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Nearest to Heaven

Original title: Au plus près du paradis
  • 20022002
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
553
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Catherine Deneuve and William Hurt in Nearest to Heaven (2002)
DramaRomance
A mature woman restores the romantic events of her youth.A mature woman restores the romantic events of her youth.A mature woman restores the romantic events of her youth.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
553
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
90,479
5,277
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    • Director
      • Tonie Marshall
    • Writers
      • Tonie Marshall(scenario and dialogue)
      • Anne-Louise Trividic(scenario and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • William Hurt
      • Bernard Le Coq
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tonie Marshall
    • Writers
      • Tonie Marshall(scenario and dialogue)
      • Anne-Louise Trividic(scenario and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • William Hurt
      • Bernard Le Coq
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Fanette
    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Matt
    Bernard Le Coq
    • Bernard
    Hélène Fillières
    Hélène Fillières
    • Lucie
    Gilbert Melki
    Gilbert Melki
    • Alain
    Nathalie Richard
    Nathalie Richard
    • Brigitte
    Emmanuelle Devos
    Emmanuelle Devos
    • Jeune femme cinéma
    Paulina Porizkova
    Paulina Porizkova
    • Mary Rafelson
    Noémie Godin-Vigneau
    Noémie Godin-Vigneau
    • Carole
    François Arnal
    • Self
    Patrice Chéreau
    Patrice Chéreau
    • Pierre
    Daniel Pommereulle
    • L'éditeur
    Christian Cloarec
    • Videur cinéma
    Ondine Desfosses
    • La petite fille
    Thomas Beckett
    Merwin Goldsmith
    Merwin Goldsmith
    Alan Fawcett
    Joris Jarsky
    Joris Jarsky
    • Director
      • Tonie Marshall
    • Writers
      • Tonie Marshall(scenario and dialogue) (idea)
      • Anne-Louise Trividic(scenario and dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Features An Affair to Remember (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Tu mi delirio
      Written by César Portillo de la Luz

      Performed by Étienne Daho

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    9/10
    Unpretentious fun, gorgeous cities and women...
    I just LOVED this movie. Pity I saw it on my (tiny!) TV. I wish I could have seen it in a real theater, on a huge screen. Paris, New York and Deneuve are gorgeous, dialogs and music are fantastic, and the light is beautiful. OK, the story is a little bit patchy, but who cares? You just watch this movie like you read a John Irving novel: you don't care if it's not a masterpiece, you just enjoy it! My biggest problem with this movie was the fact that they decided to dub the second half of the film. Even if Deneuve is dubbing herself quite well, it looks and sounds strange... Maybe Hurt's French wasn't good enough? For the rest, I found that all these "satellites" that evolve around Deneuve are just great: her doctor/lover who comes to check on her heart, her lesbian daughter who seems more mature than her own mother, her colleague who keeps crying because her lover left her (but who can't help noticing Fanette's beautiful shoes), her alcoholic brother whom she doesn't judge. And all these bits and pieces from Leo McCarey's 'An Affair to Remember'... The beauty of the film comes from this amazing paradox: it's a star who plays this 'weak' and lonely woman who is herself fascinated by movie stars. A beautiful present to a beautiful actress.
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    • Pasky
    • May 10, 2006

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Spain
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Pyramide Distribution (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lo más cercano al cielo
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Pyramide Productions
      • Maïa Films
      • Tabo Tabo Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $543,038
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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