Notting hill 1999 remains one of the mostloved classic romantic comedies of all time. 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. Youve reached the hub for any and all dramatica analysis of notting hill. He shares his house with spike, a young layabout at ease into the disorder and confusion of the house. By the end, as much as were aware of the ancient story machinery groaning away. But in julia robertss most famous scene, shes wearing a questionable pair of flip flops.
The filming locations for the movie notting hill remember the bright blue door that led to hugh grants flat in the movie. 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. 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. Can a beautiful and internationally famous american actress find. As the year marks the 20th anniversary of the movie, we take a look at what the actors of the film. Grant, screenwriter richard curtis and producer duncan kenworthy. Find out when and where you can watch notting hill on tv with the full listings schedule at. 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. But the man behind notting hill and love actually has created a comic formula that has made. Bookstore that inspired the movie notting hill braces. 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. 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. Julia roberts wore her own clothes in crucial notting.
Julia roberts and hugh grant in notting hill 1999 julia roberts in notting hill 1999 julia. Notting hill 1999 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format. Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan kenworthy and. 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. 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. William is the owner of a travel bookshop and one day anna scott, an american movie star, visits it. Feb 19, 2006 when you see films about west london, its all julia roberts and hugh grant. The screenplay was written by richard curtis, author of four weddings and a funeral 1994, and the film was produced by duncan kenworthy. What you are doing is hoping by telling a story and arranging a.
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 successfully hits every single one of these beats. Its a really sweet story and that big moment when julia roberts says shes. The filming locations from the movie notting hill hooked.
The love story between anna and william still feels bizarrely like something. Like all the best romances, notting hill still holds upboth the film and. Examine the list of plot points below and see if you can identify all of them. William thacker owns an independent book store in notting hill, london. Notting hill movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The film stars julia roberts, hugh grant, rhys ifans, emma chambers, tim mcinnerny, gina mckee, and hugh bonneville. William thacker hugh grant is a london bookstore owner. 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. 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.
Parents need to know that notting hill is a 1999 romantic comedy starring julia roberts and hugh grant. While in real life, i am an average american guy, and jane seymour is a beautiful movie star from. Anna scott, the mega movie star roberts plays with perfect comic pitch and surprising sting in notting hill, should be so lucky. His character, william, runs a modest little travel book shop in london. Notting hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by roger michell. Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan. And both films surround the romantic couple with a large, cheerful assortment of weird but lovable friends. When boy meets girl in notting hill, the result is a contemporary british fairy tale. Roger michell wanted to film leicester square but was declined. Grant seem less like lovers than members of a support group for the desperately attractive. 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. Notting hill united romcom titans julia roberts and hugh.
Notting hill reunites hugh grant with producer duncan kenworthy and screenwriter richard. Notting hill is a 1999 british romantic comedy film directed by roger michell. Notting hill is the story of an ordinary fellow from england and a beautiful american movie star. Notting hill is the type of movie you want to like, even more so because it ends in marriage. 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. Richard curtiss britain is a strange place where middleclass, floppyhaired folk go in search of love.
Notting hill movie was inspired by tom waits, reveals. 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. William will thacker owns an independent travel bookshop in notting hill. Learn english through storylevel 2notting hillenglish. 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. The road to get there, however, is not only morally rocky, but also poorly paved in. Notting hill put the london district on the map in a global way, creating a major tourist industry centered around the movie.
Plot william thacker lives in notting hill, london. Notting hill soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. You know, notting hill, four weddings, actually love or whatever its called, and bridget jones. And, according to hugh grant, the movie is inspired by a true story. Anna meets will notting hill love, the home of romance. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.
Bookstore that inspired the movie notting hill braces for a. 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. His wife has recently left him for another man whom he. 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. Also stream notting hill on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. Notting hill is a classic movie full of iconic 90s outfits. Notting hill actress emily mortimer reveals horrific. 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. In the earlier film, grant fell for a beautiful american andie macdowell, and thats what happens this time, too. Notting hill reassembles three of the key players from four. But it also painted a limited portrait of the area and drastically sped up the process of gentrification. 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. 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. A walking tour of notting hill movie locations in london.
Find all 17 songs in notting hill soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Mar 03, 2018 notting hill 110 movie clip can i have your autograph. Theres also a james bond reference in notting hill. The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.
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. 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. The story is of a romance between a london book seller played by grant. Curtis actually lived in notting hill at wills bluedoored home, which he sold after the films release. His wife has recently left him for another man whom.
Thats the crux of the situation for william thacker hugh grant, who owns a travel bookshop in londons fashionable notting hill district. 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. 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. William thacker hugh grant lives a rather normal, uneventful life as a travel book shop owner in notting hill, london. 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. 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. In addition to the storyform, youll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question. Julia roberts wore her own clothes in crucial notting hill. Julia roberts stars as anna scott, the worlds biggest movie star, and hugh grant as. Her character, anna, is one of the most famous movie stars in the world. Notting hill a film about madonna and guy the guardian. Aug 09, 2019 when anna walks through the door of the little bookshop at notting hill, will cannot believe what his eyes are seeing. 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. Notting hill reassembles three of the key players from four weddings and a funeral 1994, which made hugh grant a star.
Notting hill 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A romcom with the right ingredients, notting hill proves theres nothing like a love story well told especially when hugh grant and julia roberts are your leads. Notting hill actress reveals very awkward truth about filming famous scene. Anna is hollywood royalty on a london holiday, but the press never. 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. While we never doubt the outcome, notting hill offers an enjoyable narrative journey. 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. As julia robertshugh grant starrer notting hill turns 20. Notting hill movie was inspired by tom waits, reveals writer richard curtis. Ending spoiler for notting hill 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Bella saved the day in her quickwitted plot to get past the hotel magistrate. From 19792011, the store was known as the travel books. The actress who starred alongside hugh grant and julia roberts in. Notting hill proves theres nothing like a love story well told especially when hugh.
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