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The original director of the film was Jonathan Caoit and the starring role was Alan Bostin, but both of them eventually withdrew from the crew.
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Meryl Streep and Maimie Gummer are a pair of mother and daughter in real life. In the film, they become two age groups with the same character; the other pair of mother and daughter Vanessa in real life Redgrave and Natasha Richardson still play a pair of mother and daughter in the film.
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Keira Knightley was the first candidate for the young Ann Grant Lauder, but because she wanted to film "Pirates of the Caribbean: End of the World" and "Atonement", she had to give up this role.
Evening behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Mrs. Wittenborn: It seems that half the people I've seated together at this reception are either *mortal* enemies, have had *disastrous* affairs, or both.
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Young Ann: Why do I feel like he's been this way since he was about 10?
Harris Arden: Ah, he didn't actually start drinking till he was 12.