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of Attraction’: Irish party for legal eagles Making his writing and directing debut with the box-office hit Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Sliding Doors was the fourth most successful British film in history. Howitt won a European Film Award for Best Screenplay and an Empire Award for Best British Director. The two who carry on their professions in a contradictory manner are pitted against each other on opposite sides of this nasty public divorce between famous clients (Parker Posey and Michael Sheen), with the case centering on an Irish castle which each future divorcee has their sights set on. Audrey (Julian Moore) and Daniel (Pierce Brosnan) travel to Ireland to chase down separate depositions. The story takes a sudden twist in this tour as they find themselves in the middle of an Irish festival in which the first time these two get drunk, they sleep together. And the second time, here in the misty magic world of the Emerald Isle, they get married. And now the two battling attorneys must go home to finish their case. The challenge in Laws of Attraction, says director Peter Howitt, is finding out how Audrey and Daniel, two very different people, might find some kind of common ground. “Audrey is a very reticent character and Daniel, although he seems at first to be just a typical gigolo, has genuinely seen something in her that he hasn’t seen in anyone else,” the director says. “But she can’t believe that anyone would see that in her and also doesn’t believe that he is sincere, so she has to look beyond the surface. That his devil-may-care attitude hides a more profound moral and psychological foundation, which over a period of time she comes to understand.” Parker Posey plays fashion designer Serena, who is pitted against her soon-to-be ex-husband Thorne Jamison (Michael Sheen) lead singer of rock band Thorne Jamison and The Needles. “Serena is either going to divorce Thorne or murder him,” said Posey. “But it’s this passion that provides the emotional catalyst for the story. Everything about them is over-the-top the way they dress, where they live, the way they love each other. And because they are so unrepressed they are a kind of example to Daniel and Audrey, which allows them to come together.” Playing mega-star Thorne, Michael Sheen admits, came naturally to the actor. “I think everyone, including myself, was a bit shocked at how easy it was to get into the part of a rock god,” he muses. “It’s terrific fun. The characters of Thorne and Serena are so over-the-top to begin with that we have enormous fun articulating their relationship.” The three month shoot on Laws of Attraction began in Ireland, filmed entirely in Dublin and Wicklow Counties. Humewood House, a private residence in Kiltegan, County Wicklow, served as the castle which is at the center of the divorce case between Serena and Thorne. The production then moved to New York City, where locations included Chinatown, Soho and the New York State Supreme Count Building. It was while filming in New York on August 14, 2003 that the shoot was caught up in the massive power blackout that affected much of the US East coast, but they had enough backup power to lay the final touches to the movie. Pierce Brosnan’s career has taken him far from the town of Navan in Ireland, where he was born and spent his childhood. Moving to London at the age of 11 he attended Drama school from the age of 16 before moving onto stage productions. Brosnan performs in this movie after continuous success as The British Secret Agent Bond. Laws of Attraction, is an entertaining movie that every body can enjoy this season. |
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