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Confetti

Promotional poster for Confetti
Directed by Debbie Isitt
Produced by Ian Benson
Ian Flooks
Written by Debbie Isitt
Starring Martin Freeman
Jessica Stevenson
Stephen Mangan
Meredith MacNeill
Robert Webb
Olivia Colman
Jimmy Carr
Music by Paul Englishby
Cinematography Dewald Aukema
Editing by Nicky Ager
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date(s) May 5, 2006
Running time 100 min. Debbie Isitt is a comic writer Film director and performer Isitt set up world renowned theatre company 'Snarling Beasties' in the 1980's to great critical acclaim Debbie Isitt is a comic writer Film director and performer Isitt set up world renowned theatre company 'Snarling Beasties' in the 1980's to great critical acclaim Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson; born 15 November 1972) is an English actress and Writer, best known as one of the creators Stephen Mangan (born 22 July 1972 in London) is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Guy Secretan in the television Meredith MacNeill (born 1975) is an actress originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, but now lives in the United Kingdom. Robert Webb (born 29 September, 1972) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer, and one half of the Mitchell Olivia Colman (born 30 January 1974) is an English actress best known for her comedic performances such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) Fox Searchlight Pictures is the specialty film division of 20th Century Fox, established in 1994 Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Language English
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Confetti is a 2006 British mockumentary romantic comedy film that was released on 5 May 2006. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was conceived and directed by Debbie Isitt and stars many acclaimed British comedians, including Jessica Stevenson, Jimmy Carr, Martin Freeman, Mark Heap, Julia Davis, Robert Webb, and Olivia Colman. Debbie Isitt is a comic writer Film director and performer Isitt set up world renowned theatre company 'Snarling Beasties' in the 1980's to great critical acclaim Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson; born 15 November 1972) is an English actress and Writer, best known as one of the creators James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957 in Kodaikanal, India is an English Actor best known for a variety of Television comedy roles including struggling Julia Davis (born 1966 is an English comedy Writer and Performer. Robert Webb (born 29 September, 1972) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer, and one half of the Mitchell Olivia Colman (born 30 January 1974) is an English actress best known for her comedic performances such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show It follows a bridal magazine competition for the most original wedding, the ultimate prize being a house, and the three couples who are chosen to compete. The film follows the contestants in a fly-on-the-wall documentary style, akin to The Office. Fly on the wall is a style of documentary -making used in Film and Television. The Office is the title of multiple television Situation comedy shows The script is entirely improvised.

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Cast

Plot

The prestigious bridal magazine Confetti, owned by the flippant, breezy Antoni Clarke and managed by the long-suffering, uptight chief editor Vivienne is holding a competition to see who can hold the most original wedding, with the winners being presented with a new house and a cover shoot for the magazine. James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson; born 15 November 1972) is an English actress and Writer, best known as one of the creators Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Olivia Colman (born 30 January 1974) is an English actress best known for her comedic performances such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show Robert Webb (born 29 September, 1972) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer, and one half of the Mitchell Meredith MacNeill (born 1975) is an actress originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, but now lives in the United Kingdom. Stephen Mangan (born 22 July 1972 in London) is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Guy Secretan in the television Felicity Montagu (born September 12 1960) is an English Actress, probably best known for her performances in radio and Television comedy Alison Steadman OBE (born on August 26 1946) is anaward-winning English stage film TV and radio actress. Sarah Hadland (born 1971 in London) is an English Actress who has a career across both theatre film and television as well as a Voice over Marc Wootton is an English character comedian He is perhaps best known for his role as an obviously fake medium and psychic Shirley Ghostman on the BBC Three series Ron Cook (born in 1948 is a British actor who has been active in the Theatre, Film and Television since the 1970s Julia Davis (born 1966 is an English comedy Writer and Performer. Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957 in Kodaikanal, India is an English Actor best known for a variety of Television comedy roles including struggling David Mitchell (born 14 July 1974 is a British Actor, Comedian and Writer. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of pieces of Paper or metallic material which is A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. Three couples and their proposals are selected to participate: Sam and Matt, a good-natured couple of old-fashioned romantics who have elected to hold their wedding in the style of Busby Berkeley musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, despite the fact that Sam can barely hold a tune; Isabelle and Josef, a pair of hyper-competitive professional tennis players holding a tennis-themed wedding; and Joanna and Michael, a naturist couple who intend to hold their wedding entirely naked. Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Naturism or nudism is a cultural and Political movement advocating and defending social Nudity in private and in public. To organise all three weddings, the services of Gregory and Archie, wedding planners and partners in both business and love, are utilized, and the two begin to assist each couple in preparing for their big day.

The movie follows their planning, and the various crises that each couple faces over the three-month planning period. As well as learning to sing and dance, Sam and Matt must contend with Sam's dominating mother and attention-seeking sister, who appear intent on hijacking the proceedings and constantly browbeat and undermine the shy and easily-cowed Sam (such as preventing her from inviting her beloved but estranged father), much to Matt's growing irritation. The couple must also deal with Matt's oldest friend and best man Snoopy, a musician who nurses a bitter resentment towards Sam for coming between him and Matt that he expresses in not-so-subtle lyrics that he intends to sing at the wedding. Participants in wedding ceremonies, also known as the wedding party, include the bride and groom (or bridegroom) the maid of honor Despite the constant support and encouragement the couple receive from Archie and Gregory, the gradual tension eventually builds to a bitter argument between Matt and Sam's mother and sister which sees him kicked out of the house where he is staying with them; this prompts Sam, however, to finally stand up for herself and put her mother and sister in place.

Isabelle and Josef, meanwhile, are intensely determined to win, owing to unexplained financial difficulties. Suspicious and competitive, they become increasingly paranoid that the competition is being 'fixed' against them in favour of Matt and Sam, eventually resorting to the extreme measure of having Isabelle's nose - and her extremely large nostrils - altered by plastic surgery (with the result being that the nose she ends up with is much longer than her original one). In the process, however, they find themselves combatting their own anxieties; Josef, in particular, finds himself confronting his jealousy over Isabelle's friendship with their tennis coach, Jesus, and insecurity over his largely finished tennis career and that he will not be able to be a worthy husband to Isabelle.

Joanna and Michael, however, find their plans challenged at every turn by Vivienne, who has no intention of putting a naked couple on the front of the magazine should they win. Michael, an experienced naturist, angrily resists Vivienne's efforts to make him dress up for the wedding, but Joanna, a recent convert and still insecure about revealing her body to strangers, finds herself of mixed minds about the issue. The pressure of the magazine and the tension between the two becomes so great that it briefly looks like the marriage will not even take place at all.

The big day finally arrives, amid much jitters and anxiety on all sides. All three weddings go off largely without a hitch, although Michael and Joanna raise eyebrows when, in defiance of Vivienne's rulings, they bare all (literally) in their wedding service. The winners are soon decided - Matt and Sam, which prompts a display of sour grapes on part of Josef and Isabelle. The movie then briefly glimpses at the three couples a few months later, all of whom are adjusting to married life relatively happily.

DVD

The bonus features on the DVD include three alternate endings. One ending for each of the "losing" couples as well as an extra ending for Matt and Sam.

Production

One of the three couples whose story is followed opts for a naturist wedding. Spielplatz is used as the location for the naturist village Summerland. Spielplatz (German for playground is believed to be the UK's oldest Naturist club and consists of 12 acres (5 hectares (49000 m² located in the village of Bricket

Both Robert Webb and Olivia Colman have publicly criticised the film. Robert Webb (born 29 September, 1972) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer, and one half of the Mitchell Olivia Colman (born 30 January 1974) is an English actress best known for her comedic performances such as Sophie Chapman in Peep Show Webb stated "I had a miserable time making it and I think the finished film is an underwhelming mess. " [1] Colman claimed she had been misinformed about the amount of nudity involved in the film, and called it "the worst experience of my life. "[2]

References

  1. ^ BBC - 10 questions for Mitchell & Webb
  2. ^ 'Fame is quite scary', Olivia Colman interview from The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group.

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