Imagine Me & You (2005)

A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman, who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.

Director:

Ol Parker

Writer:

Ol Parker

Stars:

Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Piper Perabo	...	Rachel
Lena Headey	...	Luce
Matthew Goode	...	Heck
Celia Imrie	...	Tessa
Anthony Head	...	Ned
Darren Boyd	...	Cooper
Sue Johnston	...	Ella
Boo Jackson	...	H (Henrietta)
Sharon Horgan	...	Beth
Eva Birthistle	...	Edie
Vinette Robinson	...	Zina
Ben Miles	...	Rob
John Thompson	...	Priest
Mona Hammond	...	Mrs. Edwards
Rick Warden	...	Gordon

Storyline

Rachel and Heck, long time friends and lovers, finally tie the knot, and during the celebration, Rachel starts a friendship with their florist, Luce. And while Rachel originally intended to match her new friend, Luce, up with her husband's friend, Cooper, she soon finds out that Luce is a lesbian. During the course of their friendship, Rachel starts to question her own sexuality. And though she comes to realize she may have feelings for her new friend, Rachel must decide who she will ultimately find the most happiness with: Heck, her new husband who is also adored by her family, or Luce, who has turned her life and everything she thought she knew about love upside down.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | friendship | lesbian | love | florist | 

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Taglines:

There Goes The Bride.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

BBC Films Fox Searchlight [us]

Country:

UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Click

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$44,041 (New Zealand) (12 May 2006)

Gross:

$76,698 (New Zealand) (19 May 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Cougar Films Ltd., Ealing Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title comes from the first four words of the song "Happy Together" by The Turtles.

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Goofs

When Rachel and Luce make out in flowered up, Luce's hair is straight. When Heck arrives and Luce comes out of the back, she still has straight hair. After Heck leaves, Luce realizes that Rachel ran away out of the window, then she follows her. When she reaches Rachel, Luce has curly hair.

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Quotes

Tessa: Cooper, that trollop. That man would shag an open wound.

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Connections

References Long Way Round (2004)

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Soundtracks

"The Look of Love"
Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Performed by Dusty Springfield

User Reviews

Refreshingly delicate

Imagine Me and You is best described as delicate. Very simply this film is about love.

As a British romantic comedy, Imagine Me and You will always draw comparisons to films such as Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and Funeral but the level of reality portrayed in these films compared to Imagine Me and You is one of the major distinctions. Glittery moments, such as the doorstep scene between Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincon in Love Actually, are few and far between in the film, but this is by no means a criticism. The film never lacks any tenderness, in fact quite the contrary as it creates a greater impression of reality because of less ostentatious cinematography and mise-en scene. Occasionally the film falls into the trap of representing a very American idea of Britishness. The characters are all upper class Londoners, attractive, well-off with successful jobs. The male characters are foolish, awkward, hapless 'twits' but this does not detract from the charm of the film.

The film follows Rachel (Piper Perabo) her fiancé/husband Heck (Matthew Goode) and their wedding florist Luce (Lena Heady) who immediately has an impact on Rachel leading her to re-assess her seemingly perfect relationship.

The film honours love of different kinds. The love between Rachel and Heck, who are married at the beginning of the film is never disputed or questioned, they were best friends and this developed into a quite obvious love and adoration between the couple. Rachel loves Heck, but she is not *in* love with him. However, with Luce, Rachel experiences the instant, intense, exciting, passionate, all encompassing love at first sight. The fact that Rachel is experiencing this with a woman is not the issue, but rather that the first time Rachel catches Luce's eye is on her way down the aisle.

Unlike other films of the same genre, the characters are well developed and multi-layered. The comedy is typical foot-in-the-mouth humour, and silly one-liners, but is delivered with impeccable timing mostly by the parents. (Anthony Head plays an excellent aged Hugh Grant character and Celia Imrie is wonderful as a prim and proper, sharp mother.) The other performances are subtle, with all of the tenderness, heartbreak, humour, intensity and confusion that the script asked of the performers.

Imagine Me and You has high production values, is written and directed with care and sensitivity the truth isn't over thought, over polished, or softened and is a refreshing modern representation of love.

But of course, most important for a British viewer - Piper Perabo's accent is remarkably good.