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“Nine” is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), a young American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson) and his mother (Sophia Loren).
The original 1982 Broadway production of “Nine,” nominated for twelve Tony Awards and winning five, including Best Musical, was directed by Tommy Tune, choreographed by Thommie Walsh, starred Raúl Juliá with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Arthur Kopit. The 2003 Broadway revival of “Nine” received eight Tony Award nominations and won two, including Best Revival of a Musical.
About the Production
“Federico Fellini told me that the theme of his life and of his work was “dreams are the only reality.”
“For me making films is making love. I’m most alive when I’m directing. But before I started making 8½, something happened to me which I always feared could happen, and when it did, it was more terrible that I could ever have imagine. I suffered my greatest fear, director’s block.
“No one ever perceives the real world,” he said “Each person simply calls private, personal fantasies the Truth. The difference is that I know I live in a fantasy world. I prefer it that way and resent anything that disturbs my vision. My films are often based on my dreams. When I wake up, I put them down as funny little drawings.
Read the Full Production Notes
Nine
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cottilard, Penelope Cruz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Judi Dench, Fergie
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Screenplay by: Michael Tolkin
Release Date: December 18, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and smoking.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $19,676,965 (36.5%)
Foreign: $34,228,906 (63.5%)
Total: $53,905,871 (Worldwide)