Curiosidades

Christopher Hampton finally got to direct the script he'd been sitting on since 1976, but only because original helmer Mike Newell opted to direct Donnie Brasco (1997) instead.

During the press tour for the movie, Dame Emma Thompson told reporters how she enjoyed doing nude scenes, particularly since she was not a standard Hollywood "hard-body".

The house that Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce share was Bolebroke Watermill in Hartfield, Sussex.

Jonathan Pryce won a Best Actor Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 for his performance in the film while director Christopher Hampton won the Best Director Award,

According to his diaries, Alan Rickman turned down a role (he doesn't specify which) in this movie.