FILM 1877: BOUND

FILM 1877: BOUND

TRIVIA: Gina Gershon recommended Joe Pantoliano for the role of Caesar.

When executives at some studios read the script, they told the Wachowskis that if they changed the character of Corky to that of a man, they would be interested. The siblings declined, saying "that movie's been made a million times, so we're really not interested in it."

Joe Pantoliano was instructed by the Wachowskis to watch The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and base his Cesar character on Humphrey Bogart's Fred C. Dobbs.

The film was financed with the understanding that Jennifer Tilly was to play the role of Corky. The actress playing Violet dropped out of the project shortly before shooting began, however. At this point Gina Gershon became available to do the film. At first she was to play Violet; but since she was better suited to Corky, she and Tilly switched roles.

Jennifer Tilly named Violet as the best role she ever had.

Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly went fully nude for the main lesbian sex scene between Corky and Violet and they declined the use of body doubles.

The main sex scene set in Corky's apartment was filmed in one long shot. The Wachowskis believed that this would look more realistic than several shots edited together. Although it should have been a closed set, there were actually many people present, moving the walls of the set in order to allow full movement of the camera around the actors.

Gina Gershon's influences for her role were James Dean, Marlon Brando and Clint Eastwood.

This was Joe Pantoliano's first leading role in a film. It's also his favourite role.

The part of Violet was expected to go to Linda Hamilton.

CAMEO: Susie Bright: The noted sex author appears as the lesbian in the bar that Corky hits on before the lesbian cop arrives. The grey-haired woman in the next booth is Bright's ex.

FILM 1115: KISSING JESSICA STEIN

TRIVIA: Some background shots were removed from the film prior to its release because they showed the World Trade Center.

The cab scene where Helen and Jessica talk about blending lipstick was filmed after the filmmakers hailed a cab, paid the driver $20, the director drove, the director of photography was in the front seat and the sound woman climbed in the back trunk.

Film 1056: Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Trivia: There was no makeup artist and hairstylist on the set. The actresses were not allowed to wear makeup for most part of the movie.

The actresses only read the script once. Abdellatif Kechiche insisted that they forget what the script said line for line, and instead asked them to improvise their scenes and really let their actions and words come out naturally and as unforced as possible.

A good portion of the B-roll footage with Adèle Exarchopoulos that ended up being used are in fact of the actress when she was out of character. The camera would be on her when she ate and even when she slept on the train while they were on their way to set. Since during this footage people kept calling Exarchopoulos the name Adèle instead of Clementine, they agreed to have the main character's name changed to Adèle.

One of the sex scenes took 10 days to film.

Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux wore prosthetic vaginas in the scenes in which they perform oral sex.

Léa Seydoux had her hair cropped by a barber in Paris' 18th arrondissement and dyed blue, months before the shooting began. During filming, she had to re-dye her hair every day for continuity and half the time it was director Abdellatif Kechiche who did her color himself.

In preparation for her role as Emma, Léa Seydoux attended painting and sculpture lessons. She also undertook extensive reading on arts and philosophy, and visited museums before filming began. To assist her in portraying the masculine characteristics of the arts student role, the director requested Seydoux to go for training sessions to tone up her physique and also study the films of Marlon Brando and James Dean to learn their traits.

Initially planned to be shot in two months, the film took nearly five-and-a-half months.

Film 981: Passion

Trivia: This is the seventh Brian De Palma movie composer Pino Donaggio has scored. Their first collaboration was Carrie.

Dominic Cooper was originally cast but he dropped out. Paul Anderson replaced him.