The Wedding Director

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The Wedding Director

2006

1h 47m

Drama

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Famous film director Franco Elica (Sergio Castellitto) tries to keep a low profile while in Sicily to avoid his daughter's impending wedding. While there he meets the bankrupt prince of Gravina (Sami Frey) and is invited to his daughter Bona's (Donatella Finocchiaro) wedding. Franco realizes Bona was to star in his latest film and in the time leading up to the wedding, the filmmaker develops an intense longing for the lovely young woman and tries to sabotage her wedding.

A.O. Scott

New York Times

In The Wedding Director, Sergio Castellitto, the film's star, is the perfect vessel for the director Marco Bellocchio's playful, sorrowful sensibility.

Jun 4, 2008

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Andrew Schenker

Slant Magazine

Marco Bellochio's The Wedding Director is a pleasant enough trifle -- just the thing for a dreamy summer afternoon.

Rated: 3/4

May 27, 2008

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

'Do you make art or chocolate commercials?' the prince taunts Franco. The strained art in The Wedding Director makes you hungry for the candy.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 29, 2007

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

Mr. Bellocchio is using the nuptial context to satirize the dirty business of make-believe, as Robert Altman did with Hollywood and “The Player.”

Apr 21, 2023

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Gerald Peary

Boston Phoenix

Unfortunately, The Wedding Director itself is a major comedown from Bellocchio's miraculous classic movies (Fist in His Pocket, The Eyes, the Mouth, etc.).

Oct 22, 2014

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Matthew Nestel

Boxoffice Magazine

All in all, the film will hold its own and become a standout for the sake that it boldly tried and succeeded.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 6, 2008

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Un incipit molto coinvolgente con un finale sempre più irrisolto. La storia va oltre l'uomo vittima di un complotto ed è costellata di intrecci tra storie parallele aventi come protagonista sempre lo stesso soggetto. Un film quasi "lynchiano" nella trama, con una visione "bunuelana" ma che può apparire troppo personale e irrisoluto.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

every time you think you have got a grasp of what's happening,you are proven wrong italian films like to think they are so artisitc,but in reality,it is a huge pile of shite

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Too obscure for it's own good, the story continually gets lost behind all the meaning and feeling that is put into the characters. It's not the most enthralling of stories either.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Un incipit molto coinvolgente con un finale sempre più irrisolto. La storia va oltre l'uomo vittima di un complotto ed è costellata di intrecci tra storie parallele aventi come protagonista sempre lo stesso soggetto. Un film quasi "lynchiano" nella trama, con una visione "bunuelana" ma che può apparire troppo personale e irrisoluto.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Bellocchio non si smentisce mai

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Sorry i hate reviews so all I am going to say is that it was nice, but not my cup of tea

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Marco Bellocchio

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Silvia Ajelli

Gioia Rottofreno

Bruno Cariello

Enzo Baiocco

Corinne Castelli

Fara Domani

Sergio Castellitto

Franco Elica

Gianni Cavina

Smamma

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Synopsis

Famous film director Franco Elica (Sergio Castellitto) tries to keep a low profile while in Sicily to avoid his daughter's impending wedding. While there he meets the bankrupt prince of Gravina (Sami Frey) and is invited to his daughter Bona's (Donatella Finocchiaro) wedding. Franco realizes Bona was to star in his latest film and in the time leading up to the wedding, the filmmaker develops an intense longing for the lovely young woman and tries to sabotage her wedding.

Director: Marco Bellocchio
Producer: Marco Bellocchio, Luciano Martino, Sergio Pelone, Massimo Vigliar
Screenwriter: Marco Bellocchio
Production Co: Surf Film, Filmalbatros S.r.l., Dania Film, RAI Cinema, Filmtel S.A.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 47m