Serial (Bad) Weddings

"4 marriages, 2 long-faces"

2014 1h 34m FR

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3,558★7IMDB · 47,909

Comedy

Synopsis

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A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.

“4 marriages, 2 long-faces”

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Cast

Christian Clavier
Claude Verneuil
Chantal Lauby
Marie Verneuil
Ary Abittan
David Benichou
Medi Sadoun
Rachid Benassem
Frédéric Chau
Chao Ling
Noom Diawara
Charles Koffi
Frédérique Bel
Isabelle Verneuil
Julia Piaton
Odile Verneuil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe de Chauveron
Writers: Guy Laurent, Philippe de Chauveron
Languages: French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Grossed $176M — a 13.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Serial (Bad) Weddings Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philippe de Chauveron, shot by Vincent Mathias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sandro Lavezzi 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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Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby and Ary Abittan carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "4 marriages, 2 long-faces".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe de Chauveron directs. Vincent Mathias behind the camera. Marc Chouarain scores. Sandro Lavezzi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $176M — a 13.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Serial (Bad) Weddings Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Philippe de Chauveron, shot by Vincent Mathias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marc Chouarain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sandro Lavezzi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby and Ary Abittan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "4 marriages, 2 long-faces".
9IMDB entry: tt2800240 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vincent Mathias
Original score: Marc Chouarain
Editing: Sandro Lavezzi
Production design: François Emmanuelli
Costume design: Eve-Marie Arnault
Makeup / hair: Magali Ceyrat
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $176,404,493
Return: 1357% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 47,909 votes

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Part of

Serial (Bad) Weddings Collection

The adventures of the Verneuil family and their 4 daughters.

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Philippe de Chauveron

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What people are saying

eileen2014-11-09
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Great fun, few tears too, seen sympathetically from everybody's point of view. World Peace in one family. I loved it like a friend.

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