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Release Date:
24 March 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
Sometimes love has a life of its own.Plot:
A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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A picture of true beauty more (97 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Billy Crudup | ... | Fielding Pierce | |
| Bill Haugland | ... | TV Newsman at Bombing | |
| Nelson Landrieu | ... | Francisco Higgens | |
| Ivonne Coll | ... | Gisela Higgens | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Sarah Williams | |
| Maxine Guess | ... | Danny's Receptionist | |
| Paul Hipp | ... | Danny Pierce | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Isaac Green | |
| Lawrence Dane | ... | Governor Kinosis | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Jerry Charmichael | |
| Robert Harding | ... | TV Newsman #2 | |
| Janet McTeer | ... | Caroline Pierce | |
| Molly Parker | ... | Juliet Beck | |
| Larry Marshall | ... | Angelo Bertelli | |
| Don Jordan | ... | Minister with Bertelli on TV |
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Rated R for sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
105 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | France:U | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 36371)Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaFun Stuff
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Jennifer Connelly's son, Kai was in the film, she was holding him in the scene in which Fielding was at the church. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During an argument in his new apartment, Fielding's (Billy Crudup) new girlfriend calls him "Billy". moreQuotes:
Fielding Pierce: I risk throwing away everything that I've worked for. This way eventually, I can make some real substantial changes without throwing away my life on some ultimately meaningless gesture.Sarah Williams: Sometimes, meaningless gestures are all we have.
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I cannot recommend this film strongly enough. This story celebrates the timelessness of love without cynicism or irony. It portrays a relationship in all its many forms: moments of joy, frustration, passion, tenderness, tragedy, and even a bit of insanity. Fielding Pierce and Sarah Williams are the two politically-minded lovers. While they share very similar political goals, their means of achieving those goals are vastly different. Fielding is the ambitious golden boy, campaigning through the political machine in an effort to affect change by working within the established system. Sarah is the rebel outsider, who believes real change will never be accomplished within a corrupt system, leaving political revolution as the only alternative. The film never passes judgement on which is the nobler or the more effective method. Rather, it chooses to portray Fielding and Sarah as two people whose love for what they believe in is second only to the love they have for each other.