It's not significant to the plot, but the choice of book for Hugh Grant to read to Julia Roberts in their characters' happily-ever-after scene was significant to the producers.

The book was "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" by Louis de Bernières, and though it was a bestseller at the time the film came out (1999), and so was the sort of book their characters might well have been reading, it also happened to be the next film project that "Notting Hill's" production company, Working Title, was making.

It was supposed to be director Roger Michell's next project as well, which pretty much solidifies the connection as more than mere chance. However, Michell had a heart attack before he could start on "Corelli," so it went to another director.

"Notting Hill" has all sorts of cute little nods to real life. Grant's character's house, the one with the blue door, was actually screenwriter Richard Curtis' house, which he sold after the film's production. And there's a fun joke in the script about Roberts' character being mistaken for Demi Moore, which was actually happening to Roberts a lot at the time.

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