A Wedding
A Wedding is a 1978 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman, with an ensemble cast that includes Desi Arnaz, Jr., Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Vittorio Gassman, Mia Farrow, Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, Nina Van Pallandt, Amy Stryker, and Pat McCormick. The story is told in typical Altman style, with multiple plots and overlapping humorous dialogue.
Plot
Dino Corelli marries Muffin Brenner and attends the reception at the Corelli mansion. Bedridden matriarch Nettie Sloan, mother of Dino's mother Regina Sloan Corelli, is being tended by disreputable Dr. Jules Meecham. While speaking with wedding planner Rita Billingsley, Nettie suddenly dies. Meecham informs Dino's father, Luigi Corelli, but Luigi is unable to tell his wife Regina because she is mentally unstable. Nettie's corpse remains in bed throughout the reception, while various attendees visit her room without realizing she's dead. By the time bossy daughter Toni finds out and plans a dramatic announcement, other family members are mostly unsurprised or not even too upset.
Cast
- Allan F. Nicholls
- Bert Remsen
- Carol Burnett
- Dennis Christopher
- Dennis Franz
- Desi Arnaz, Jr.
- Dina Merrill
- Gavan O'Herlihy
- Geraldine Chaplin
- Gigi Proietti
- Howard Duff
- Jeff Perry
- John Cromwell
- John Malkovich
- Lauren Hutton
- Lillian Gish
- Mia Farrow
- Nina van Pallandt
- Pam Dawber
- Pat McCormick
- Paul Dooley
- Peggy Ann Garner
- Ruth Nelson
- Tim Thomerson
- Vittorio Gassman
- Viveca Lindfors
More details
| author | Allan F. Nicholls Robert Altman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Illinois |
| director | Robert Altman |
| editor | Tony Lombardo |
| genre | comedy-drama social |
| keywords | car keys car wreck drive drug addict embarrass engage estrange family drama force gay sex grieve italian family love at first sight maid of honor married mentally unstable new car new jersey newlywed north shore north shore chicago nouveau riche old money pass saying goodbye sexual encounter sleep speak truck wedding planner |
| musicBy | John Hotchkis |
| producer | Robert Altman |
| productionCompany | Robert Altman |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | satirical |