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Release Date:
November 20, 2002
Original Title:
Au plus près du paradis
Alternate Titles:
天堂的呼声
接近天堂
离天堂最近的地方
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
People and life can be cruel, and in their face, Fannette is cool: toward an old acquaintance, to her daughter, to colleagues. Beneath the surface, she roils with passion for a lost love, Philippe. She watches "An Affair to Remember" again and again, and when she receives a letter from Philippe asking her to meet him atop the Empire State Building, she swoons. She's writing a book on an aged painter, so she organizes a trip to New York ostensibly to secure photographs of some of his pieces. The publisher assigns her a photographer, Matt, on the surface spontaneous and flip, but also aggressive about his attraction to her. Will she be with the one she loves? Will she smile? Written by
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Costume Design:
Friquette Thévenet
Director:
Tonie Marshall
Director of Photography:
Agnès Godard
Editor:
Jacques Comets
Idea:
Tonie Marshall
Music:
François Dompierre
David Hadjadj
Jérôme Rebotier
Set Decoration:
Anne-Charlotte Vimont
Stunts:
Virginie Arnaud
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