Nearest to Heaven

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Nearest to Heaven
Directed by Tonie Marshall
Written byTonie Marshall
Anne-Louise Trividic
Produced byOlivier Bomsel
Gilles Sandoz
Fabienne Vonier
Starring
Cinematography Agnès Godard
Edited byJacques Comets
Music by François Dompierre
David Hadjadj
Jérôme Robotier
Release dates
  • August 30, 2002 (2002-08-30)(Venice)
  • November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)(France)
  • November 7, 2003 (2003-11-07)(Spain)
Running time
96 minutes
CountriesFrance
Spain
Canada
LanguagesEnglish
French

Nearest to Heaven is a 2002 French-Spanish-Canadian romantic drama film directed by Tonie Marshall and starring Catherine Deneuve and William Hurt. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Stratton, David (10 September 2002). "Nearest To Heaven". Variety . Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. Marshall, Lee (3 September 2002). "The Nearest To Heaven (Au Plus Pres Du Paradis)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 15 July 2020.