The Human Stain (2003)

Director:

Robert Benton

Writers (WGA):

Philip Roth (novel)
Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 October 2003 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

How far would you go to escape the past?

Plot:

When a disgraced former college professor has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking secret about his own life that he has kept secret for 50 years.

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Classics Professor | Janitor | College | Writer

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman	...	Faunia Farley
Ed Harris	...	Lester Farley
Gary Sinise	...	Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller	...	Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett	...	Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix	...	Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg	...	Nelson Primus
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Mrs. Silk
Lizan Mitchell	...	Ernestine
Kerry Washington	...	Ellie
Phyllis Newman	...	Iris Silk
Margo Martindale	...	Psychologist
Ron Canada	...	Herb Keble
Mili Avital	...	Young Iris
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Walter (as Danny Blanco)
Marie Michel	...	Young Ernestine (as Kristen Blevins)
Anne Dudek	...	Lisa Silk
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Professor Delphine Roux
John Finn	...	Louie Borero
Jessica Winterstern	...	Student
Jeff Perry	...	Tennis Player
Rick Snyder	...	Tennis Player
Danny Stone	...	Tennis Player
Vito DeFilippo	...	Mark Silk
Robert Higden	...	Jeff Silk
Vlasta Vrana	...	Solly Tabak
Richard Mawe	...	Doc Chizner
Tom Rack	...	Bobcat
Bill Rowat	...	Swift
Richard Russo	...	Faculty Committee Member
Andrew Forge	...	Faculty Committee Member
Stella Arroyave	...	Faculty Committee Member
Jude Beny	...	Sally
Peter Cunningham	...	Boxer
John Cenatiempo	...	Boxer
Frank Proctor	...	Announcer
Deano Clavet	...	Boxing Coach
Sylvain Doré	...	St. Nicholas Referee
Neville Edwards	...	Coleman's Cornerman
Phillip Colette Gervais	...	Train Conductor
Allison Davis	...	Diner on the Train
Charles W. Gray	...	Minister
Edward Lafferty	...	Rally Protester
Steven Grisé	...	Rally Protester
Kim Gandol Ferenczi	...	Rally Protester
Terry Haig	...	Police Officer #2
Laurent Imbault	...	Administrative Officer
Sylvain Landry	...	Maitre D
Pierre LeBlanc	...	Naval Recruiter (as Pierre Leblanc)
Nwamiko Madden	...	Young Man on the Porch
Luc Morrissette	...	Street Photographer
Philip Pretten	...	Record Store Manager
Jessica Schulte	...	Student
Kate Whitney	...	Mrs. Primus
Brea Asher	...	Primus' Secretary
Russell Yuen	...	Chinese Waiter
Jimmy Chan	...	Chinese Restaurant Owner
Lydia Zadel	...	Nature Center Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leigh Spofford	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Benton

Writing credits (WGA)
Philip Roth		(novel)
Nicholas Meyer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ronald M. Bozman	....	executive producer (as Ron Bozman)
Marisa Forzano	....	associate producer
Steve Hutensky	....	executive producer
Eberhard Kayser	....	executive producer
Andre Lamal	....	executive producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Nan Morales	....	line producer: additional photography
Mario Ohoven	....	co-producer
Michael Ohoven	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Rick Schwartz	....	executive producer
Scott Steindorff	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Jean-Yves Escoffier		(director of photography) (as Jean Yves Escoffier)

Film Editing by
Christopher Tellefsen

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Avy Kaufman
Tricia Wood

Production Design by
David Gropman

Art Direction by
Zoe Sakellaropoulo

Set Decoration by
Claude Leclair		(decorator)

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Wyatt Belton	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hopkins
Milton Buras	....	hair stylist: Massachusetts
Gillian Chandler	....	makeup artist
Barbara Chappell	....	contact lens technician: Massachusetts
Caroline Daoud	....	contact lens technician
Jerry DeCarlo	....	additional hair stylist: Massachusetts (as Jerry Dicarlo)
André Duval	....	hair stylist
Véronique Gaudet	....	contact lens technician
Tricia Heine	....	makeup artist: Massachusetts
Paul LeBlanc	....	hairdresser: Mr. Miller & Ms. Barrett
Robert McCann	....	makeup artist: Ms. Kidman
Donald Mowat	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hopkins (as Donald J. Mowat)
Donald Mowat	....	makeup department head (as Donald J. Mowat)
Jacquie Rahal	....	hair department head (as Jackie Rahal)
Benjamin Robin	....	hair stylist: Gary Sinise
Benjamin Robin	....	makeup artist: Gary Sinise
Joe Rossi	....	additional makeup artist: Massachusetts
Kerry Warn	....	hairdresser: Ms. Kidman (as Kerry Ian Warn)
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist: Anthony Hopkins for one day (uncredited)
Larysa Chernienko	....	extras makeup artist (uncredited)
Christine Larocque	....	wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Karl Archambault	....	unit manager
Kathleen M. Courtney	....	production supervisor: additional photography (as Kathleen Courtney)
Kristian Girard	....	assistant unit manager
Sandra Joubeaud	....	assistant production supervisor
James McQuaide	....	post-production supervisor
Tal Meirson	....	production supervisor
Cecilia Kate Roque	....	unit production manager: Massachusetts (as Cecilia Roque)
François Sylvestre	....	unit production manager
Annie T. Tremblay	....	assistant unit manager (as Annie Tremblay)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second second assistant director: Massachusetts
Ronald M. Bozman	....	first assistant director: Massachusetts (as Ron Bozman)
Pedro Gandol	....	first assistant director (as Pedro B. Gandol)
Takahide Kawakami	....	key second assistant director: Massachusetts
Carl Kouri	....	additional third assistant director
Laurence Mercier	....	third assistant director
Chris Soldo	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Dandy Thibaudeau	....	second assistant director (as Dandy Thibodeau)
Anna Ferenczi	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)
Allison Johnston	....	second assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)
Tanya van Blokland	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	head painter
Mario Barriere	....	scenic (as Mario Barrière)
David J. Bomba	....	production designer: additional photography (as David Bomba)
Walter Byrns	....	scenic
Marie Cailhier-Chartrand	....	assistant props buyer (as Marie Cailhier Chartrand)
John Capron	....	set dresser: Massachusetts
Danica Chipman	....	assistant props: Massachusetts
Stephen Craig	....	painter
Robert Côté	....	assistant property master
Jean Desroches	....	scenic
Marie-Soleil Dénommé	....	assistant decorator
Jennifer Engel	....	set dresser: Massachusetts
Kyra Friedman Curcio	....	set decorator: Massachusetts (as Kyra Friedman)
Luc Gagnier	....	scenic
Sébastien Gervais	....	scenic
Nicolas Godbout	....	scenic
Martin Handfield	....	property master
Geneviève Kamel	....	art department runner (as Geneviève Hamel)
Jean-François Kelahear	....	on-set painter
James V. Kent	....	lead man: Massachusetts (as Jim Kent)
Marie-Claude L'Heureux	....	art department coordinator
Raynald Langelier	....	set designer
Jean Larose	....	painter
Martin Lasowitz	....	property master: Massachusetts
Normand Laveaux	....	scenic
Martin Lebrun	....	art department runner
Simone Leclerc	....	props buyer
Josée Létourneau	....	assistant head painter
Jean Morin	....	assistant art director
Manon Paiement	....	assistant art department coordinator
Lucille Parenteau	....	set designer
Gretchen Rau	....	key set decorator
Paul Richards	....	set dresser: Massachusetts
Ginette Robitaille	....	key decorator: Montréal
Peter Rogness	....	art director: Massachusetts
Isabelle Rousseau	....	painter
Paul François Sampson	....	scenic
Frank Sanna	....	graphic artist
Jim Schneider	....	set dresser: Massachusetts
Debra Schutt	....	additional key set decorator
Chris L. Spellman	....	set decorator: additional photography (as Chris Spellman)
Robert Topol	....	scenic: Massachusetts (as Bob Topol)
Lucie Tremblay	....	set designer
M. Tony Trotta	....	scenic: Massachusetts (as Tony Trotta)
Ryan Webb	....	set dresser: Massachusetts
Élisabeth Williams	....	assistant decorator
Michael Zadresny	....	assistant props: Massachusetts (as Mike Zadrosny)
Kon Iliov	....	gangboss (uncredited)
Richard N. McGuire	....	gangboss: inserts (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bill Allen	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer: Paramount, L.A.
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Catherine Bellazzi	....	cable person
David Boulton	....	adr mixer: Sound One, N.Y.
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Chris Cozens	....	auricle operator
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Doran	....	cable person: Massachusetts
Lang Elliott	....	special effects recordist
Mick Gormaley	....	assistant sound editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound recordist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer: Sound One, N.Y.
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Claude La Haye	....	sound mixer
George A. Lara	....	foley recordist (as George Lara)
Tony Martinez	....	adr editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer: Massachusetts
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer: Pacific Ocean Post
Stanley Oda	....	adr mixer: CRC, Chicago
Francis Péloquin	....	boom operator
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer: Fox, L.A. (as Charlene Richards)
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator: Massachusetts (as Andy Schmetterling)
Warren Shaw	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Spano	....	adr mixer: Paramount, L.A.
Tim Sternberg	....	special effects recordist
Eric Strausser	....	apprentice sound editor
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Steven Visscher	....	supervising foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Daniel Ward	....	assistant sound editor (as Dan Ward)
Suzie Hollander	....	dailies synching (uncredited)
David Warzynski	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Éric Hébert	....	special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects coordinator (as Bill Rivard)

Visual Effects by
Marco Aiello	....	digital restoration: Technique
Tim Belcher	....	digital intermediate producer: Technique
Bob Blanks	....	chief technology officer: Technique
Artaya Boonsoong	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Evan Edelist	....	executive producer: Technique
Steven Haun	....	digital intermediate coordinator: Technique
Alex Hernandez	....	imaging technician: Technique
Steve Hodge	....	imaging technician: Technique (as Steven Hodge)
Chris Holt	....	digital intermediate producer: Technique
Justin Johnson	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Julio Juarez	....	system administrator: Technique
Uri Katoni	....	editorial: Technique
Brian Kun	....	data management: Technique
Christopher Kutcka	....	imaging supervisor: Technique (as Chris Kutcka)
LaNelle Mason	....	digital restoration: Technique
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Rob Meyers	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Ian Noe	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Phil Pham	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Joshua Pines	....	color management: Technique
Dana Ross	....	executive producer: Technique
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects artist: Moon Against Man
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: Man Against Moon
Brian Shows	....	data management: Technique
Thanapoom Siripopungul	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon (as Thana Siripopungul)
Fred Springer	....	engineer: Technique
Matt Steele	....	visual effects artist: Man Against Moon
Howard Thayer	....	engineer: Technique
Mike Tosti	....	system administration: Technique
Malcolm Turk	....	visual effects: title effects and production, Flicker
Raymond Yeung	....	color management: Technique
George Zidd	....	data management: Technique
Derek Crosby	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Chad Dombrova	....	visual effects (uncredited)
H Haden Hammond	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Wendy Klein	....	visual effects: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Glenn Morris	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jason Scherbert	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Daniel E. Zobrist	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Annie Carignan	....	stunt double: Faunia
Jason Cavalier	....	stunt cop
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator
Benoit Gauthier Jr.	....	stunt cop (as Benoît Gauthier)
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunt double: Coleman
Minor Mustain	....	stunt driver
David Rigby	....	stunt double: Les
Ron Stein	....	fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-François Abran	....	lighting technician
Robert M. Andres	....	first company grip: Massachusetts (as Bob Andres)
Bernard April	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Alison Barton	....	second company grip: Massachusetts (as Allison Barton)
Woody Bell	....	grip: Massachusetts
Carlos Bermudez	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Massachusetts
Sylvain Bernier	....	chief lighting technician
Jerome Bouchard	....	rigging lighting technician (as Jèrome Bouchard)
Eric Boyle	....	rigging grip: Massachusetts
Mario Brabant	....	rigging grip
Dave Cambria	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip: Massachusetts
Russell Carpenter	....	director of photography: additional photography
Mark J. Casey	....	generator operator: Massachusetts (as Mark Casey)
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	rigging lighting technician
Robert Cuddy	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts
Pierre Daudelin	....	rigging lighting technician
Scott D. Davis	....	rigging chief lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Scott Davis)
Jean-Maurice de Ernsted	....	dolly grip (as Jean-Maurice De Ernsted)
Jean-Yves Denis	....	grip
Michael DiIeso	....	rigging first company grip: Massachusetts (as Mike DiIeso)
Thomas Dolan	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Tom Dolan)
Yves Drapeau	....	first assistant camera
Tim Driscoll	....	rigging second company grip: Massachusetts
Amelie Duceppe	....	film loader
Jacques Dupuis	....	rigging second company grip
Jean Décarie	....	generator operator
William L. Flanagan	....	grip: Massachusetts (as Bill Flanagan)
Jake Forster	....	rigging grip: Massachusetts
Jay Fortune	....	chief lighting technician: Massachusetts
Eames Gagnon	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer: Massachusetts
Rémi Giroux	....	grip
Stephanie Girard Hamelin	....	video assist operator (as Stéphanie Girard-Hamelin)
Dan Hutchinson	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Dan Hutchison)
Eric-Robert Joseph	....	rigging grip (as Éric-Robert Joseph)
Brendan Keefe	....	generator operator: Massachusetts
Tom Keenan	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Thomas Keenan)
Geno Kenny	....	key grip: additional photography
Eric Komar	....	grip: Massachusetts
Robert LaCroix	....	grip (as Robert Lacroix)
Denis Lamothe	....	assistant rigging chief lighting technician
Michael J. Latino	....	first assistant photographer: Massachusetts (as Mike Latino)
Philip Lee	....	camera operator: additional photography (as Phil Lee)
Len Levine	....	gaffer: additional photography
Robin McCleod	....	rigging grip: Massachusetts
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator
Jack McPhee	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts
James R. Mitchell	....	assistant rigging chief lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Jim Mitchell)
Brian A. Pitts	....	assistant rigging chief lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Brian Pitts)
Gregory Principato	....	second assistant photographer: Massachusetts
Charles Proulx	....	lighting technician
Michel Périard	....	first company grip
Patrick Rainville	....	assistant rigging chief lighting technician
Pierre Rancourt	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Philip A. Reilly	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts (as Phil Reilly)
David Reinhard	....	camera trainee
William Ross	....	lighting technician (as William Ted Ross)
Alain Rousseau	....	second assistant camera
Mario Roussy	....	rigging first company grip
Patrick Ruth	....	lighting technician: Massachusetts
Daniel Salk	....	video assist operator: Massachusetts (as Danny Salk)
Takashi Seida	....	still photographer
Michel St. Martin	....	grip
Stephane Tanguay	....	lighting technician (as Stéphane Tanguay)
Darrell Temple	....	grip: Massachusetts
Paul Tremblay	....	second company grip
Cristian Trova	....	film loader: Massachusetts (as Chris Trova)
Marco Venditto	....	lighting technician
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
Carla Clarke	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Guy Holt	....	electrician (uncredited)
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
François Legris	....	electrician (uncredited)
Alfonso Maiorana	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Matthew Mebane	....	film loader: additional photography (uncredited)
David Uloth	....	crane operator (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Julie Breton	....	extras casting
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Toronto
Jessica Daniels	....	casting assistant
Kevin Fennessy	....	extras casting: Massachusetts
Rolando Garcia	....	casting production assistant: Massachusetts
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate: Toronto
Cindy Morton	....	extras casting assistant: Massachusetts
Lucie Robitaille	....	casting: Montréal
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate (as Jennifer Smth)
Maureen Whalen	....	casting associate (as Mauren Whaler)
Bruce Winant	....	voice casting: Loopers Unlimited
Megan Wright	....	casting assistant
Nathan Adloff	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Kevin Vargus	....	casting production assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fabienne April	....	wardrobe supervisor
Florence April-Borgeat	....	extras dresser
Sophie Beasse	....	dresser: Mr. Hopkins (as Sophie Béasse)
Marie Bellemare	....	wardrobe technician
Pierre Bergeron	....	seamstress
Josée Boisvert	....	wardrobe mistress
Richard Brunet	....	dresser
Diane Daoust	....	wardrobe runner
Jacinthe Demers	....	wardrobe mistress
Chantale Di Filippo	....	assistant wardrobe (as Chantal Difilipo)
Kendall Errair	....	costumer: Ms. Kidman
Louise Eusanio	....	extras dresser
Debbie Holbrook	....	wardrobe supervisor: Massachusetts
Heather Holbrook	....	costumer: Massachusetts
Geneviève Maranda	....	seamstress
Aimee McCue	....	costumer: Massachusetts
Emma Meloche	....	seamstress
Paule-Josée Meunier	....	wardrobe runner (as Paule Josée Meunier)
Marie-Hélène Ménard	....	wardrobe technician
Margaret Palmer	....	key costumer: Massachusetts (as Margaret Leigh Palmer)
Art Reasonover	....	head dresser
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	costumer: Massachusetts
Raquel Torres	....	wardrobe technician
Maria Tortu	....	assistant costume designer
Julie Amyot	....	additional extras dresser (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kent Blocher	....	first assistant editor
Jada Budrick	....	coloring assistant: Technique
Winnie Cheng	....	post-production coordinator
Tim Gatena	....	coloring assistant: Technique
David Heinz	....	post-production assistant
Christopher Hills-Wright	....	assistant editor: Montréal
Jennifer Lee	....	editorial: Technique
Mike Mertens	....	color consultant: Technique
Stephen Nakamura	....	colorist: Technique
Christine Neuss	....	cutter
Russ Senzatimore	....	apprentice editor
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)
Kenn Elliott	....	colorist: HDTV dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	assistant music editor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Dondi Bastone	....	music supervisor
Chris Dibble	....	scoring engineer
John Lenehan	....	musician: solo piano
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
David Snell	....	conductor
Simon Changer	....	score assistant engineer (uncredited)
Lewis Jones	....	assistant score mixer (uncredited)
Jonathan Williams	....	musician: cello (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard P. Abate Jr.	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Richard Abate Jr.)
Richard Abate	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Richard Abate Sr.)
Robert Albano	....	driver: Massachusetts
Denise Avallon	....	driver: Massachusetts
Maude Beaunoyer	....	assistant picture car coordinator
Michel Boulanger	....	driver: Gary Sinise
Eric Brais	....	assistant picture car coordinator (as Éric Brais)
Bertrand Calmeau	....	office driver
Kevin Chabonier	....	driver: Massachusetts
Nicola Corbo	....	office driver
John Cronk	....	driver: Massachusetts
James C. Donahue	....	driver: Massachusetts (as James Donahue)
Robert Dudley	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Bob Dudley)
David Duggan	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Dave Duggan)
Aleck Duncan	....	driver
Gilbert Eartherton	....	driver: Massachusetts
Brian Ellis	....	driver
Gilles Emond	....	driver (as Gilles Émond)
Jimmy Flynn	....	transportation coordinator: Massachusetts
John Gendron	....	driver
Philippe Gilbert	....	driver
Réal Hamel	....	picture car coordinator
Johnny Harkala	....	driver
David Leblanc	....	driver
Robert Martini	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Bobby Martini)
Tom Mawyer	....	driver: honeywagon, Massachusetts
John McBride	....	driver: Massachusetts
Billy O'Brien III	....	driver: Massachusetts
William O'Brien	....	transportation captain: Massachusetts (as Billy O'Brien)
Mario Presterone	....	driver: Massachusetts
Manon Quenneville	....	driver
Joe Rogers	....	driver: Massachusetts
Joe Rossi	....	driver: Massachusetts
Joseph F. Ryan Jr.	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Joseph Ryan)
James Sanchez	....	transportation captain
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator
Quinlan Sullivan	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Quinian Sullivan)
Spiro Tsovras	....	driver: Mr. Hopkins
Steven Woloshen	....	driver (as Steve Woloshen)
Robert D. Wright	....	driver: Massachusetts (as Robert Wright)
Charlie Zed	....	driver (as Charles Zed)
Jerome Wheeler	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Ellie Mae Aitken	....	assistant: Ms. Kidman
Stuart Allen	....	technocrane operator: Massachusetts
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Gulliaume Bard	....	receptionist (as Guillaume Bard)
Lynn Beaudin	....	assistant location manager
Stephanie Beaudin	....	location scout (as Stéphanie Beaudin)
André Beaudry	....	production assistant
Maggy Belzile	....	accounting clerk
Ariane Benmergui	....	receptionist
Bruno Bienvenue	....	production assistant
Patricia Birch	....	choreographer (as Pat Birch)
Robert Broadhurst	....	digital consultant: Massachusetts (as R.J. Broadhurst)
Jean Cardinal	....	crow handler
Daniel Charbonneau	....	production assistant
Susan Christy	....	craft service: Massachusetts (as Sue Christy)
Deb Clapp	....	medic: Massachusetts (as Deborah Clapp)
Terry Claybon	....	boxing trainer
Steven B. Cohen	....	consultant: digital cinema
Marie-Claude Couture	....	gin rummy coach
Martin Couture	....	production assistant
Alex Curzi	....	production assistant
Guy Danella	....	location production assistant: Massachusetts
Ross Danielson	....	coordinator: Laser Pacific Media
Hannah Davies	....	assistant: Rachel Portman
Bridget De Socio	....	title designer: Design Firm SocioX
Justin Dittrich	....	office assistant: Massachusetts
Adam Ellison	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Meryl Emmerton	....	production coordinator: Massachusetts
Carl Emond	....	production accountant (as Carl Émond)
Benoit Falardeau	....	location scout
Mark Fitzgerald	....	location manager: Massachusetts
Chantal Gagné	....	accounting clerk
Jocelyne Gagné	....	first assistant accountant
Valérie Gagné	....	payroll accountant
Marco Gregoire	....	production assistant (as Marco Grégoire)
Marjorie Hamel	....	script trainee
Sofie Handfield	....	production coordinator
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Maral Hassib	....	travel coordinator (as Manal Hassib)
Yanick Henrico	....	production assistant (as Yannick Henrico)
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Ms. Kidman
Micky Hohl	....	film runner: Massachusetts
Alex Hoyt	....	balloon technician: Massachusetts
Frédéric Jougla	....	production assistant
France Lachapelle	....	script supervisor
Dominique Lance	....	location scout
Elizabeth Lawrence	....	production intern
Elizabeth Lawrence	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts
Mélanie Lebrun-Lacouvée	....	receptionist
Anne Lockquell	....	craft service (as Ann Lockquell)
Marie-France Long	....	production secretary
Michel Léonard	....	assistant location manager
Benoît Mathieu	....	location manager (as Benoit Mathieu)
Kristin Kubiak McConkey	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts
Daniel Moise	....	remote head technician (as Daniel Moïse)
Wendy Mooradian	....	assistant production coordinator: Massachusetts
Chuck Moya	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts
Jean-Denis Neveu	....	production assistant
Colleen Nybo	....	post-production accountant
Ariel Oclarino	....	systems administrator: Technique
Emily Palmer	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts
Eric Peissard	....	production assistant (as Éric Peissard)
Luke Ramsey	....	assistant location manager: Massachusetts
Willow Reed	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Annie Rhodes	....	assistant: Mr. Bozman
Annie Rhodes	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts
Martine Rochette	....	location scout
Terry Rowley	....	assistant: Mr. Hopkins
Terry Rowley	....	stand-in: Mr. Hopkins
Peter Russell	....	balloon technician: Massachusetts
Elizabeth Schlater	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Jessica Schulte	....	assistant: Mr. Lamal
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Patti Small	....	accountant: Massachusetts
Matt Traulsen	....	office assistant: Massachusetts
Mario Trépanier	....	medic
Jeff Valeri	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Peter Van Steemburg	....	office assistant: Massachusetts
Nadia Venesse	....	dialect coach
Doug Webster	....	set production assistant: Massachusetts (as Douglas Webster)
Henry Wolf	....	title designer: Design Firm SocioX
Joe Gagnepain	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tracy Gossett	....	assistant to actor (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Frederik Joly	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paula Kucharski	....	production office assistant (uncredited)
Michael Landers	....	additional voices (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	....	stand-in: Postal Worker (uncredited)
Scooter Perrotta	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited)
Anthony Streicher	....	assistant: Mr. Lamal (uncredited)
Bernadette Tanchauco	....	accountant: re-shoot (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)
Danny Turgeon	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Marie-Pierre Tétreault	....	24 frame video coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Robert L. Benun	....	thanks
Josef Brandmaier	....	thanks
Christine Buckley	....	thanks
Jean-Yves Escoffier	....	dedicatee: in memory of
Lynn Hobensack	....	thanks
Virginia Longmuir	....	thanks
Renée Mancuso	....	thanks (as Renee Mancuso)
Christie Mattull	....	thanks (as Christie Matull)
Robert McMinn	....	thanks
Anthony Streicher	....	thanks
Richard S. Wright	....	thanks (as Richard Wright)

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Stone Village Pictures (as Stone Village)
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG (as Cinerenta Cineepsilon)
• Cinepsilon (as Cineepsilon Internationale Filmproduktiongesellschaft mbH & Co. I. Beteiligungs KG) (copyright owners)

Distributors

• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• AMG Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Moon Against Man (visual effects)
• Intrigue
• Luma Pictures (uncredited)
• Technique

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  adr mixing (as Fox, L.A.)
• A Repeat Performance  the producers wish to thank (as Repeat Performance Costume Rental)
• Ashley's Cashmere  the producers wish to thank
• Atelier Nina Gauvin  carpenters
• B.F.G. Construction  carpenters (as Construction BFG)
• Bayerische HypoVereinsbank AG München  film banking [de]
• Bobby From Boston  the producers wish to thank
• Bridgeman Art Library, New York  the producers wish to thank
• CRC  adr recording
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Design Firm SocioX  main and end titles designed by
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Film Art  research
• Flicker  title effects and production
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  the producers wish to thank
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty provided by (as International Film Guarantors)
• JP Morgan Chase Bank  production financing
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack available on
• Lansdown Recording Studios  music score mixed at
• LaserPacific  high definition facilities (as Laser Pacific Media)
• Loopers Unlimited  voice casting
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  insurance provided by
• Orbit Digital  avid and support services
• Pacific Ocean Post  adr mixing
• Palace Costume and Prop Co.  the producers wish to thank
• Paramount Studios  adr mixing
• RCA (BMG)  the producers wish to thank
• Sound One  adr mixing (as Sound One, New York)
• Technique  digital color
• Tomkats Catering  catering (as Tomkats)
• Way We Wore, San Francisco  the producers wish to thank
• Whitfield Street Studios  score recorded at (as Whitfield Street Sony Studios, London)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality/nudity

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Germany | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

To prepare for her role, Nicole Kidman visited women's shelters and talked to former victims of abuse for inspiration.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Steena is dancing for the young Silk, her panties change position between shots.

Quotes:

Ernestine:People are just getting dumber, but more opinionated.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Cheek to Cheek

A satisfying film -- I wish there were more like it.

This just opened in Lawrence, KS, a university town, at the theater that shows indies and foreign films. Maybe Miramax is hoping for a "Big Fat Greek Wedding" type of reaction?

I've not read the book but, to me, this was a very satisfying film, with some examination of a number of issues: the costs to a black person of crossing over and becoming white -- and/or the price to anyone of becoming disconnected from their families. Although disconnection may give greater freedom in some ways, in others it forms an uncomfortable prison. Another issue might be described as a variant on, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." And yet another is that the "stain" that all of us carry also stains others with whom we come in contact. And maybe there's a dear price (and reward?) that may be paid for following heart too much rather than head?

Really solid performances by some great actors -- Hopkins, Kidman, Harris -- and the others.

Some gratuitous nudity was injected, maybe to help ticket sales?, but it was not too far-fetched from the story line.

All the backgrounds fit (I grew up in Vermont and lived in academia many years elsewhere); the landscape and the Volvos plus the professor's house had a very authentic feel.