Four Weddings and a Funeral
- Director: Mike Newell
- Writer: Richard Curtis
- Producer: Tim Bevan; Richard Curtis
CGiii Comment
F*%K, f^£k, f)"k, f@&k...
The timeless humour defeats its dated appearance.
And...it has to be a benchmark...simply, for its positive depiction of gay love.
Many have tried to duplicate its formula - and failed.
It thoroughly deserved its success. May it continue!
Funeral Blues...
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message ‘He is Dead’.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
by W. H. Auden
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
Cast & Characters
Hugh Grant as Charles;
James Fleet as Tom;
Simon Callow as Gareth;
John Hannah as Matthew;
Kristin Scott Thomas as Fiona;
David Bower as David;
Charlotte Coleman as Scarlett;
Andie MacDowell as Carrie;
Timothy Walker as Angus the Groom - Wedding One;
Sara Crowe as Laura the Bride - Wedding One;
Ronald Herdman as Vicar - Wedding One;
Elspet Gray as Laura's Mother - Wedding One;
Philip Voss as Laura's Father - Wedding One;
Rupert Vansittart as George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One;
Nicola Walker as Frightful Folk Duo - Wedding One