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Last Wedding
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| Last Wedding | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Bruce Sweeney |
| Written by | Bruce Sweeney |
| Produced by | Stephen Hegyes |
| Starring | Benjamin Ratner Frida Betrani Tom Scholte |
| Cinematography | David Pelletier |
| Edited by | Ross Weber |
| Music by | Don MacDonald |
Production company | Last Wedding Productions |
| Distributed by | THINKFilm Velocity Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Last Wedding is a 2001 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Sweeney.[1]
It premiered as the opening film of the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Plot summary
[edit]Noah, a weatherproofing specialist, is preparing to marry Zipporah, a country music singer. His best friend, Peter, is a Canadian literature professor whose relationship with librarian Leslie is threatened by the arrival of beautiful student Laurel. Meanwhile, Noah's and Peter's other close friend Shane, is an architect who has a seemingly wonderful relationship with Sarah, until she graduates and lands a better job than the one he has.
Cast
[edit]- Benjamin Ratner as Noah
- Frida Betrani as Zipporah
- Tom Scholte as Peter
- Nancy Sivak as Leslie
- Vincent Gale as Shane
- Molly Parker as Sarah
- Marya Delver as Laurel
- Jay Brazeau as Noah's father
- Kevin McNulty as Rabbi
- Jillian Fargey as Record company assistant
Awards
[edit]| Award | Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genie Awards | 22nd Genie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Vincent Gale | Won | [3] |
| Tom Scholte | Nominated | [4] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Molly Parker | Won | [3] | ||
| Marya Delver | Nominated | [4] | |||
| Best Art Direction or Production Design | Tony Devenyi | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Ross Weber | Nominated | |||
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2001 | Rogers Best Canadian Film Award | Last Wedding | Won | [5] |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 | Best Canadian Film | Won | [6] | |
| Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Benjamin Ratner | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Frida Betrani | Won | |||
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Bruce Sweeney | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ Lee Anne Gillan, "Last Wedding not for squeamish: Too-close-for-comfort look at ill- fated relationships can be tough to watch". Halifax Daily News, December 2, 2002.
- ^ "Sweeney mines past relationships for Last Wedding, Toronto festival". Sarnia Observer, September 10, 2001.
- ^ a b John McKay, "Atanarjuat wins cool five Genies". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 8, 2002.
- ^ a b Christopher Hutsul, "tanarjuat, The War Bride vie for top Genie ; Last Wedding missing from best movie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
- ^ "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001.
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.
External links
[edit]- Last Wedding at IMDb