This Sunday January 8, 2023 at 8:50 p.m., Arte is broadcasting The Pelican Affair, a thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts. Three years after the success of Pretty Woman, the actress shines in this detective film adapted from a novel by John Grisham. A feature film with a very serious tone, but which did not prevent the team from filming in joy and good humor, even reserving a little joke for the actress.
This Sunday, January 8, 2023, it’s a thriller evening on Arte with the broadcast at 8:50 p.m. of The Pelican Affair. A detective film adapted from a novel by the prolific John Grisham, just like The firm with Tom Cruise, The customer and The idealist with Matt Damon, who turned down the lead role in the film Avatar, the result of which was called for a boycott in the United States. In the main roles of The Pelican Affairwe find Denzel Washington in duet with the beautiful Julia Roberts, whose legs were doubled on the poster of Pretty Woman despite its dream plastic.
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, shock duo for high-risk investigation
After playing a prostitute in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts slips this time into the skin of a law student who is investigating the murder of two magistrates at the Supreme Court, whose investigations will disturb the high spheres of the State. After the murder of her law professor, she contacts Gray Grantham, a journalist from the washington heraldwho is also interested in this same case, called The Pelican Affair. Together, they decide to continue the investigation at all costs, despite the threat hanging over their lives.
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Julia Roberts victim of a funny joke
If the atmosphere of the feature film is oppressive because we really tremble with the two heroes, that did not prevent the good mood on the set. The team notably reserved a big surprise for Julia Roberts, making her a funny joke. While the actress was set to shoot a scene where she’s supposed to be talking on the phone, director Alan J. Pakula uploaded her with singer Lyle Lovett, to whom she was married at the time. Julia Roberts played the scene completely normally, because she did not recognize her husband’s voice at all. It was only once the scene had been filmed that the director revealed to him the identity of his interlocutor!
