La Mariée
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La Mariée {"The Bride") is a 1950 painting by Jewish artist Marc Chagall.
The work is featured in the 1999 film Notting Hill. In the film, Julia Robert's character Anna Scott sees a print of the painting in the home of Hugh Grant's character, William Thacker. Anna later gives William what is presumably the original. According to director Roger Michell in an article in Entertainment Weekly, the painting was chosen because screenwriter Richard Curtis was a fan of Chagall's work, and because La Mariée "depicts a yearning for something that's lost." Producers had a reproduction made for use in the film, but had to first get permission from the painting's owners as well as clearance from the British Design and Artists Copyright Society. Finally, according to producer Duncan Kenworthy, "...we had to agree to destroy it. They were concerned that if our fake was too good, it might float around the market and create problems." The article also noted that "...some experts say the real canvas could be worth between $500,000 and $1 million." [1]
The painting is also referenced in the 1987 Steve Martin/Daryl Hannah film Roxanne.
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