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Wicker Park - Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard, Paul McGuigan

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Movie propaganda

Passion never dies.

From the moment Matthew (Josh Hartnett) sees Lisa (Diane Kruger), nothing else matters. She walks past the window of the shop where he works in the Wicker Park section of Chicago, and he's immediately captivated; he follows her, they meet, and soon they fall deeply in love. Everything about their relationship seems perfect - until the day she disappears without a trace.

Two years later, Matt has built a new life for himself, but he's still haunted by her memory and the nagging torment of unanswered questions. Then he catches a quick glimpse of someone he thinks must be her in a bar - but is it? Thus begins a twisting, obsessive search for the woman who captured his heart years ago - and for someone who's playing with his mind right now. Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from varying perspectives, Matthew's search for the truth will lead him deeper into the mystery, with each discovery more deceiving than the next. Obsession can go both ways, and Matthew discovers it's possible to love someone too much.

Persons of interest

Josh Hartnett .... Matthew
Rose Byrne .... Alex
Matthew Lillard .... Luke
Diane Kruger .... Lisa
Christopher Cousins .... Daniel
Jessica Paré .... Rebecca
Vlasta Vrana .... Jeweller
Amy Sobol .... Ellie
Ted Whittall .... Walter
Joanna Noyes .... Mary
Zhenhu Han .... Mr Hong
Lu Ye .... Ms Hsia
Gilles Mimouni .... Screenwriter: L'appartement
Brandon Boyce .... Screenwriter
Paul McGuigan .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Wicker Park official movie sites
Wicker Park production notes
Wicker Park QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Montréal World Film Festival 2004: Nominated: Grand Prix des Amériques (Paul McGuigan)

Studios and distributors:

MGM * 20th Century Fox

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Wicker Park is a long, boring story taken straight out of the nearest daytime soap opera: boy meets girl, boy gets girl, girl's best friend develops fatal obsession with boy, blah, blah, blah. Every part of Wicker Park would've been improved by removing an hour from the final running time. All that and a happy ending. Oy.