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Pretty Woman is a Hollywood romantic comedy of 1990. The film centers around the title character, the pretty woman, Vivian Ward, unfortunately who becomes a prostitute. This role is being played by Julia Roberts. She is hired by an extremely affluent business man, Edward Lewis, (Richard Gere). He wanted her to be his escort for several business functions. In this way their relation gradually develops. Pretty Woman was initially designed to be a dark drama about prostitution in Los Angeles but was then re-conceived into a romantic comedy.
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The film is the most financially successful film in the romantic comedy genre of all time. The film was a huge critical success and is also one of 1990's highest grossing films. Even today this is one of the most financially successful entries in the romantic comedy genre. The fim bagged almost $464 million USD.
Julia Roberts received a Golden Globe Award for her role in the film.and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. The screenwriter of the film J. F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award. The film is also the initiator of a string of similar romantic comedies, which teamed up Gere and Roberts. Pretty Woman is one of America's best and brilliant motion picture love stories. This is not a typical version of the Cinderella story, but a celebration of that one thing in life that we all stive for... .love. Edward, Richard Gere is a highly successful businessman, who knows everything about how to manipulate the corporate world but when it comes to relationships and getting positive effects from them he fails. With one unsuccessful marriage and an ex-girlfriend removing her things from his apartment, Edward needs to re-arrange things at many levels. On the other hand, Vivian is intelligent, stylish and has a personality that can out glitter Las Vegas. She has the capability to feel for others but has been through some rotten incidents in her life.
Edward knows Vivian current job status but that is not the reason why he invites her to his penthouse. Edward makes a business offer to Vivian. He asks her to stay with him for a week and company him as needed. Things get close for both of Vivian and Edward in a way that they never expected. Vivian teaches Edward atlooking at life in a more free and restored way. Edward brings grace, confidence and appreciation of art into Vivian's world. This is how Pretty Woman proceeds. Each starts teaching each other some of the important lessons about life and love.
Julia Roberts and Richard Genre generated the kind of heat and romantic charisma that contributes immensely to the film. One of the most important aspect of Pretty Woman is its soundtrack. Songs like “It Must Have Been Love”, “King of Wishful Thinking” and particularly “Oh, Pretty Woman”add special festures to the film. Pretty Woman is that fairy-tale that all of us women dreamed of when she was a little child.
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