QUATTRO MATRIMONI E UN FUNERALE

Mike Newell
QUATTRO MATRIMONI E UN FUNERALE
UK 1994, 117’

[30 years ago] a loose-limbed, low-budget British romcom about a group of affable toffs enjoying amorous encounters at society events became a surprise […] box office hit, and swiftly blossomed into an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. Four Weddings and a Funeral charts the romantic misadventures of foppish “serial monogamist” Charles (Hugh Grant), who embarks on a cringe-inducing quest to win the heart of Carrie (Andie MacDowell), a glamorous American who moves in his elite social circle. The film made an instant star of Grant, propelled director Mike Newell towards Hollywood’s major league, and transformed screenwriter Richard Curtis from respected sitcom scribe to Britain’s most bankable comedy auteur. (Paul O’Callaghan, BFI)