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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Review – A Story About Finding Your Own Rhythm

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  A quiet visual metaphor for the film’s emotional balance between joy and grief. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Four Weddings and a Funeral  Director: Mike Newell  Release: May 13, 1994 (UK), March 11, 1994 (US limited), April 15, 1994 (US wide) Runtime: 117 minutes  Genre: Romantic Comedy, Drama  Screenplay: Richard Curtis  Studio: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films  Music: Richard Rodney Bennett  Rating: IMDb 7.1 / 92% Rotten Tomatoes  Awards: BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe for Best Actor (Hugh Grant), BAFTA Best Actor (Hugh Grant), Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay  Cast: Hugh Grant (Charles), Andie MacDowell (Carrie), Kristin Scott Thomas (Fiona), Simon Callow (Gareth), James Fleet (Tom), John Hannah (Matthew), Charlotte Coleman (Scarlett), Rowan Atkinson (Father Gerald) 📖 Plot Summary Charles, a charming but commitment-phobic Englishman, finds himself perpetual...

The World of Us (2016) Review – A Tender Exploration of Childhood, Friendship, and Growing Up

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An illustration inspired by The World of Us (2016), capturing the delicate emotions of childhood friendship and growing up 🎥 Film Overview Title The World of Us (우리들 / Urideul) Director Yoon Ga-eun Screenplay Yoon Ga-eun Genre Drama, Coming-of-Age, Family Release Date June 16, 2016 (South Korea) Runtime 95 minutes (1h 35m) Country South Korea Language Korean Cast Choi Soo-in (Sun/Seon), Seol Hye-in (Jia), Lee Seo-yeon (Bo-Ra), Kang Min-joon (Yoon), Jang Hye-jin (Mother), Son Seok-bae (Father) Cinematography Min Jun-Won, Kim Ji-Hyun Music Yeon Ri-mok Producer Kim Soon-Mo Rating G (All Ages) Awards Best Youth Feature Film - Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2016; Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (Generation Kplus); numerous Korean film awards 📖 Plot Summary At ten years old, Sun is an outcast in her fourth-grade classroom. She's always picked last for sports teams, eats lunch alone, and endures the quiet cruelty of ...

When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Review – A Timeless Conversation About Love, Friendship, and Everything In Between

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  A warm autumn moment from When Harry Met Sally (1989), capturing the quiet beauty of friendship that turns into love. 🎥 Film Overview Title When Harry Met Sally... Director Rob Reiner Screenplay Nora Ephron Genre Romantic Comedy, Drama Release Date July 12, 1989 (US) Runtime 96 minutes (1h 36m) Country United States Language English Cast Billy Crystal (Harry Burns), Meg Ryan (Sally Albright), Carrie Fisher (Marie), Bruno Kirby (Jess), Steven Ford (Joe), Lisa Jane Persky (Alice) Cinematography Barry Sonnenfeld Music Marc Shaiman (composer), Harry Connick Jr. (performer) Rating R Box Office $92.8 million (North America) Awards Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay; Golden Globe nomination for Meg Ryan (Best Actress - Comedy/Musical) 📖 Plot Summary In 1977, two college graduates—Harry Burns and Sally Albright—share an awkward car ride from Chicago to New York City. Harry is cynical, blunt, and convin...