Fresh
In The Wedding Director, Sergio Castellitto, the film's star, is the perfect vessel for the director Marco Bellocchio's playful, sorrowful sensibility.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Overview
Franco Elica is a film director casting a remake of a pious melodrama in Rome. He's melancholy, heading south for a break. On a beach, he meets a man who films weddings and is roped into helping film the wedding of the daughter of a severe and imperious prince. The wedding is one of convenience - the prince needs money, the groom is a mama's boy. Elica is attracted to the bride, Boda, and tries to convince her not to marry. No matter how outrageous his behavior, the prince keeps Elica on as the wedding director. As the wedding approaches, what's real blurs with Elica's imagination. Is he mad?
Director and cast
- Marco Bellocchio Director
- Sergio Castellitto as Franco Elica
- Donatella Finocchiaro as Bona di Gravina
- Sami Frey as Principe di Gravina
- Gianni Cavina as Smamma
- Bruno Cariello as Enzo Baiocco
- Maurizio Donadoni as Micetti
- Carmelo Galati as Luigi
- Claudia Zanella as Chiara
- Silvia Ajelli as Gioia Rottofreno
- Corinne Castelli as Fara Domani
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Rotten
'Do you make art or chocolate commercials?' the prince taunts Franco. The strained art in The Wedding Director makes you hungry for the candy.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten
The humour's less hit than miss, and a little of Castellitto's melancholia goes a very long way. Disappointing.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
[The] overriding deceptions and flaws give ample cause for an early annulment with discerning viewers.
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Promises much more than it delivers.
Deborah Young, Variety
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