Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.












20th June 2003
23 years ago
1 hour 36 minutes
Finishes at 1:43am
$30,000,000 ($43,197,000 today)
Revenue $15,368,897




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