Peter's Friends

"Love, friendship, and other natural disasters..."

1992 1h 41m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 225

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.

“Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...”

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Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Andrew Benson
Stephen Fry
Peter Morton
Emma Thompson
Maggie Chester
Hugh Laurie
Roger Charleston
Imelda Staunton
Mary Charleston
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Sarah Johnson
Rita Rudner
Carol Benson
Phyllida Law
Vera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Martin Bergman, Rita Rudner
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Branagh, shot by Roger Lanser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew Marcus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...".

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kenneth Branagh directs. Roger Lanser behind the camera. Andrew Marcus cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kenneth Branagh, shot by Roger Lanser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Andrew Marcus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...".
6IMDB entry: tt0105130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "new year's eve", "friendship", "reunion", "friends".

The technical file

Cinematography: Roger Lanser
Editing: Andrew Marcus
Makeup / hair: Martin Samuel
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Peter's Friends (1992)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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DocTerminus2022-02-06
★ 6/10
in 1992, America had embraced Kenneth Branagh for his creative work. With the constant comparisons to Laurence Olivier, Branagh smartly tackled many diverse film styles so as not to be boxed into being "The Shakespeare guy". His third film is Peters Friends which would compare more with Woody Allen instead of William Shakespeare. A group of 30 year old friends gather to celebrate their friendship from their theater years at University. The screenplay is by American actress/comedian Rita Rudner and her husband Martin Bergman. They are able to bring a unique perspective to the high British environments and phobias. To top it off, Rita also portrays the American in the film in a funny turn. The cast each embodies their assigned personality admirably. Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Laurie, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Kenneth Branagh, Rita Rudner, Tony Slattery all join Stephen Fry as the film's namesake Peter. The story brings the characters together after a decade long separation. Their party captures that moment in time, and may age the film quite a bit. The issues and humor are heavily anchored into the era of the nineties. It may be that I am born and raised in the United States that I didn't follow a lot of the humor and cultural differences. But in the end, Peter's friends feels like a British THE BIG CHILL.

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