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Revision as of 10:40, 26 February 2009
| Rachel Getting Married | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
| Written by | Jenny Lumet |
| Produced by | Jonathan Demme Neda Armian Marc E. Platt |
| Starring | Anne Hathaway Rosemarie DeWitt Bill Irwin Anna Deavere Smith Tunde Adebimpe Debra Winger |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Tim Squyres |
| Music by | Donald Harrison Jr. Zafer Tawil |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release dates | United States: October 3, 2008 (limited) |
Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,930,710[1] |
Rachel Getting Married is a 2008 drama film directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Debra Winger. The film was released in the U.S. to select theaters on October 3, 2008. The film opened the 65th Venice International Film Festival, where it was among twenty-one others films competing for the top prize, the Golden Lion. Other Hollywood films that competed include The Burning Plain, and The Wrestler, of which the latter went on to win. The film also opened in Canada's Toronto Film Festival on September 6, 2008.
Plot
Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns home from rehab the day before her sister, Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt), is getting married to Sidney (Tunde Adebimpe), a musician. Her arrival causes long-standing family tensions to rise to the surface.
Production
The film was written by Jenny Lumet, the daughter of director Sidney Lumet and granddaughter of Lena Horne. Lumet, a junior high school drama teacher, has written four earlier screenplays, but this was the first to be produced. The film is directed by Jonathan Demme, and was shot in Stamford, Connecticut in a naturalistic, documentary style. The working title for the film was originally Dancing with Shiva, but was officially changed to Rachel Getting Married.
It was Sidney Lumet himself who approached Demme about his daughter Jenny's script. Demme has commented that he loved Jenny's flagrant disregard for the rules of formula, her lack of concern for making her characters likable in the conventional sense and for what he considered to be her bold approach to truth, pain, and humor.[2]
Filming took 33 days to shoot and occurred in late 2007.[3]
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Hathaway | Kym | Rachel's sister, who's been in and out of rehab. |
| Rosemarie DeWitt | Rachel | Kym's sister, who's to be married. |
| Bill Irwin | Paul | Kym and Rachel's father. |
| Debra Winger | Abby | Kym and Rachel's estranged mother. |
| Tunde Adebimpe | Sidney | Rachel's soon-to-be husband. |
| Mather Zickel | Kieran | Kym's love interest, who has also been in rehab but is now clean; also the best man and Sidney's best friend |
| Anna Deavere Smith | Carol | Paul's wife. |
| Anisa George | Emma | Rachel's best friend. |
| Jerome LePage | Andrew | Abby's husband. |
| Carol-Jean Lewis | Sidney's Mom | |
| Fab 5 Freddy | Himself | Cameo appearance. |
Casting
Demme had wanted to work with Anne Hathaway ever since he spotted her in a crowd at a screening five years earlier. He immediately took her in consideration for the role of Kym.[4] Hathaway later said of her first reading Lumet's script: "I was in my old apartment in the West Village [Manhattan], just pacing back and forth between the kitchen table and the couch. I somehow wound up on the floor sobbing by the last page."[3]
Rosemarie DeWitt was considered by the film's casting directors. Demme and the rest of the crew were impressed and immediately wanted her to play Rachel. Bill Irwin is one of Demme's dear friends and neighbor.
Demme was concerned about Debra Winger's interest in doing the film, but he pumped up his courage to ask her because they had met several times before at the Jacob Burns Center, a film center close to their homes. Winger later accepted the role of Abby.[5]
Critical reception
Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune called the film "a triumph of ambience," and that Hathaway, DeWitt, Irwin and especially Winger are working at a very high level.[6] Roger Ebert's four-star rating added, "apart from the story, which is interesting enough, Rachel Getting Married is like the theme music for an evolving new age."[7] Other critics praised Jonathan Demme for USA Today "a career of cinematic good works" (Andrew Sarris of the New York Observer)[8] and "his best film since The Silence of the Lambs...as raw as Ingmar Bergman and as operatic as Mildred Pierce (Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly)[9].
Peter Travers noted that Rachel Getting Married is "a home run...[it goes] deep into the joy and pain of being human."[10]A.O. Scott of the New York Times said that the film has an undeniable and authentic vitality, an exuberance of spirit that feels welcome and rare.[11]
The film currently holds an overall 86% at Rotten Tomatoes[12]and a 94% from selected "top critics".[13]
Top ten lists
The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008.[14]
Music
A diverse array of musicians, actually played by director Jonathan Demme's son Brooklyn and his friends, attend Rachel's wedding performing both before and after the ceremony. Various musical soundtrack themes are played "live" during the film.
Rachel's husband Sidney sings an a cappella cover of Neil Young's "Unknown Legend" (1992) during the nuptials.
Tunde Adebimpe is the lead singer of art-rock band TV on the Radio.
Awards and nominations
| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Name | Results |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Nominated |
| Austin Film Critics Association[21] | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Best Cast | Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Bill Irwin | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rosemarie DeWitt | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jenny Lumet | Nominated | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rosemarie DeWitt | Nominated | |
| Best Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| Best Newcomer | Rosemarie DeWitt | Nominated | |
| EDA Annual Achievement Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Jenny Lumet | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress - Drama | Anne Hathaway | Nominated |
| Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Actor | Rosemarie DeWitt | Nominated |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin Tunde Adebimpe, Anna Deavere Smith Anisa George, Debra Winger |
Nominated | |
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Jonathan Demme | Nominated | |
| Best First Screenplay | Jenny Lumet | Nominated | |
| Best Lead Female | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Female | Rosemarie DeWitt | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Female | Debra Winger | Nominated | |
| National Board of Review Awards | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Jenny Lumet | Won |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Desert Palms Achievement Award for Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Rosemarie DeWitt | Won |
| Best Actress - Drama | Anne Hathaway | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Anne Hathaway | Nominated |
| Southeastern Film Critics Association | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Won |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association[22] | Best Actress | Anne Hathaway | Nominated |
| Utah Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Rosemarie DeWitt | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Jenny Lumet | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | Rosemarie DeWitt | Won |
| Best Screenplay | Jenny Lumet | Won | |
External links
- Official website
- Template:Amg title
- Rachel Getting Married at IMDb
- Rachel Getting Married at Metacritic
- Review The Oregon Herald
- Rachel Getting Married at Find Any Film
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- ^ http://www.sonyclassics.com/rachelgettingmarried/main.html]
- ^ a b Naomi West (2009-01-09). "Anne Hathaway: Oscar contender who is the real deal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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- ^ http://www.observer.com/2008/arts-culture/wonderful-winger]
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