Notting Hill (1999) - Theatrical Trailer - © Universal Pictures

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Notting Hill (1999) - Theatrical Trailer - © Universal Pictures

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Film: Notting Hill. Starring: Julia Roberts as Anna Scott, Hugh Grant as William Thacker, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, James Dreyfus, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny and Gina McKee. Directed by: Roger Michell. Story & Screenplay written by: Richard Curtis. Distributed by: © Universal Pictures & Polygram Filmed Entertainment. Theatrical Release Date: 28 May 1999 (USA) Niceties by: http://www.youtube.com/IAmOnlyLove Synopsis! "Notting Hill" is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy, and directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville. Plot! William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is the owner of an independent bookstore in Notting Hill that specializes in travel writing. Witty and handsome, he has not been coping well with his divorce (his wife left him "for a man who looks exactly like Harrison Ford") and is currently sharing his house with an eccentric Welsh wannabe artist named Spike (Rhys Ifans). One day, Thacker encounters world-famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) during her trip to London, when she enters his shop to purchase a book. Shortly thereafter, the pair accidentally collide in the street, causing William to spill his orange juice on the both of them. He offers his house, which is just across the road, as a place for Anna to get changed. She accepts and they retire to his abode. Having changed, Anna surprises William with a kiss and plants the seeds for their mutual attraction. Days later, William asks Spike if he has any messages. Spike has trouble writing down or remembering any messages left for Will, but does recall "Some American girl called Anna" calling a few days previous. Anna is staying at the Ritz, under a pseudonym, and asks William to come and visit her. When he arrives, Anna's room has become the centre for a press day and as a result, William is mistaken for a member of the press. In a moment of panic he claims he works for Horse & Hound magazine. He has to interview every single cast member of Anna's new film Helix, even though he has not seen the film himself. William does get to talk to Anna, and invites her to his sister Honey's birthday party. There, at Max (Tim McInnerny) and Bella's (Gina McKee) house, Anna feels at home with William's circle of friends, putting up a good case for the "last brownie" the group declared was to be awarded to the most pathetic of them. Afterwards they trespass in a private London square. They go on several more dates, to the cinema and to a restaurant. Anna invites William back to her hotel room, only to find her American boyfriend, Jeff King (an uncredited cameo by Alec Baldwin), already there. Anna apologises whilst the boyfriend is out of the room, and William, pretending to be a waiter in front of Jeff, realises he must leave. Some time later, Anna arrives on William's doorstep, hoping for a place to stay, she and Jeff having broken up. Some degrading images of her that look like a porn film have been leaked to the press. The newspapers have consequently started ridiculing her (calling her "Scott of Pantarctica" and "Wotta Lotta Scott") and she needs to hide out. The pair bond once again, with William helping Anna learn lines for her new film. That night, the pair sleep together for the first time. In the morning, William is stunned to see a throng of reporters at their doorstep, it seems that careless talk by Spike down at the pub the previous night had alerted the media to Anna's whereabouts. Angry at what she views as his betrayal, she leaves in a hurry, and William decides once and for all to forget her. One year later, Anna returns to London to make a Henry James film, which William had suggested she do. William approaches the set of the film, and Anna invites him in to watch. He listens to the sound recording whilst Anna is between filming scenes and overhears her telling her co-star that William is "just some guy". Disappointed, William leaves. The next day, Anna comes to the bookshop once again, hoping to resume their love affair, but William turns her down. Before she leaves, Anna says the famous line: "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her"; but William stays firm to his decision. Afterwards, William consults his friends on his decision, leading him to realize that he has just made "the biggest mistake of his life". He and his friends search for Anna, racing across London in Max's car. They reach Anna's press conference before she leaves for the United States, and William successfully persuades her to stay in England with him. Anna and William get married, with the film concluding with a shot of William and a pregnant Anna sitting on a park bench in Notting Hill.

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