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Released in the US and UK two years after production.
Reese Witherspoon's first project as the leading producer as well as an actress, and also Mark Palansky's feature film directorial debut.
Christina Ricci did not have to audition for her role. She was approached by Witherspoon.
It took an hour and a half just to put the nose prosthetic on Ricci.
Delivered to some theaters under the codename "Scarfy."
As the film was filmed in the UK, many of the actors who play American characters are actually British, such as Ronni Ancona, James McAvoy, Nick Frost and Burn Gorman.
In the scene where Christina Ricci's character catches James McAvoy trying to steal a book, she mentions that the room has 300 First editions worth over $50,000. This totals to $15,000,000: the budget of the film.
