Love Actually
The Ultimate Romantic Comedy
Country
Production
Budget
$40 000 000
Box office
$244 931 766
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Duncan Kenworthy
Camera operator
Michael Coulter
Composer
Craig Armstrong
Artist
Jim Clay, Sophie Newman, Heidi Gibb
Audition
Mary Selway, Shaheen Baig, Fiona Weir
Editing
Nick Moore
Whole Team (275)
Whole Team (275)
Short description
Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships can be.
What's left behind the scenes
- 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.
- Portuguese actress Lúcia Moniz got her role completely by chance. A close friend of hers, who worked in casting, sent her photographs to a colleague who was casting for the film. Soon after, Lúcia received an invitation, attended the screen tests, and left the studio that same day with a signed contract.
- The lake where the characters played by Lúcia Moniz and Colin Firth splashed around was actually only 45 cm deep, and the actors had to be quite resourceful to make the scene look convincing on screen. Additionally, during the filming of this episode, Colin was brutally bitten by mosquitoes, and the actor even had to seek medical attention.
- Three plot lines were cut during the editing process.
- 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 film's DVD release became the most in-demand in the United Kingdom in 2004.
- At Peter and Julie's wedding, the orchestra performs The Beatles' song 'All You Need Is Love.'
- At Peter and Julie’s wedding, the orchestra performs The Beatles’ song – “All You Need Is Love.”
- 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.
- 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.
- Simon Pegg auditioned for the role of Harry, the necklace salesman.
- 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 opening shots of the film, depicting numerous reunions of loved ones at the airport, were filmed without the use of extras. The crew set up cameras at Heathrow and filmed random people, later asking for their consent to use the footage in the movie.
- 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.
- According to the original plan, Rowan Atkinson was meant to play the role of the angel.
- Simon Pegg auditioned for the role of Harry, a necklace salesman.
- The playful song "Christmas is All Around," which plays throughout the movie, was indeed released as a separate single, but unlike the film, it did not achieve great success. This composition was a cover of the 1994 hit by the group Wet Wet Wet, which topped the British charts for 15 weeks.
- Daniel's favorite catchphrase 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 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.
- At a press conference following the recent negotiations between the UK Prime Minister and the US President, while answering a journalist's question, David jokingly lists the book 'Harry Potter' as one of the UK's 'achievements.' The actors who played David's sister Karen (Emma Thompson) and her husband Harry (Alan Rickman) both appeared in the Harry Potter films, playing Professors Sybill Trelawney and Severus Snape.
- Richard Curtis said that one of the reasons he decided to make such a film was that it took him 3-4 years to film each romantic movie—meaning he wouldn't have enough time in his life to realize all his ideas, so he decided to combine several movies into one and see how it would turn out.
- Claudia Schiffer received a fee of £200,000 for an episode lasting approximately one minute.
- 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?”
- The DVD release became the most in-demand in the UK in 2004.
- Claudia Schiffer received a fee of 200,000 pounds sterling for an episode lasting about one minute.
- The roles of the hosts of the chart-topping show, won by Billy Mack, were played by the duo Ant&Dec.
- Originally, Rowan Atkinson was supposed to play the role of an angel.
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