In remaking the 1996 French thriller L'APPARTEMENT, director Paul McGuigan transplants the story to the snow-covered Windy City, Chicago. Josh Hartnett is Matthew, a good-looking young man who has a great job and an even greater girlfriend. But just before he's about to get on a plane to China and score his first major account, the past comes back to haunt him. Matthew runs into his good friend Luke (Matthew Lillard), who is dating a mysterious actress, Alex (Rose Byrne). Suddenly he is reminded of Lisa (Diane Kruger), a beautiful dancer he dated years before. But the day after he asked her to move in with him, Lisa disappeared. Now Matthew's search for his long lost love is renewed. The harder he looks, the more the truth gradually, and devastatingly, begins to reveal itself.
McGuigan's stylish, convoluted thriller shifts between the past and present, preventing viewers from solving the puzzle until the film's closing act. Featuring an outstanding soundtrack from some of modern rock's most celebrated artists (Coldplay, Mazzy Star, Broken Social Scene), WICKER PARK also boasts engaging performances from its cast of pretty young faces.
IN THEATRES: SEPTEMBER 3, 2004
DVD Features:
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.77
Audio:
Stereo Surround - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentaries - Paul McGuigan - Director; Josh Hartnett - Star
Music Videos - Postal Service - "Against All Odds"
Outtakes - Gag Reel
Trailers - 1. Product Trailer - Soundtrack Spot
2. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Director of Photography
Peter Sova: Cinematographer
Executive Producer
Georges Benayoun:
Executive Producer
Ted Tannebaum: Producer
Music
Cliff Martinez: Composer
Source Writer
Gilles Mimouni: Screenwriter, WICKER PARK (2004)
Music Performer(s)
Coldplay: Brit Rock Band
Review 1:
"[The film] makes your brain spin in surprising and pleasurable ways."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.50 09/17/2004
Review 2:
"[A]n elegant tale of romantic obsession..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.E4 09/03/2004
Review 3:
"[T]he complex affairs tug towards a satisfying, powerful climax."
Source: Uncut
p.140 10/01/2004
Review 4:
"WICKER PARK works because the actors invest their scenes with what is, under the circumstances, astonishing emotional realism."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.31 09/03/2004