The Wedding Gift Movie Review 1993

Offbeat charm and humor go a long way to overcome the inherent tragedy in this true story made for British TV. Longtime happily marrieds Diana (Walters) and Deric (Broadbent) Longden are struggling to cope with Diana's mysterious and increasingly debilitating illness, which causes blackouts, pain, and the inability to use her limbs. Diana comes to accept the fact that she's going to die and decides to find her hubby a new wife, aided by Deric's friendship with a blind novelist (Thomas). Terrific performances keep the mawkishness at bay. Based on Deric Longden's books "Diana's Story" and "Lost for Words."

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS
Running time 87 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, Tragedy, Disease of the Week, True Stories

Screenplay

Jack Rosenthal

Cast

Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas, Thora Hird, Andrew Lancel, Anastasia Mulrooney

Cinematography

Remi Adefarasin

Director

Richard Loncraine

Producer

David Lascelles, Richard Broke, Margaret Matheson, BBC Films, Island World Productions