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© DR - THE CONSTANT GARDENER -de Fernando Meirelles (2005) Fin
03/01/2012 13:09
Autour du film
-L'histoire aurait pour origine des faits réels : des essais pharmaceutiques illégaux au Nigeria ayant entrainé le décès de plusieurs personnes (voir l'article Trovafloxacine).
-Le tournage s'est déroulé à Berlin (Allemagne), Londres (Royaume-Uni), Winnipeg (Canada) et Nairobi (Kenya).Le réalisateur fit pression sur la production pour que le tournage puisse se dérouler au Kenya plutôt qu'en Afrique du Sud,principale industrie cinématographique d'Afrique
-Mike Newell devait au départ diriger le film, mais il quitta le projet après s'être vu proposer Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu.
-Dans le film, Marcus Lorbeer porte une casquette avec un signe égal (=) jaune au milieu d'un carré bleu. Il s'agit du logo d'Human Rights Campaign (HRC), une des plus importantes organisations américaines pour la défense des droits des homosexuels, bisexuels et transsexuels
-Pendant le tournage, l'équipe du film a décidé de créer Constant Gardener Trust, association qui a pour but d'aider la population locale qui a grandement participé au tournage du film. Les présidents du Trust sont le producteur Simon Chinning Williams (décédé depuis), John le Carré, auteur du livre, Ralph Fiennes et Rachel Weisz, les acteurs principaux.
Trivia
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The scene where Tessa ( Rachel Weisz) walks through the slum, numerous children ask her "How are you?" and she responds "I'm fine, how are you?" was unscripted. The children are actual children who live in Kibera and not extras. *
The character Tessa Quayle was based on famous social activist and charity worker Yvette Pierpaoli, who was killed in 1999 with two other social workers when their truck crashed in Albania. The book was written in her memory. *
Director Fernando Meirelles lobbied to have the movie shot in Kenya (where the story is supposed to take place) instead of in South Africa (where most of the film industry is located).
After filming, the Constant Gardener Trust was set-up to help the inhabitants of the slums near Nairobi where the crew had been filming.
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The novel was originally banned in Kenya because it depicts corrupt Kenyan officials.
Ralph Fiennes held and operated the camera for Justin's point-of-view shots in the film.
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The filmmakers installed water tanks, a new bridge and a classroom in Kibera, the slum in which the film was shot. They also built a secondary school in the desert of northern Kenya where the final scenes were photographed.
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Marcus Lorbeer (played by Pete Postlethwaite) wears a baseball cap that has a yellow equal sign (=) inside a blue square. This is the logo of Human Rights Campaign, a non-profit organization that lobbies for equal rights based upon sexual orientation and gender identity. It is the largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender advocacy organization in the United States. *
Justin's car's license number is 22CD 20K. The letters CD denote that the car belongs to a diplomat.
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Danish actress Iben Hjejle was originally cast as the German woman Birgit and was signed on. When the film's German financiers discovered that a Dane had been cast as a German, they made sure a German actress, Anneke Kim Sarnau, was cast instead. *
"Huruma", the play which Tessa Quayle watches in the market place, was directed by Nick Reding who played Crick in the film. It was performed by the Kizingo Arts Troupe. *
Producer Simon Channing Williams bought the rights of the book in advance before its release in 2001 with the intention of bringing it to screen. In order to get John le Carré's permission to do so, he wrote a letter to Le Carre's attorney Michael Rudell informing him of the intention and flew to New York on the same day. This is the second time that Le Carre has worked on the screenplay of a film; the first was The Tailor of Panama (2001). To ensure total accuracy, Nairobi-based molecular biologist Bonnie Dunbar was brought in as the film's consultant. *
Cameo
Jeffrey Caine: the writer appears as the The Liberal club's porter.
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Spoilers
The trivia items below may give away important plot points.
At the eulogy for Justin, Pellegrin quotes this line: "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it." That quote is taken from the beginning of Macbeth: [King Duncan: Is execution done on Cawdor? Are not those in commission yet return'd? Malcolm: My liege, they are not yet come back. But I have spoke With one that saw him die; who did report That very frankly he confessed his treasons, Implor'd your Highness' pardon, and set forth A deep repentance. Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it.] In Macbeth, the "him" referred to is a traitor who had been executed for betraying his king. Justin has been murdered for doing the same thing. Pellegrin's gall in using this quote is amazing, especially when it seems fairly clear he ordered the hit in the first place.
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In a deleted scene, seen on DVD extras, Swedish actress Pernilla August plays an employee at the Canadian company that was responsible for the drug research. Her character gave Justin Quayle information that led him to Dr. Lorbeer. Moments after doing this, she is killed in a mysterious hit-and-run car accident.
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