Rittenband, the judge's name in the film, is also the name of an actual judge who sat on a number of high profile celebrity court cases, including Roman Polanski's trial in the late seventies.
The Miller house used in this film is the same house that was used for Meryl Streep's character in the film The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
Eva Green was originally cast as Julie, but dropped out to a scheduling conflict with Dark Shadows (2012). Laetitia Casta was cast in her place.