Nearest to Heaven (2002)

  • NR
  • 11/20/2002 (FR)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 30m

Overview

People and life can be cruel, and in their face, Fannette is cool: toward an old acquaintance, to her daughter, to colleagues. Beneath the surface, she roils with passion for a lost love, Philippe. She watches "An Affair to Remember" again and again, and when she receives a letter from Philippe asking her to meet him atop the Empire State Building, she swoons. She's writing a book on an aged painter, so she organizes a trip to New York ostensibly to secure photographs of some of his pieces. The publisher assigns her a photographer, Matt, on the surface spontaneous and flip, but also aggressive about his attraction to her. Will she be with the one she loves? Will she smile? Written by

Tonie Marshall

Director, Writer

Anne-Louise Trividic

Writer

Cast

Catherine Deneuve's headshot

Catherine Deneuve

Fanette
William Hurt's headshot

William Hurt

Matt
Bernard Le Coq's headshot

Bernard Le Coq

Bernard
Hélène Fillières's headshot

Hélène Fillières

Lucie
Gilbert Melki's headshot

Gilbert Melki

Alain
Nathalie Richard's headshot

Nathalie Richard

Brigitte
Patrice Chéreau's headshot

Patrice Chéreau

Pierre
Noémie Godin-Vigneau's headshot

Noémie Godin-Vigneau

Carole

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