Wicker Park (film)
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| Directed by | Paul McGuigan |
| Produced by | Andre Lamal |
| Written by | Gilles Mimouni, Brandon Boyce |
| Starring | Josh Hartnett Rose Byrne Diane Kruger Matthew Lillard |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 3 September 2004 (USA) |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$30,000,000 |
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Wicker Park is a 2004 romantic psychological thriller directed by Paul McGuigan. The movie is a remake of the 1996 French movie L'Appartement. It was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Montreal Film Festival, the city in which the movie was partially filmed.
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[edit] Plot
Moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character's perspective, Wicker Park is a psychological drama about a man, Matt (Josh Hartnett), caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with, Lisa (Diane Kruger), a woman who then vanished without a trace. Two years after her disappearance, he catches a fleeting glimpse of her in a local bar and begins a twisting search to find her and discover what really happened.
At first the protagonist, Matt, is portrayed as a stalker, who is obsessed with Lisa and is probably mentally ill. He follows her and enters both her apartment and hotel room. As details are revealed regarding their former relationship through a series of dreams and flashbacks, the plot begins to thicken as Matt is portrayed in a more sympathetic light. Indeed, after an encounter with a woman that initially leads the audience to believe that Matt is hallucinating, it is revealed that Matt's obsession may not be completely irrational and that he is indeed the subject of a twisted plot by his own obsessive stalker (Rose Byrne).
[edit] Trivia
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- Although the movie is called Wicker Park and set in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, most of the movie was filmed in Montreal.
- Paul Walker was set to star in the film but pulled out due to filming conflicts with 2 Fast 2 Furious.
- Cliff Martinez, also known for his work on Solaris, wrote the film's score.
- Both Diane Kruger and Rose Byrne starred in another 2004 film together, Troy.
- The restaurant where Matthew overhears Lisa talking on the telephone is called "Bellucci". Monica Bellucci was the female lead in the French original L'Appartement (1996), of which this film is a remake.
- When Lisa (Diane Kruger) tells Matthew (Josh Hartnett) that her shoe size is 8½, Matthew responds, "Like Fellini." in reference to Fellini's famous movie 8½. The film itself is similar to 8½ in its use of non-linear narrative.
[edit] Main Characters
Matthew Simon is the lead character who is gets tangled up with three different women. At the start of the movie he is involved with Rebecca (Jessica Pare) and works for her brother, but he is still in love with Lisa (Diane Kruger). Along the way he gets caught up with Alex (Rose Byrne). Matt works as a photographer. He became interested in photography at the age 8 while looking at pictures of tropical fish in library books. Matthew is good friends with Luke (Matthew Lillard).
Matthew Lillard plays Luke. Luke works at Lady Dragon Shoes and lives in the apartment above the store. He drives a classic muscle car and is currently dating an actor. Matthew Simon is his good friend and he allows him to borrow his car.
Rose Byrne plays Alex. Alex works as an actor, but she tells people that she is a nurse. Whether or not she really is a nurse is unconfirmed. Alex is an observer and is how she gets to know Matt, Lisa, and Luke. She likes Matt but was too shy to approach him at first. Lisa was her neighbor and she is currently dating Luke.
Diane Kruger plays Lisa. Lisa is a dancer and reheases at the Chicago Dance Academy. Currently her parents are separated with her mother in Prague and her father in California. She has just broken up with her boyfriend Daniel at her request.
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