Closer (2004)
Coming Out at 3 December 2004 in theaters.
Drama, Romance
Closer is romantic drama film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. The film was produced and directed by Mike Nichols and stars Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. The film, like the play on which it is based, has been seen by some as a modern and tragic version of Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte, with references to the opera in both the plot and the soundtrack. Owen starred in the play as Dan, the role played by Law in the film.
The film was recognized with a number of awards and nominations, including Oscar nominations and Golden Globe wins for both Portman and Owen for their performances in supporting roles.
A beautiful young woman (Natalie Portman) and Dan Woolf (Jude Law) see each other for the first time from opposite sides of a street as they are walking toward each other, among many other rush-hour pedestrians. She is a young American who just arrived in London, and Dan is an unsuccessful British writer who is on his way to work, where he writes obituaries for a newspaper. Not used to the direction of the traffic, she looks the wrong way as she crosses the street and is hit by a taxi cab right in front of Dan. After he rushes to her side, she smiles at him and says: “Hello, stranger.”
Director: Mike Nichols
Writers: Patrick Marber
Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Nick Hobbs, Colin Stinton, Steve Benham
Cast:
| Natalie Portman | … | Alice |
| Jude Law | … | Dan |
| Julia Roberts | … | Anna |
| Clive Owen | … | Larry |
| Nick Hobbs | … | Taxi Driver |
| Colin Stinton | … | Customs Officer |
| Steve Benham | … | Car driver |
| Elizabeth Bower | … | Chatty Exhibition Guest |
| Rene Costa | … | Club Gangster |
| Ray Donn | … | Customs Officer |
| Daniel Dresner | … | Coughing Man |
| Rrenford Junior Fagan | … | Bus Passenger |
| Antony Gabriel | … | Luke |
| Michael Haley | … | Smoking Man |
| Selena Mars | … | Traveler |
| Steve Morphew | … | Bartender |
| Abdul Popoola Pope | … | Doctor |
| Jacqui-Lee Pryce | … | Traveller |
| Peter Rnic | … | Bodyguard |
| Leonard Silver | … | Exhibition Guest |
| Robert Stone | … | Bouncer |
| Brian Teles | … | Strip Club Customer |
| Bret Yount | … | Customs Officer |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia