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A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.A congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
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What made this film so hauntingly beautiful was that fact that the ghost being chased wasn't just Sarah - it was who they both were in their youth, and the overwhelming emotion and honesty that is first love. Was Fielding really seeking Sarah or who he once was - what he once stood for when he loved her? Sometimes when we grow up we let our well-meant integrity, even our simplest dreams, die under the 'reality' of who we end up becoming. I thought this film did an excellent job at showing someone mourning his youth, his wild ideas - and his truest love. I thought Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly both did amazing jobs - the intensity of their performances is what really drove the story. Beautiful acting, beautiful movie.
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- TriviaJennifer Connelly's son Kai was in the film. She was holding him in the scene in which Fielding was at the church.
- GoofsDuring an argument in his new apartment, Fielding's (Billy Crudup) new girlfriend calls him "Billy".
- Quotes
Sarah Williams: Ambition is... the ice on the lake of emotion.
[They walk for a moment in silence]
Fielding Pierce: Who said that?
Sarah Williams: I did.
- Alternate versionsIn the U.S. DVD release, the passionate sex scene between Fielding and Sarah is more graphic, and contains more nudity.
- SoundtracksSnow Come Down
Performed by Lori Carson
Courtesy of Restless Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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- Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $270,745
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $150,422
- Mar 26, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $270,745
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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