Marion Cotillard is playing Josephine Bloom
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Directed by Tim Burton Written by John August, Daniel Wallace (novel) Genre Drama / Fantasy / Comedy Tagline An adventure as big as life itself. Theatrical Release USA: 09/01/2004, UK: 30/01/2004, France: 03/03/2005 DVD Release Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Allison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito, Matthew McGrory

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Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar® nominee Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.

She plays Josephine, French wife of William Bloom. She accompanies her husband back home to his parents and is fascinated by her father-in-law's life and tries to help her husband to reconcile with his father. She's expecting a baby and is very eager to learn everything she can about William's (and Ed's) background. This film marks Marion's debut in an American production - working with Tim Burton was a dream for her. The 2 share an artistic vision.

• Filming Locations: Montgomery, Moulton, Prattville, Tallassee, Wetumpka (Alabama, USA), Paris (France)
• Steven Spielberg was attached to this project and wanted Jack Nicholson to star, but dropped out due to his full schedule, soon after which Tim Burton signed on.
• Ewan McGregor was cast as Young Ed Bloom when producers noticed the striking similarity between him and pictures of a young Albert Finney, who plays Senior Ed Bloom.
• When Josephine asks for Ed Bloom's permission to take his picture she holds a cult rangefinder camera, the Leica M6.
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I put off watching this film because it never quite intrigued me. Of course when I started watching Marion's movies this was on my list. It was definitely an entertaining watch, so much is happening all the time. This film is like a fairytale for grown-ups. However, I've never been much of a fairytale fan so you can imagine how impressed I was. It is visually astounding and I liked the development of the father/son relationship.
by Maria