Last Wedding (2001)

Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief ... See full summary »

Director:

Bruce Sweeney

Writer:

Bruce Sweeney

Stars:

Benjamin Ratner, Frida Betrani, Tom Scholte

10 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benjamin Ratner	...	Noah
Frida Betrani	...	Zipporah
Tom Scholte	...	Peter
Nancy Sivak	...	Leslie
Vincent Gale	...	Shane
Molly Parker	...	Sarah
Marya Delver	...	Laurel
Babs Chula	...	Bobbi (as Babz Chula)
Kathleen Duborg	...	Karen
Jay Brazeau	...	Noah's Father
Kevin McNulty	...	Rabbi
Sam Feldman	...	Sam Feldman
Jillian Fargey	...	Record Company Assistant
Simone Bailly	...	Record Company Receptionist
Wendy Noel	...	Marriage Commissioner

Storyline

Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief courtship. She wants to be a singer and stalls out when she fails. He's working hard at a business that may go under. Sarah and Shane are architects; he can't handle her success at a downtown firm. Leslie is a librarian, sour and prickly; her mate, Peter, is a college teacher whose head is turned by a student. Can any of these couples sort things out and stay together? Should they?

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Plot Keywords:

architect | librarian | jealousy | business | singer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some strong sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Columbia Film, Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO), Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Did You Know?

Goofs

The boom mic is visible in one of the bedroom scenes (twice).

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Connections

References The Decline of the American Empire (1986)

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Soundtracks

"If I Had a Reason"
Written by Coco Love Alcorn, Neil Osborne, Matt Johnson, Brad Merritt and Phil Comparelli (as Phil Comperelli)
Performed by Paloma
Published by Smilin' Buddha Enjoyment Complex (SOCAN) 100%
Courtesy of Smilin' Buddha Enjoyment Complex

User Reviews

Intense and witty, a sheer punch.

If the British Columbia film industry has any doubts, I'd say that Last Wedding is a good reason to realize we're moving in the right direction. Director Bruce Sweeney brings his own script to life with a cast of fairly unknown actors [something I find refreshing from the blockbuster Hollywood-isms of today's movie scene.] The story details not only the lives of Noah and Zipporah, a new couple to be wed, but also gives the accounts of two related couples, and the suffering and activities which take them through the course of the film.

The actual depth explored isn't uncannily dynamic, but the topic matter, though tired and constantly overdone, is not forced here. The lives and events in Last Wedding are realistic, and not over-dramatized, but sometimes come off as a little awry. The main point, though, is that they are humourous, and that is all which seems to matter in this film.

Last Wedding ends rather abruptly, but it didn't really bother me. I had seen all I needed to, and if the film went on, it may have turned a little cliche. I think the BC Industry gets props here, and certainly proves point that you don't need big names for an interesting and fun film.