Four Weddings and a Funeral Page #3

Synopsis: The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Mike Newell
Production: Gramercy Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 23 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1994
117 min
3,622 Views


Car seems a good idea.

- F***.

- F***.

Leave it. No one will notice.

Well...

...sorry I'm late. Traffic.

Yeah.

Who is it today?

One more, please.

They're ready to go.

In the name of the Father...

...and of the Son...

...and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Let us pray.

Father, you have made the bond of

marriage a holy mystery...

...a symbol of Christ's love

for His church.

Hear our prayers for

Bernard and Lydia...

...through your son, Jesus Christ

our lord...

...who lives and reigns with you...

...and the Holy goat.

Ghost.

One God, forever and ever. Amen.

It's his first time.

He's a friend of the family.

- Excellent.

- Bernard and Lydia...

...I shall now ask if you freely

undertake the obligations of marriage.

Bernard, repeat after me:

I do solemnly declare...

I do solemnly declare...

...that I know not of

any lawful impediment...

...that I know not of any

lawful impediment...

...why I, Lydia...

...why I, Bernard...

Sorry.

Why I...

...Bernard Godfrey

Saint John Delaney...

Why I, Bernard Geoffrey

"St. John" Delaney...

...may not be joined

in matrimony...

...to Lydia John Hibbott.

...may not be joined

in matrimony...

...to Lydia Jane Hibbott.

Lydia...

...repeat after me:

I do solemnly declare...

I do solemnly declare...

...that I know not of any

lawful impediment...

...that I know not of any

lawful impediment...

...why I, Lydia Jane Hibbott...

...why I, Lydia Jane Hibbott...

...may not be joined in matrimony...

...may not be joined in matrimony...

...to Bernard Geoffrey...

..."St. John" Delaney.

...to Bernard...

...Geoffrey...

...St. John Delaney.

I call upon those persons here

present to witness...

I call upon those persons here

present to witness...

...that I, Bernard...

...Delaney...

...that I, Bernard Delaney...

...do take thee,

Lydia Jane Hibbott...

...do take thee,

Lydia Jane Hibbott...

...to be my awful wedded wife.

...to be my lawful wedded wife.

That's r... That's right.

May almighty God bless you all.

The Father, the Son and the

Holy spigot... Spirit.

Amen.

Bravo!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Thanks.

- We're coming, Bernie.

- Up here!

Sorry.

Sorry. Sorry.

That way? Yes, of course.

- Sorry. Could you two...

- Tom, don't go away.

Sorry.

I've got a new theory

about marriage.

Two people are in love, they live

together, and then suddenly...

...one day they run out

of conversation.

Totally. They can't think of

a single thing to say to each other.

That's it. Panic.

Then suddenly...

...it occurs to the chap that there is

a way out of the deadlock.

- Which is?

- He'll ask her to marry him.

Brilliant. Brilliant!

They've got something to talk about

for the rest of their lives.

You're saying marriage is a way

to get out of a pause in conversation.

The definitive icebreaker.

Tom, how's the speech coming along?

It's pretty good, I think.

Something for everyone.

Tears, laughter.

Excellent.

I think it's a very good

theory, Gareth.

There is another argument that it

has something to do with true love.

Now there's a thought.

Can I help you, sir?

Can I have three glasses

of brandy, please?

Hi.

Hello.

How are you?

Fine. Fine.

Yeah. Sorry, I'm overwhelmed

to see you.

Look, don't go back

to America. Please.

- Be back in two secs, okay?

- Okay.

Hi, Fi.

That's yours and yours.

See you in 5 hours.

- Something happened?

- Yes. This is a bloody great wedding.

Hi.

Well, you look perfect. In fact,

you probably are perfect.

- Well, how are you?

- I'm really well.

Charles, I'd like you

to meet Hamish, my fiance.

Excellent.

Excellent.

How do you do, Hamish?

Delighted to meet you.

Charming to find Carrie back here.

It took lots of persuading.

Come on, darling, I told James

I was getting you.

He'll think I've totally lost

control over you already.

I'll see you later.

How are you doing, Charles?

Not great, actually, suddenly.

I don't know.

I mean...

What the hell's going on here?

Why am I always at weddings...

...and never actually

getting married, Matt?

It's probably because

you're a bit scruffy.

Yeah.

Or it could also be because you

haven't met the right girl.

But you see, is that it?

Maybe I have met the right girls.

Maybe I meet them all the time.

- Maybe it's me.

- Oh, nonsense.

My lords, ladies, and gentlemen:

Dinner is served.

Come on. Odds on you meet

your wife at dinner.

Yes.

Oh, my God.

Charles?

Hi.

- Hello, I'm Alistair.

- Great.

And I believe you know Veronica.

Yeah. Hi, V.

Nicki.

Great.

Tell me, are you married?

No.

Are you a lesbian?

Good lord!

Well, what made you say that?

It's one of the possibilities for

unmarried girls.

It's a bit more

interesting than saying:

"Oh, dear. Just never found

the right chap."

Quite right.

Why be dull?

Thank you.

The truth is, I have met the right

person, only he's not in love with me.

Until I stop loving him,

no one stands a chance.

Bad luck.

Yes, isn't it?

I was a lesbian once at school...

...but only for 15 minutes.

I don't think it counts.

There are 400 different

kinds of tea...

...and that's not including all these

so-called fruit teas.

I took Veronica to India to

look at the plantations.

Excellent.

I believe you and her

went there once.

That's right.

Charles was vile.

He insisted on cracking jokes

while I was ill.

I was cheering you up.

You're that Veronica!

Which Veronica?

Charlie?

Remember Bombay?

When Charles and I were going out,

he told me he'd had...

...this interesting journey

around India...

...with Vomiting Veronica.

I think that was it.

I don't remember ever mentioning it.

Maybe I did.

Oh, come on, Charles.

I don't think I've been out

with anyone less discreet.

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

It is not.

I remember you going on

about this girl. Helena was it?

Her mother made a pass at you.

I remember this!

You couldn't work out if it would be

impolite not to accept her advances!

That's right!

Helena was Miss Piggy,

so her mother was Mrs. Piggy.

I think perhaps it was...

We've both lost a lot of weight

since then.

Ah, great. The speeches.

My lords, ladies, and gentlemen...

...pray silence for the best man.

When Bernard told me he was

getting engaged to Lydia...

...I congratulated him, because

all his other girlfriends...

...had been such complete dogs.

May I say we are delighted to have

so many of them here this evening.

I'm particularly delighted

to see Camilla...

...who many of you

will probably remember...

...as the first person

Bernard asked to marry him.

If I remember rightly,

she told him to sod off.

And lucky for Lydia that she did.

It's very disappointing.

We had the most adorable girl

at our table called Carrie.

Apparently her fiance's awfully

grand and he owns half of Scotland.

- How are you?

- I'm stuck in the wedding from hell.

Ghosts of girlfriends

past at every turn.

If I see Henrietta,

the horror will be complete.

Hello, Charles.

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Richard Curtis

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born English screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the co-founder of the British charity Comic Relief along with Lenny Henry. more…

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