Rachel Getting Married

After a couple of years hiatus, Academy Award-winner Jonathan Demme returns to feature drama in grand style. The diverse director, having mastered everything from indie films and television to big league politics and rock’n’roll, focuses on a fractured family, hoping to get the pieces together with a big wedding. Rachel is the happy bride who sees the homecoming of her younger sister Kym, a recovering drug addict, as a mixed blessing. As the festivities approach and the house fills up with people, the family issues rise to the surface, putting the sisters’ relationship to the test. Rachel’s front as the perfect older sister starts to crack, as long suppressed feelings come into play.

With its wonderfully buoyant mess of characters, Rachel Getting Married pays homage to the great Robert Altman, and the controlled chaos that dominates films such as Short Cuts and The Celebration. In a darkly comical beehive of loud personalities, Demme chisels out a sensitive portrait of a family in distress, unveiling fine nuances in the human interplay that lies beneath.

Premiere Status
Nordic Premiere: Cast
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mather Zickel: Producer
Neda Armian, Marc E. Platt: Script
Jenny Lumet: Cinematography
Declan Quinn: Spoken language
English