Movie Trivia for “A Private War”
Memorable Movie Quotes
Marie Colvin: I see it, so you don’t have to.
Marie Colvin: Your apartment looks like Patrick Bateman’s London nightmare.
Trivia
In a piece for Harper’s Bazaar dated 4 December 2018, war correspondent Janine di Giovanni, who knew Marie Colvin, writes critically of the film: “There were no good guys at the Sunday Times, where Colvin worked, who cared for her well-being. There were instead editors who wanted scoops at the expense of the safety of their reporters. Colvin had many friends in London, but none of them were similar to the Bridget Jones-style girlfriend character (portrayed by Nikki Amuka-Bird) in the film. Her last boyfriend was not a caring and loving Stanley Tucci but rather a man who gave her immense heartache and distress. There were no ‘heads on sticks’ in Bosnia, as the character meant to be Colvin’s first husband, Patrick Bishop, says in one of the opening scenes (heads were on sticks in Chechnya). Colvin’s second husband, Juan Carlos Gumucio, is erased from the script altogether, though he played an important role in her life.” Although positive about Rosamund Pike’s performance, she recommends that her readers watch the documentary Bearing Witness (2005) instead.
Features two Oscar nominees: Pike, Tucci.
Goofs
Colvin’s smoking sometimes does not sync – holding, inhales, exhales.
In the Credits
Images of Colvin’s newspaper articles for the Sunday Times are shown behind the initial credits.
Just before the end credits start, there is a clip with an interview with the real Marie Colvin.
Marie Colvin and journalist Rémi Ochlik were killed in Homs, Syria on February 22nd, 2012. Paul Conroy, despite being gravely injured, survived and continues to work as a photographer. Over 500,000 Syrian civilians have been killed since Colvin’s death.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget $18,80,000
Opening Weekend $60,491
Gross $1,633,208
Filming Locations
Jordan
London, UK