Confetti (2006)

A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

Director:

Debbie Isitt

Writer:

Debbie Isitt (concept)

Stars:

Martin Freeman, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Freeman	...	Matt
Jessica Hynes	...	Sam (as Jessica Stevenson)
Stephen Mangan	...	Josef
Meredith MacNeill	...	Isabelle
Robert Webb	...	Michael
Olivia Colman	...	Joanna
Vincent Franklin	...	Archie
Jason Watkins	...	Gregory
Felicity Montagu	...	Vivien
Jimmy Carr	...	Antoni
Alison Steadman	...	Sam's Mum
Marc Wootton	...	Snoopy
Sarah Hadland	...	Jen
Ron Cook	...	Sam's Dad
Julia Davis	...	Counsellor

Storyline

Confetti - a mockumentary which follows three couples, competing for the title of Most Original Wedding of the Year: The Musical Wedding, The Tennis Wedding and the Naturist Wedding.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | mockumentary | tennis | bar | musical fan | 

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Taglines:

Three weddings, one winner... Hundreds of reasons to stay single!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [us]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Confetti - Heirate lieber ungewöhnlich

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$20,560 (USA) (15 September 2006)

Gross:

$226,990 (USA) (13 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Confetti Productions Ltd., Wasted Talent, BBC Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the DVD, one of the special features is 'Choose Your Own Winner', where you get to watch a scene with your preferred winner.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Antoni: Hello, my name is Antoni Clarke, and I am a bride's best friend.
[pause; wearily]
Antoni: I'm not gay.

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Connections

References The King and I (1956)

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Soundtracks

"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
Composed by Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Alison Moyet

User Reviews

As if wedding's weren't difficult enough

A wedding is difficult enough without competing with two other couples to win the "wedding of the year" competition for a bridal magazine. The three short-listed couples are assigned a pair of wedding planners who help them develop a distinctive theme for their nuptials. One couple choose a tennis theme, another a Busby Berkley muscial theme and the other couple choose to be true to themselves and choose "naturism".

The film sees the development of the wedding plans over several weeks, and culminates in the big day itself when all three marriages are celebrated there and then at a classic awards ceremony complete with celebrity guests quaffing champagne at round tables while a panel of judges decide who wins the prize - a dream house.

The film has so many well-known faces from British comedy it is hard to know who to mention first. Jimmy Carr does a marvellous job as the organiser of the competition, and Steven Mangan portrays a typically aggressive and touchy competitor. Martin Freeman provides an able depiction foil to Alison's Steadman's over-defensive mother-in-law to be. My favourite couple were Robert Webb and Olivia Colman who bravely have to perform much of the film naked. Webb's character is an unabashed militant naturist who tends to rip off his clothes wherever the fancy takes him, but his fiancée is more modest and seems to view the approaching wedding with a sense of dread.

This film was totally enjoyable from start to end and in my view deserves a high score - not for its intellectual challenge but for its good humour and great acting from its cast who all have a track record for producing hilarious comedy.