Talk:Notting Hill (film)

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could u pls tell me we i could the the brete that julia wore in notting which is a chanel black soft brete.

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Beret? Pcb21| Pete 15:43, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Budget

I got the $42 Million (US) figure from http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nottinghill.htm

Should this be in the lead?

"Upon release the movie was heavily criticised by some for presenting an 'ethnically cleansed' vision of West London despite being set in one of London's most diverse and multicultural areas."

Is this so important that it should appear in the lead paragraph, even before the story synopsis? I don't think so. I would also like to know who the mentioned "some" are. Surely not the average viewer - at least I can't remember thinking "gee, what an 'ethnically cleansed' vision of West London" after seeing the movie. Shinobu 13:30, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The 'some' were the press reviews at the time as well as discussions that occured in other sections of the media. The movie location was chosen because that area of london was, for lack of a better term, 'fashionable' at that time (arguably it still is), it had the ethnic multiculturalism and vibrancy that London (and Britain in general after the era of 'cool britainia' had begun) was seeking to celebrate. The movie used the marketability of the location without addressing it in great detail, presumably to make it more appealing to american audiences (Richard Curtis has been critised for taking the bumbling british persona to unheard of levels). This aspect (or failing depending on your pov) of the movie is also mentioned in wiki history of british cinema.

Id agree that 'some' should ultimately be replaced with a more detailed listing of were the critisim came from, but the information is certainly relevant and important enough to warrant a mention.