Taglines: Passion never dies.
Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character’s perspective, Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man (Josh Hartnett) caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with – a woman who then vanished without a trace. Two years after her disappearance, he catches a fleeting glimpse of her in a local bar and begins a twisting search to find her and discover what really happened.
From the moment Matthew sees Lisa, nothing else matters. She walks past the window of the shop where he works in the Wicker Park section of Chicago, and he’s immediately captivated; he follows her, they meet, and soon they fall deeply in love. Everything about their relationship seems perfect — until the day she disappears without a trace. Two years later, Matt has built a new life for himself, but he’s still haunted by her memory and the nagging torment of unanswered questions. Then he catches a quick glimpse of someone he thinks must be her in a bar… but is it?
Thus begins a twisting, obsessive search for the woman who captured his heart years ago — and for someone who’s playing with his mind right now. Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from varying perspectives, Matthew’s search for the truth will lead him deeper into the mystery, with each discovery more deceiving than the next. Obsession can go both ways, and Matthew discovers it’s possible to love someone too much…
Wicker Park is a 2004 American psychological drama/romantic mystery film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. The film is a remake of the 1996 French movie L’Appartement, which in turn is loosely based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream. It was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Film Festival of Montreal, the city in which the movie was partially filmed. The title refers to the Wicker Park neighborhood on Chicago’s near northwest side.
Wicker Park (2004)
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard, Rose Byrne, Christopher Cousins, Diane Kruger, Jessica Paré, Vlasta Vrana, Isabel Dos Santos, Joanna Noyes, Stéfanie Buxton
Screenplay by: Brandon Boyce
Production Design by: Richard Bridgland
Cinematography by: Peter Sova
Film Editing by: Andrew Hulme
Costume Design by: Odette Gadoury
Set Decoration by: Suzanne Cloutier
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexuality and language.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: September 3, 2004
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