Death At A Funeral Page #7

Synopsis: Daniel is a decent young man, married to Jane, still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to him to organize his funeral. On this painful morning, the suitable grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such circumstances will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work, the return from the USA of his famous but selfish brother, his cousin's fiancé who has accidentally ingested drugs, the presence a moron who takes advantage of the sad event to win back the heart (or rather the body) of a woman who is about to marry another, of a handicapped old uncle who is also the most unbearable pain in the neck. To cap it all, Daniel notices the presence among the mourners of a mysterious dwarf nobody else seems to know...
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Frank Oz
Actors: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Ewen Bremner
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
67
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Year:
2007
90 min
800 Views

There's someone in there.

I knew it!

What the hell are you doing

in my dad's coffin?

Edward.

No, no...

Edward.

Edward!

No.

You little bastard!

Oh God.

My father was an exceptional man.

He may not have been

a perfect man

But he was a good man.

And he loved us.

All i wanted to do today

was to give him a dignified...

...sending.

Is that reall so much to ask?

So...

Maybe...

Maybe he had some things

he liked to do.

Life isn't simple.

It's complicated.

We're all just thrown in

here together...

...in a world full of chaos and

confusion.

A world full of questions and

no answers.

With Death always lingering

around the corner.

And we do our best.

We can't always do our best.

My dad did it best.

He always tried to tell me you

have to go for what you want in life...

...because you never know how long

you're gonna be here.

And whether you succeed

or you fail...

...the most important thing

is to have tried.

A parent can only drive you in the

right direction. In the end though...

...you've got to run for yourself.

You have to grow up yourself.

So when you leave

here today...

...i'd like you to remember my father

for what he really was.

A decent and loving man.

If only we could be as

giving and generous..

...and understanding

as my father was.

Then the world would be a far

better place.

How's mom?

She'll survive.

The positive side is...

...that she knows why she and dad

haven't had sex for so long.

I asked to come to New York

with me, for a while.

So that you and Jane have a chance...

to breathe a bit.

Get a flat...

Pretty good speech you gave,

by the way.

It was really...

...impressive.

Thanks.

Maybe when you got time

you wouldn't mind...

...taking a look at my novel.

I'd love too, yeah.

I'm exausted actually.

Uncle Alfie keeps going on

about the body in the bathroom.

It's best if he stays

here tonight.

You think he'll be okay?

Yeah, he'll be fine. I found him a

couple of valium and put him to bed.

Everything's so

f***ing green...

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Dean Craig

Dean Craig (born October 25, 1974) is an English screenwriter and film director. In addition to his film work, Craig wrote the BBC television series Off The Hook. more…

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