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Ryan Gosling is the only candidate to play Noah in the eyes of director Nick Kasawitz. Before the filming started, Ryan Gosling lived in Charleston, the filming location, for two months in order to play Noah, and personally produced the dining table in the kitchen in the film.
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Gina Rowlands, who played the elderly Ellie in the film, is the mother of director Nick Cassavitz.
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Because James Garner, who plays the old Noah, has brown eyes, the blue-eyed Ryan Gosling had to wear brown contact lenses.
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Both Britney Spears and Ashley Judd had hoped to play Ellie. Reese Witherspoon, who was originally scheduled to star in the film, later quit filming.
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Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise refused to join the film.
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Justin Timberlake was expected to play Noah.
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Before the filming started, Ryan Gosling lived in Charleston, South Carolina for a period of time in order to play a good role; during that time, he rowed on the Ashley River every morning and learned to make furniture.
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The original script did not include Ellie's piano part; but director Nick Kassavits thought that from the 1930s to the 1940s, the ladies of the wealthy family would play the piano, so this part was added.
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Rachel McAdams came to audition for the role of Ellie in this film during the premiere of another film; she only got the script one day early; and in the subsequent audition, she defeated nine other actresses.
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Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were both born in London, Ontario, Canada.
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In the original trailer of the film, the background music was taken from the soundtrack of Rachel Portman in "There is Always a Hot Sun" (1999).
The Notebook behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Young Noah: Stop thinking about what everyone wants, stop thinking about what I want, what your parents want! What do *you* want Allie?
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Nurse Esther: The doctor needs to see you.
Allie: Me? Now?
Nurse Esther: No, him.
Allie: But he hasn't finished reading his story.
Noah: I'll read some more when I'm through with the doctor. This shouldn't take too long.
Allie: All right.
Noah: Don't you go away. I'll be right back.
Nurse Esther: While you waiting, maybe you'd like to play the piano for a few minutes. You do like that.
Allie: I do?
Nurse Esther: Mm-hmm.
Allie: I don't know any tunes.
Nurse Esther: You can read music.
Allie: No kidding?
Nurse Esther: Mm-hmm.