Film Study Two

Plot: William Thacker, a travel bookstore owner working and living in Notting Hill, is barely making ends meet. He needs to rent out part of his house, his lodger whom he considers the "stupidest git" in the world. His personal life is equally in shambles as although he has a small group of dear friends, who are on the most part as equally unsuccessful professionally as him, he is divorced - she left him - with no prospect of love on the horizon. His life changes when into his bookstore walks American Anna Scott, arguably the most famous and attractive movie actress in the world. Against the odds, Anna and William become friends with the possibility of romance between the two on the horizon. But the odds of moving their relationship to that final stage are still stacked against them as they live in two different worlds, Anna's under constant public scrutiny of the gossip hungry press, who, along with the public at large, know that Anna is already in a personal relationship with equally famous movie actor, Jeff King

Actors: Most of the main actors are British such as Hugh Grant however the main actress Julia Roberts isn't and is instead American.

Director: The director was Roger Michell who was born in South Africa. He has directed a few films including the following: Enduring Love (2004), Venus (2006) and Morning Glory (2010).

Genre: The genre is a romance comedy which puts me in mind of similar films such as:

• Pretty Woman
  
• P.S I Love You (2004)
  
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
  
• My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
  
• There's Something About Mary (1998)

Production Company: The film was funded by the following two companies who funded the film from the very start believing it to be a success, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films.

Distribution: The film was distributed by Universal Pictures who also distributed Robin Hood 2010. The film had its premiere on the 27 April 1999.
Where it earned $116,089,678 as its overall domestic gross, with a worldwide gross of $363,889,678. It totaled $27.7 million over its opening weekend, an American record. As of May 2007 is the 104th highest grossing film of all time.
At the time, it had become the highest grossing British film.