A Wedding [DVD] - 7668

Amazon.com After the intensity of 3 Women, Robert Altman joked that he would relieve the pressure by "shooting a wedding." Fittingly, A Wedding, like many of his ensemble efforts, is part serious and part comic--much like the man himself. It begins with the ceremony, where brace-faced Muffin (Amy Stryker) and two-timing Dino (Desi Arnaz Jr.) are joined in holy matrimony by a rickety old bishop (John Cromwell, anticipating Rowan Atkinson's bumbler in Four Weddings and a Funeral). At the rambling reception, other parties come into play, including the parents (Carol Burnett and Paul Dooley vs. Anita Van Pallandt and Vittorio Gassman), the silent sister (Mia Farrow), the stressed-out wedding coordinator (Geraldine Chaplin), and the pesky photographer (Lauren Hutton). Then there's Dino's frail grandmother (Lillian Gish), who'll be lucky to make it through the day alive. As in Gosford Park, Altman spends as much time with the well-heeled guests as the behind-the-scenes staff. If anything can go wrong as these divergent personalities come together, it does. Regarding the 48 cast members, his son Stephen quips in the accompanying featurette, "I think he just wanted to double the 24 actors that were in Nashville." If they don't all register, A Wedding still ranks as one of the more democratic films ever made (the director's three co-writers all have bit parts). The film, which grows darker and more chaotic as it hurtles ahead, may be "minor Altman," but as wedding-related satires go, this widescreen effort stands tall. Suffice to say, hide-bound traditionalists need not apply. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Product Description Robert Altman looks at the institution of marriage and finds hilarity. All-star cast includes Carol Burnett, Lauren Hutton, Dina Merrill, Mia Farrow and Pat mccormick.
ASIN: B000JLQPRC
VSKU: DBV.B000JLQPRC.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Carol Burnett|Geraldine Chaplin|Mia Farrow|Lillian Gish|Lauren Hutton|Desi Arnaz Jr.|Howard Duff|Vittorio Gassmann|Viceca Lindfors|Pat McCormick|Dina Merrill|Nina Van Pallandt|Robert Altman
Binding: Dvd