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Second-hand wedding - Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson, Holly Shanahan, Paul Murphy
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
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Set in the present, this bitter-sweet dramatic-comedy tells the story of Jill Rose (Geraldine Brophy), a mother who has spent years preparing for her daughter Cheryl's eventual wedding by sourcing second-hand bargains to be used on the 'big' day.
But Jill's bargain hunting has left Cheryl (Holly Shanahan) with a dilemma. How can she tell her mother that she doesn't want the happiest day of her life turned into a 'second-hand wedding'?
Afraid of what may happen, Cheryl decides to plan her wedding her way - even if it means keeping Mother out!
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film comedy New Zealand family wedding mother planning bargain garage sale used treasures bric-a-brac
Persons of interest
- Vivien Bell .... Gracie Clarefield
- Charlie Bleakley .... Martin Fisk
- Geraldine Brophy .... Jill Rose
- Jed Brophy .... Waz
- Tina Cook .... Sugarpuff
- Irene Flanagan .... Gail
- Rachel Forman .... Young Jill
- Sophie Hambleton .... Jane
- Kate Harcourt .... Margie
- Tanea Heke .... Rhonda
- Ray Henwood .... Desmond Daney
- Ian Johnstone .... Uncle Cyril
- Mark Kilsby .... Peter
- Barry Lakeman .... Kevin
- Gentiane Lupi .... Daniela
- Ella Coco Murphy .... Jody
- Katie Musgrove .... Young Cheryl
- Harley Neville .... Young Brian
- Ryan O'Kane .... Stew Davis
- Sylvia Rands .... Victoria
- Tina Regtien .... Muffy
- Grant Roa .... Charlie
- John Rowles .... Himself
- Tyrell Samia .... Tai
- Holly Shanahan .... Cheryl Rose
- Jason Whyte .... Steve
- Patrick Wilson .... Brian Rose
- Nick Ward .... Screenwriter
- Linda Niccol .... Screenwriter
- Paul Murphy .... Director
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- Awards and film festivals:
- New Zealand Film and TV Awards 2008: Won: Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Film (Geraldine Brophy), Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Film (Holly Shanahan); Nominated: Achievement in Editing in Film (Michael Horton), Achievement in Production Design in Film (Brad Mill)
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Theatrical report
Second-hand wedding is a schizophrenic little film from New Zealand that tries to straddle the gap between comedy and tragedy but ends up with a split seam in the crotch of its trousers. (Whether showing your knickers is a comedy or a tragedy depends rather on who is wearing the pants.) For my taste there is rather too much tragedy to be a comedy and not enough comedy to be a tragedy; there's nothing funnier in life than seeing someone else come a cropper. Schadenfreude. Gotta love those Germans for coming up with a word that needs a whole sentence in English.
Still, there's something to be said for a film that features garage sales as a major plot point. As an aficionado of street treasure, I can appreciate a bargain. One man's meat may be another man's poison but one man's trash is another man's treasure. You wouldn't believe what some people throw out. I'm going to have to get a ute just so that I can pick all this stuff up. Woo hoo!
Should you see Second-hand wedding? Nah, see Boy instead. It's funnier, more tragic, and they all still have funny accents.
The comedy, New Zealand movie Second-hand wedding is directed by Paul Murphy and stars Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson, Holly Shanahan.
Government security censorship classification
PG (Mild themes and infrequent coarse language)
Surveillance time
90 minutes (1:30 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 29 July 2010
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