Last Wedding
DVD cover
Directed byBruce Sweeney
Written byBruce Sweeney
Produced byStephen Hegyes
StarringBenjamin Ratner
Frida Betrani
Tom Scholte
CinematographyDavid Pelletier
Edited byRoss Weber
Music byDon MacDonald
Production
company
Last Wedding Productions
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Velocity Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Last Wedding is a 2001 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Sweeney.[1]

It premiered as the opening film of the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Plot summary

Noah, a weatherproofing specialist, is preparing to marry Zipporah, a country music singer. His best friend, Peter, is a Canadian literature professor whose relationship with librarian Leslie is threatened by the arrival of beautiful student Laurel. Meanwhile, Noah's and Peter's other close friend Shane, is an architect who has a seemingly wonderful relationship with Sarah, until she graduates and lands a better job than the one he has.

Cast

Awards

Award Ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards 22nd Genie Awards Best Supporting Actor Vincent Gale Won [3]
Tom Scholte Nominated [4]
Best Supporting Actress Molly Parker Won [3]
Marya Delver Nominated [4]
Best Art Direction or Production Design Tony Devenyi Nominated
Best Editing Ross Weber Nominated
Toronto Film Critics Association Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2001 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award Last Wedding Won [5]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2001 Best Canadian Film Won [6]
Best Actor in a Canadian Film Benjamin Ratner Won
Best Actress in a Canadian Film Frida Betrani Won
Best Director of a Canadian Film Bruce Sweeney Won

References

  1. ^ Lee Anne Gillan, "Last Wedding not for squeamish: Too-close-for-comfort look at ill- fated relationships can be tough to watch". Halifax Daily News, December 2, 2002.
  2. ^ "Sweeney mines past relationships for Last Wedding, Toronto festival". Sarnia Observer, September 10, 2001.
  3. ^ a b John McKay, "Atanarjuat wins cool five Genies". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 8, 2002.
  4. ^ a b Christopher Hutsul, "tanarjuat, The War Bride vie for top Genie ; Last Wedding missing from best movie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  5. ^ "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001.
  6. ^ Katherine Monk, "Much more to the year in film than Harry Potter and hobbits". Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2002.

External links

Films directed by Bruce Sweeney
Toronto Film Critics Association's Rogers Award for Best Canadian Film
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Canadian Film
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