Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Charles (Hugh Grant) is a confirmed British bachelor with a colorful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie (Andie MacDowell), at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must return to America the next morning. The two continue to cross paths at other people's weddings, never finding each other at a time when both are single. As all of Charles's friends find love, he's left wondering if he will ever be the one going to the altar.

With subtle and lighthearted storytelling, director Mike Newell makes viewers feel intimate with charac...
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ters who are shown in their happiest and saddest moments. The talented, funny cast--including Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, and Rowan Atkinson--portrays a very convincing group of friends in search of true love.
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This acclaimed British comedy centers on the intermittent romance between a charming (if slightly bumbling) Englishman and a beautiful American woman, who seem to always run into each other at weddings. Indeed, it is at the first of the title's four weddings that Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie McDowell) meet, enjoying a brief but fleeting connection. The spark is rekindled several months later, when they unexpectedly meet at another wedding. Unfortunately, however, Carrie has become engaged to another, a fact that complicates matters for them both. The story may seem simple, but the film is elevated by sc...
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reenwriter Richard Curtis' ear for witty dialogue and a colorful supporting cast. Director Mike Newell's sympathetic attention to character keeps the proceedings believable, and prevents the film's more serious moments from seeming mawkish. These elements, along with Grant's star-making performance as Charles, helped the film achieve unexpected international success, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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Charles woont samen met zijn zus en is een typische Engelsman die altijd wel naar bruiloften gaat, maar zelf nooit zijn grote liefde kan vinden. Zodra hij in de nabijheid van een mooie vrouw is, weet hij vaak geen zinnig woord uit te brengen. Dan ontmoet hij de Amerkaanse jongedame Carrie op een huwelijksfeest waar hij direct verliefd op wordt, maar al snel blijkt dat ze op het punt staat met iemand anders te trouwen.

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