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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
The tension is unbearable, the rivalry is cut-throat and yet
love is somewhere in the air as Britain’s leading glamour-wedding
magazine kicks off a contest in which three seemingly happily-engaged
couples vie to create the most to-die-for fantasy wedding.
The proceedings are captured in Debbie Isitt’s witty
and affectionate spoof comedy CONFETTI, in which video cameras
follow the three-month long competition through melt-downs,
blow-ups, family freak-outs, tailoring, choreography and even
plastic surgery, all the way to the Big Day itself when each
of the couples attempts to at last get hitched . . . without
a hitch. But as the contest unfolds, and as each couple’s
sweetly self-deluded dreams of a perfect wedding careen out
of control, the operative question becomes not so much “who
will win?” as “will any of the couples survive?”
In the tradition of Christopher Guest’s BEST IN SHOW
and A MIGHTY WIND, this mock documentary, made up of sparkling
improvised performances from some of Britain’s finest
comedic actors, takes a peek at the most hilarious aspects
of human behavior under pressure.
CONFETTI’s ensemble cast includes such popular British
performers as Martin Freeman (THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE
GALAXY, LOVE ACTUALLY, "The Office"), Jessica Stevenson
(SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SPACED, THE ROYLE FAMILY), Stephen Mangan
(GREEN WING), Felicity Montagu (I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE), award-winning
comedian Jimmy Carr in his first screen performance and Alison
Steadman (TOPSY-TURVY, LIFE IS SWEET).
The entire cast, which also includes real people playing
themselves, was given complete creative freedom to ad-lib
their roles within the structure of a carefully crafted story
frame. To prepare, the cast took part in weeks of intense
workshops where they began the process of inhabiting and forging
their characters, each with their own quirks, foibles and
dreams. Conceived and directed by Debbie Isitt, CONFETTI is
produced by Wasted Talent’s Ian Flooks and Ian Benson
(THE WEEKEND, THE MISADVENTURES OF MARGARET). The film is
a presentation of Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films,
a Wasted Talent Production, in association with Screen West
Midlands.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date:
May 5, 2006 (UK)
September 15, 2006 (Limited, USA)
RELATED LINKS__________
POSTER / PHOTOS FROM THE FILM:
www.latinoreview.com --- CLICK
HERE
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