Nine
Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and co-produced by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, loosely based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1963 film 8½. In addition to songs from the stage musical, all written by Maury Yeston, the film has three original songs, also written by Yeston (Take It All, Cinema Italiano, and Guarda La Luna). The ensemble cast consists of Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren.
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| Running time | 118 minutes
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| Budget | $80 million
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| Box office | $53.9 million
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Guido Contini: What for?
Luisa Contini: Thank you for reminding me I'm not special. You don't even see what you do to me. Even the moments I think are ours, it's just... you working to get what you want.
- In the hot springs, when Guido is confiding to the cardinal, the cardinal promptly announces his admiration for the Charlie Chaplin. This is a reference to a song which was cut called "Not Since Charlie Chaplin".
- This is one of four movies released in 2009 which used the number nine in its title. The other three are 9 (2009), $9.99 (2008) and District 9 (2009).
- Guido's license plate is '4329'. Adding all of the numbers together equals 18. Adding those digits together (1 + 8) equals 9, the title of the movie.
- When Carla meets Guido at the train station, she says that she stayed at hotel with her parents during the war, and there were a lot of Germans there. This references the song "The Germans at the Spa" which was in the play, but not used in the film.
- Javier Bardem turned down the role of Guido, being replaced by Daniel Day-Lewis. Both won acting Oscars the same night: Bardem in the supporting category (for No Country for Old Men (2007)) and Day-Lewis in the leading one (for There Will Be Blood (2007)), as did Day-Lewis's costar, Marion Cotillard (Actress in a Leading Role for La Vie en Rose (2007)). Catherine Zeta-Jones turned down the role of Claudia, being replaced by Nicole Kidman. Both also won acting Oscars the same night: Zeta-Jones in the supporting category (for Chicago) and Kidman in the leading one (for The Hours).
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