Friday, May 6, 2011

Four Weddings and a Funeral





This film is about a British man named Charles who happens to attend weddings but never seems to decide to get married himself. He usually attends weddings with his friends "and as such, each, with the exception of gay couple Gareth and Matthew, is looking for love" (imdb). Charles meets an American women named Carrie in a wedding, they spend time together but she leaves back to the U.S. They do not see each other again untill they meet at a wedding once again, and they keep meeting at weddings and a funeral. Charles believes she is the one he could get married to but destiny is not on his side.


IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. 1994 Web. 8 May 2011.    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/plotsummary

Who is Charles and Carrie?



Charles played by Hugh Grant, is a British man who is afraid of commitment. He dates but never wants to settle down and commit to a relationship. This starts to change when he meets Carrie a American women played by Andie MacDowell. They meet at a wedding and spend the night together, but then she leaves back to America and he does not see her in a couple months where they meet at a wedding once again. Charles seems to be very interested in having a relationship with her but he finds out she in engaged. Eventually she gets married and he is a guest, at the wedding one of Charles' friends dies and they see each other once again at the funeral. Finally after a long time he decides to get married to an old girlfriend but he changes his mind when Carrie tells him that she is divorced. He calls off the wedding and later that day he tells Carrie that he loves her, and by the end of the film they are married and have a child.

The Director

http://collider.com/director-mike-newell-to-helm-film-based-on-true-story-of-murdered-former-kgb-agent/16604/

The film was directed by Mike Newell an English movie director. According to Gale Biography, Mike Newwll was born on March 28, 1942 in St. Alabans, United Kingdom his parents were amateur actors.
He married Bernice Stegers. Some of his most famous works are Monalisa Smile, Colombia, 2003., Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros, 2005., and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Walt Disney Studios, 2010. He is one of the most successful directors from Britain.

"Mike Newell." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 108. Gale, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 May. 2011.

Friends


In the film Charles has a group of friend who always accompany him to the wedding. His sister Scarlett and his friends Tom, Fiona, Matthew, and Garret. They are all single except Matthew and Gareth who are in a relatioship. The other three seem to have trouble finding the love of their lives as well, but they are not like Charles who is afraid of commitment they just have not fing the right person. Later in the film we find out that Fiona has been in love with Charles for quite a while but he never looks at her like a couple just as friends. The funeral is actually Gareth's he dies at Carries first wedding. He was the cheerful one who was always laughing and supported everyone. I believe his deaths was the main cause everyone decided to really start looking for their husband and wife because they realized that life was too short.

IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. 1994 Web. 8 May 2011.    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/plotsummary

Facts


  • The film was entirely shot in England
  • It was released in 16 languages
  • It was released in the U.S. on March 9, 1994
  • It was given an R rating for  language and some sexuality
  • It grossed $244,100,000 world wide
  • Hugh Grant won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • The Filmed received Best Screenplay from the Writers Guild Of America
IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. 1994 Web. 8 May 2011.    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/plotsummary