The film encountered many difficulties during the filming. In addition to frequent director changes, the choice of the leading hero and heroine was changed. One year before the film began, Kevin Costner agreed to play the male doctor in the film. His calm and mature feeling has always been regarded as the best candidate for this role. Unexpectedly, on the eve of filming, Costner Temporarily exit. Paramount hired British actor Ralph Fiennes, who had starred in "Schindler's List" and "The English Patient". Due to differences in the script, the negotiations between Paramount and Fiennes failed. Very smoothly. Director Oliver Stone also talked to Paramount and left. The film has almost been sentenced to death. However, due to the producer’s insistence, the film ushered in the light at the last minute, and Martin Campbell took over the film’s work. director. As for the heroine, first, Catherine Zeta-Jones was pregnant and resigned. The successor Meg Ryan had no intention of acting because of the divorce with her husband Dennis Quaid before filming, and finally decided to be as passionate about charity as the heroine. Angelina Jolie. As for the actor, Kevin Costner gave up, and then the powerful British actor Ralph Fiennes did not take over because of differences in the script. It was not until the end that Cliff Owen agreed to play
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Garnet 2022-03-22 09:02:32
The subject matter is alright, and people are concerned about the disasters that we do not see in front of us, but such a 'love story' is really old-fashioned and boring...
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Stan 2022-03-19 09:01:07
do we all know where we belong? and if we do, in our hearts, why do we so often do nothing about it?
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Nick Callahan: Are you wearing perfume... in the fucking desert?
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Sarah Jordan: Why do you never say my name?
Nick Callahan: Sorry?
Sarah Jordan: You never say my name. Why?
Nick Callahan: pauses - What's the first thing you do when you get a cold?
Sarah Jordan: What?
Nick Callahan: What's the first thing you do when you get a cold?
Sarah Jordan: Uh... chicken soup, aspirin, scotch...
Nick Callahan: You never just have the cold?
Sarah Jordan: I don't know what...
Nick Callahan: interrupts - Taken nothing. Just have the cold?
Sarah Jordan: No
Nick Callahan: No, and that's us, right? We drown it. Kill it. Numb it, anything not to feel. You know, when I was a doctor in London, no one ever said 'medahani'. They don't thank you like they thank you here. Cos here they feel everything, straight from God. There's no drugs, no painkillers. It's the weirdest, purest thing - suffering. And when you've seen that kind of courage in a li... - pauses, tears well up -... in a child... How could you ever want to do anything but just hold him in your arms? You remember that boy in London, JoJo?
Sarah Jordan: Yes of course
Nick Callahan: He was my first save, 10 years old. So thin he could barely stand. But he still found the strength the bury the rest of his family. We have no idea what courage is... He used to write me little notes. He helped me in the clinic. He was good. He was sweet, he was good. He wanted to be like me, I liked that. I mean, it was silly and childish, but it made me feel good about myself. So I took him with me to London, you know, my talisman, my courageous Africa... - pauses - How could I be so bloody stupid? How could I be so totally selfish? The point is... he was my friend. He had a name. So now I HAVE to remember him. If everybody I lose has a name...