It is Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche jumping in the water themselves (despite having stunt people). It was reportedly freezing and muddy. But in the close up shot of Juliette's face in the water, the man pulling her is not Johnny. This was shot in a water tank.
There is no statue in the square in Flavigny sur Ozerain. The statue of 'Comte Reynaud' was made of plastic, specially for the film. Comte de Buffon in Montbard served as a model.
When Vianne and Roux are in the river, the two change (between shots) from Vianne facing away from shore with Roux's arm across her chest to Vianne facing towards the shore with Roux's arm around her shoulders.
When Roux enters Serge's shop at first with the little girl, it films her hair, which is neat, straight and glossy. Yet when Serge says he doesn't "serve animals", it films the girl again, and suddenly her hair is totally messed up and tangled.
When Vianne and Anouk first meet Roux at the dock, it is an overcast day. Yet while Vianne and Anouk are shot in the "overcast" light, Roux is shot with a light on his left side, as if the sun was setting.
The Joanne Harris novel gives Anouk's age as six years. In the movie, it is less obvious, since Victoire Thivisol was nine upon the theatrical release and presumably older than six at the end of the shooting.
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What does the Boycott poster say?
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This is what it says:BOYCOTT IMMORALITY!Our beloved village rests upon a solid foundation of FAMILY, CHURCH and COMMUNITY.To keep Lansquenet safe and tranquil, we must close our doors to outsiders whose only tradition is SELF-GRATIFICATION, whose only creed is godlessness, and whose only possible effect is the moral contamination of our village.WE MUST GIVE THESE OUTSIDERS NO QUARTER!We must make them unwelcome in our homes, in our streets, and in our places of business.Thankyou for your cooperation.
Lansquenet Town Council