Sweet November (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Pat O'Connor |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner Steven Reuther Deborah Aal Erwin Stoff |
| Written by | Paul Yurick Kurt Voelker |
| Starring | Keanu Reeves Charlize Theron Jason Isaacs Greg Germann Liam Aiken Lauren Graham Michael Rosenbaum |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | February 16, 2001 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $65,754,228 (worldwide) |
Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama film starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, reuniting the actors after their previous appearance as husband and wife in The Devil's Advocate. The film is based on an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher. Due to the poor response the film received from critics it was nominated for Worst Remake or Sequel and both Reeves and Theron nominated for Worst Actor and Worst Actress at the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards.
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[edit] Plot
Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) unexpectedly meets Sara Deever (Charlize Theron), a woman very different from anyone else he has ever met. His arrogance and ignorance leads to her failing her DMV test. She beguiles him and continually asks him to spend a month with her on the promise that she will change his life for the better. That night, she sleeps with him, and the next day Chaz, (a close friend of Sara's) arrives and is able to identify Nelson as Sara's "November".
Throughout November, the two experience happy times together and fall in love. During the month and their adventures, Nelson examines his life and past and befriends a fatherless child called Abner (Liam Aiken). Eventually, he realizes he is in love with Sara and asks her to marry him. It is revealed that Sara has terminal cancer, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Because she cannot bear to have Nelson experience her death, she asks him to leave. Sara tells Chaz that Nelson proposed to her. Chaz says that it wasn't the first time that a man had proposed, implying Sara has had numerous "months". Sara confirms this but claims it was the first time she had wanted to say yes. She decides she will not continue the relationship to protect Nelson from getting hurt. Nelson complies, but then stages a surprise return during Thanksgiving, giving her gifts that remind her of their happy times.
They stay together for one more day; he posts November calendars all over her apartment walls, saying it can always be November for them. They make love, but the next morning, Nelson finds Sara is dressed. She asks him to leave, with all his calendars taken down. Nelson becomes confused and heartbroken. Sara asks Nelson to let her go so that he will always have happy memories of her and explains that this is how she needs to be remembered. She will return home to her family (who she had been avoiding) and face her last days. The movie ends with Sara blindfolding Nelson (a revisitation of an activity they had done earlier in the month), giving him one last kiss, and then walking away. Nelson then takes off the blindfold in tears, and is later shown at a park they went to on one of their dates.
[edit] Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Nelson Moss
- Charlize Theron as Sara Deever
- Jason Isaacs as Chaz Watley
- Greg Germann as Vince Holland
- Lauren Graham as Angelica
- Liam Aiken as Abner
- Frank Langella as Edgar Price
- Ray Baker as Buddy Leach
- Michael Rosenbaum as Brandon/Brandy
- Robert Joy as Raeford Dunne
- Jason Kravits as Manny
- Tom Bullock as Al
[edit] Songs
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cellophane" | Amanda Ghost, Sacha Skarbek, Ian Dench, Lucas Burton | Amanda Ghost | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Only Time (Original Version)" | Enya, Roma Ryan | Enya | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Shame" | Brian Transeau | BT | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Touched by an Angel" | Stevie Nicks | Stevie Nicks | 4:23 |
| 5. | "The Consequences of Falling (Lenny B Remix)" | Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo | K.D. Lang | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Heart Door (With Dolly Parton)" | Paula Cole | Paula Cole with Dolly Parton | 4:08 |
| 7. | "My Number" | Tegan Rain Quin, Sara Keirsten Quin | Tegan and Sara | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Off The Hook" | Steven Page, Ed Robertson | Barenaked Ladies | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Rock DJ" | Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Kelvin Andrews, Nelson Pigford, Ekundayo Paris | Robbie Williams | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Baby Work Out" | Jackie Wilson | Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker | 3:00 |
| 11. | "You Deserve To Be Loved" | Dillon O'Brian | Tracy Dawn | 5:02 |
| 12. | "Wherever You Are" | Larry Klein, Tonio K | Celeste Prince | 4:17 |
| 13. | "The Other Half Of Me" | S. Freeman, J. Lawrence | Bobby Darin | 2:27 |
| 14. | "Calafia" | Dave Ralicke | Jump With Joey | |
| 15. | "Middle of the Night" | Paul Brown, Roberto Vally, Rick Braun | Rick Braun | |
| 16. | "Time After Time" | Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn | Keanu Reeves |
[edit] Box office
The film opened at #4 at the North American Box office making $11,015,226 USD in its opening weekend, behind Recess: School's Out, Down To Earth and Hannibal. It would ultimately gross only $25.2 million domestically with an additional $40.4 million overseas to a total of $65.7 million worldwide.
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