Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Several seasons pass, and Will remains miserable. The next morning, paparazzi, inadvertently tipped off by Spike, besiege the house and take photos of Will, Anna, and a half-dressed Spike at the front door. They discover shared interests, and discuss Will's print of Marc Chagall's 1950 painting La Mariée. She apologises about King and says their relationship is over. One day, a distraught Anna appears at Will's doorstep, needing to hide from a tabloid scandal. Much of the filming took place on Portobello Road.

Over the next six months, Will's friends arrange a series of dates for him, but Will, unable to forget Anna, is uninterested in another relationship. Will confronts them, then she introduces herself and calmly insults the stunned foursome.Īnna invites Will to her hotel room, but he quickly leaves after discovering that her movie star boyfriend, Jeff King, has unexpectedly arrived from America. Later, the two enter a private neighbourhood park, where Anna again kisses Will.Īt a restaurant the next day, Will and Anna overhear six men at a nearby table discussing her, first praising and then disparaging her and equating actresses to prostitutes. Though his friends and family are surprised, Anna gets on well with everyone and enjoys herself. Anna asks to be William's date at his sister's birthday party later that evening. When asked, he says he writes for Horse & Hound magazine. Upon his arrival he is mistaken for a reporter and ushered into a press junket for her new film. When leaving, she impulsively kisses him.Īnna later invites him to visit her at the Ritz Hotel. He takes her to his flat across the street so she can change. Shortly after she leaves, Will bumps into her while rounding a street corner, spilling his juice on her. One day, famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott enters the shop and buys a book. Divorced, he shares a flat with Spike, a flaky and sloppy Welshman. William Thacker owns a travel book store in Notting Hill, London. It also earned two BAFTA nominations, and won a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for its soundtrack. At the 57th Golden Globe Awards, the film received three nominations – Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Roberts) and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Grant). Released on, Notting Hill was well received by critics and became the highest-grossing British film of all time. The story is of a romance between a British bookseller (Grant) and a famous American actress (Roberts) who happens to walk into his shop in London's Notting Hill district. It stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, with Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee, and Hugh Bonneville in supporting roles.

The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis, and the film was produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell.

Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips