julia. Bookstore that inspired the movie notting hill braces for a. Set in the charming neighborhood of notting hill in london, england, bookstore owner william thacker accidentally spills orange juice all over anna scott roberts, an american movie star. Thats the crux of the situation for william thacker hugh grant, who owns a travel bookshop in londons fashionable notting hill district. Bella saved the day in her quickwitted plot to get past the hotel magistrate. Find all 17 songs in notting hill soundtrack, with scene descriptions. A walking tour of notting hill movie locations in london.
Notting hill reassembles three of the key players from four. If you want a thorough analysis of the 7 plot beats of a romantic comedy and how they specifically pertain to notting hill, read pages 107119 of mernits wonderful romantic comedy screenwriting guide. Notting hill reassembles three of the key players from four weddings and a funeral 1994, which made hugh grant a star. Learn english through storylevel 2notting hillenglish. Roger michell wanted to film leicester square but was declined. Notting hill had a kind of magic to it, not because julia roberts was a big star, in and out of film, but because the story is so beautifully told, and julia is completely out of her usual, powerful performance routine, it seems she is not really trying to act, which gives it its certain edge, she becomes real, this can also be said for hugh. Notting hill is a 1999 british romantic comedy film directed by roger michell. William is the owner of a travel bookshop and one day anna scott, an american movie star, visits it. One day, william is minding the store when in strolls anna scott julia roberts, a lovely and wellknown actress from the united states who is in london working on a film. Notting hill proves theres nothing like a love story well told especially when hugh. You know, notting hill, four weddings, actually love or whatever its called, and bridget jones. A romance slowly blooms as his friends and family not to mention the world at large wonder out loud what hes doing dating a movie star. Notting hill 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Notting hill a film about madonna and guy the guardian.
Grant seem less like lovers than members of a support group for the desperately attractive. Can a beautiful and internationally famous american actress find. The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world. Notting hill is the type of movie you want to like, even more so because it ends in marriage. Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan kenworthy and screenwriter richard curtis, who previously worked together on the international hit four weddings and a funeral. Notting hill successfully hits every single one of these beats.
Bookstore that inspired the movie notting hill braces. William thacker owns an independent book store in notting hill, london. Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan. Notting hill is a classic movie full of iconic 90s outfits. Notting hill 1999 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format.
Her character, anna, is one of the most famous movie stars in the world. It is the story of a shy, floppyhaired bookshop owner hugh grant, a lonely divorced guy who has a wacky welsh mate called spike the role made rhys ifans a star and who falls in love with a. Anna scott, the mega movie star roberts plays with perfect comic pitch and surprising sting in notting hill, should be so lucky. At the climax of the film, as hugh grants family is trying to race to julia roberts press conference, one of them says, even james bond never had to put up with anything like this. His wife has recently left him for another man whom. Mar 17, 2014 moreover, notting hill always gets derided by curtis fans themselves, who claim that four weddings is the better movie, a claim that boils down to the fact that it has a funeral in it, therefore.
William thacker hugh grant lives a rather normal, uneventful life as a travel book shop owner in notting hill, london. The story is of a romance between a london book seller played by grant. Notting hill movie was inspired by tom waits, reveals. William will thacker owns an independent travel bookshop in notting hill. Like all the best romances, notting hill still holds upboth the film and. Aug 09, 2019 when anna walks through the door of the little bookshop at notting hill, will cannot believe what his eyes are seeing. William thacker played by hugh grant is a bookseller at a shop in the notting hill district in west london, who shares a house with an eccentric welsh friend, spike rhys ifans.
And, according to hugh grant, the movie is inspired by a true story. Nov 28, 2018 the hit film notting hill tells the story of the unlikely romance between anna, a wellknown american actress, and will, who owns a travel bookstore in west london. Find out when and where you can watch notting hill on tv with the full listings schedule at. Plot william thacker lives in notting hill, london. Oct 23, 2018 i remember when we made notting hill, we got to the most important scene in the movie, which is when she comes to try to win hugh grant over, said curtis, while introducing her. But it also painted a limited portrait of the area and drastically sped up the process of gentrification. Julia roberts wore her own clothes in crucial notting. Anna meets will notting hill love, the home of romance. Notting hill had a kind of magic to it, not because julia roberts was a big star, in and out of film, but because the story is so beautifully told, and julia is completely out of her usual, powerful performance routine, it seems she is not really trying to act, which gives it its certain edge, she becomes real, this can also be said for hugh, playing the usual dopey character hes customed to. Feb 19, 2006 when you see films about west london, its all julia roberts and hugh grant.
His character, william, runs a modest little travel book shop in london. He shares his house with spike, a young layabout at ease into the disorder and confusion of the house. William thacker hugh grant is a london bookstore owner. His wife has recently left him for another man whom he.
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